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2008-09 matches
League One
Team Home Away
Brighton 1-2 1-1
Carlisle 2-3 1-1
Cheltenham 3-2 1-2
Colchester 0-0 1-0
Crewe 0-0 1-1
Hartlepool 4-1 1-1
Hereford 6-1 3-0
Huddersfield 1-2 1-1
Leeds 2-2 2-2
Leicester 0-1 1-2
L Orient 2-1 2-1
Millwall 4-2 2-3
MK Dons 1-2 1-2
Northampton 1-0 0-0
Oldham 2-0 2-0
Peterborough 0-1 4-5
Scunthorpe 1-2 2-0
Southend 4-2 0-1
Stockport 2-0 1-3
Swindon 2-2 1-2
Tranmere 2-0 0-2
Walsall 1-3 5-0
Yeovil 3-0 2-2
FA Cup
Team H/A
Bournemouth A 0-1
League Cup
Team H/A
Watford A 0-1
League Trophy
Team H/A
Bournemouth A 0-3

Bristol Rovers travelled to London Road to take on Peterborough United for a 12:15 pm kickoff live on Sky Sports 1. The game ended in a 5-4 defeat for the Pirates, and saw Jo Kuffour make his Rovers debut.

This was the first time there had been nine goals in a Rovers game since the Pirates lost 5-4 to Colchester United at Layer Road on 8 January 2000.

Match details[]

Peterborough United 5-4 Bristol Rovers
Mackail-Smith (16, pen 51, 65)
McLean (23)
Rendell (83)
(2-1 HT) Elliott (30)
Blackett (og 54)
Hughes (74)
Lambert (85)
at London Road attendance: 4,876
Lineups
1 Joe Lewis 1 Steve Phillips
2 Russell Martin 14 David Pipe
5 Chris Westwood 6 Steve Elliott Ball
Red ball 3 Shane Blackett 15 Byron Anthony
17 Jamie Day 32 Aaron Lescott
Sub-off 22 Sergio Torres 4 Chris Lines Sub-off
Sub-off 6 Charlie Lee 7 Stuart Campbell
11 Dean Keates 20 Craig Disley
10 George Boyd 11 Jeff Hughes Ball
Ball Sub-off 9 Aaron McLean 9 Rickie Lambert Ball
Ball Ball Ball 12 Craig Mackail-Smith 10 Darryl Duffy Sub-off
Substitutes
34 Mark Tyler 13 Mike Green
Sub-on Ball 7 Scott Rendell 2 Ryan Green
Sub-on 15 Paul Coutts 5 Craig Hinton
Sub-on 18 Chris Whelpdale 17 Jo Kuffour Sub-on
21 Tom Williams 18 Ben Hunt Sub-on

Timeline[]

  • 16 mins: Goal for Peterborough United sccored by Craig Mackail-Smith
  • 23 mins: Goal for Peterborough United sccored by Aaron McLean
  • 30 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Steve Elliott
  • 39 mins: Peterborough substitution - Scott Rendell replaced an injured Aaron McLean, who had suffered a dislocated elbow
  • 50 mins: Goal for Peterborough United sccored by Craig Mackail-Smith - penalty awarded after a foul on Mackail-Smith by Aaron Lescott
  • 54 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers - own goal scored by Shane Blackett
  • 55 mins: Peterborough substitution - Chris Whelpdale replaced Sergio Torres
  • 65 mins: Goal for Peterborough United sccored by Craig Mackail-Smith
  • 67 mins: Bristol Rovers substitution - Jo Kuffour replaced Darryl Duffy
  • 74 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Jeff Hughes
  • 82 mins: Bristol Rovers substitution - Ben Hunt replaced Chris Lines
  • 82 mins: Peterborough substitution - Paul Coutts replaced Charlie Lee
  • 83 mins: Goal for Peterborough United sccored by Scott Rendell
  • 85 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Rickie Lambert