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2007-08 matches
League One
Team Home Away
Bournemouth 0-2 1-2
Brighton 0-2 0-0
Carlisle 3-0 1-1
Cheltenham 2-0 0-1
Crewe 1-1 1-1
Doncaster 0-1 0-2
Gillingham 1-1 2-3
Hartlepool 0-0 0-1
Huddersfield 2-3 1-2
Leeds 0-3 0-1
L Orient 2-3 1-3
Luton 1-1 2-1
Millwall 2-1 1-0
Northampton 1-1 1-0
N Forest 2-2 1-1
Oldham 1-0 1-0
Port Vale 3-2 1-1
Southend 1-1 1-0
Swansea 0-2 2-2
Swindon 0-1 0-1
Tranmere 1-1 2-0
Walsall 1-1 1-0
Yeovil 1-1 0-0
FA Cup
Team H/A
L Orient A 1-1
L Orient H 3-3
Rushden H 5-1
Fulham A 2-2
Fulham H 0-0
Barnet A 1-0
Southampton H 1-0
West Brom H 1-5
League Cup
Team H/A
C Palace H 1-1
West Ham H 1-2
League Trophy
Team H/A
Bournemouth H 0-1

On 24 March 2008 Rovers headed west to take on Swansea City at the Liberty Stadium in a League One game that was televised live on Sky Sports. The game came just six days after the previous meeting between the two clubs, a 2-0 win for Swansea which ended in controversy when Swansea's assistant manager was arrested after headbutting Danny Coles in the tunnel after the final whistle.

Before the game Swansea were top of the League One table, with Rovers languishing just six points above the relegation zone. First-team coach Paul Trollope started the game with an unusual 4-4-1-1 formation, with Rickie Lambert on his own up front with Craig Disley playing behind him in the support man role. Lambert and Disley gave Rovers a shock 2-0 lead at the break, but heavy pressure from the Swans in the second half earned them a 2-2 draw thanks to a brace from Jason Scotland.

Swansea City 2-2 Bristol Rovers
Scotland (50, 84) (0-2 HT) Lambert (14)
Disley (36)
at The Liberty Stadium attendance: 15,048
Lineups
21 Dorus de Vries 1 Steve Phillips
22 Angel Rangel 32 Aaron Lescott
5 Alan Tate 5 Craig Hinton
15 Dennis Lawrence 16 Danny Coles
3 Kevin Austin 6 Steve Elliott
28 Thomas Butler 18 Chris Lines
8 Darren Pratley 7 Stuart Campbell
6 Ferrie Bodde 20 Craig Disley
18 Andy Robinson 14 David Pipe
7 Leon Britton 19 Sean Rigg
9 Jason Scotland 9 Rickie Lambert
Substitutes
30 David Knight 15 Byron Anthony
23 Guillem Bauza 8 Andy Williams
17 Owain Tudur-Jones 10 Richard Walker
24 Darren Way 26 Lewis Haldane
11 Darryl Duffy 29 Josh Klein-Davies

Timeline[]

  • 14 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Rickie Lambert
  • 24 mins: Aaron Lescott booked for a foul on Thomas Butler
  • 36 mins: Goal for Bristol Rovers scored by Craig Disley
  • 45 mins: Chris Lines booked for a foul on Leon Britton
  • 46 mins: Swansea City substitution - Darryl Duffy replaced Darren Pratley
  • 49 mins: Ferrie Bodde booked for dissent
  • 50 mins: Goal for Swansea City scored by Jason Scotland
  • 70 mins: Bristol Rovers substitution - Lewis Haldane replaced Sean Rigg
  • 78 mins: Bristol Rovers substitution - Byron Anthony replaced Rickie Lambert
  • 84 mins: Goal for Swansea City scored by Jason Scotland
  • 85 mins: Bristol Rovers substitution - Josh Klein-Davies replaced Danny Coles
  • 85 mins: Swansea City substitution - Owain Tudur-Jones replaced Ferrie Bodde due to injury
  • 90+4 mins: Steve Phillips booked for time wasting