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Wanderers 2-1 Bristol Rovers
Phillips (36)
Lines (26)
Pittman (80)
Hello and welcome to the Clockwatch feature on wwfc.com as the Blues entertain Bristol Rovers at Adams Park.
Wanderers: Shearer, Moncur, Woodman, Duberry, Oliver, Green, Mousinho, Westlake, Zebroski, Phillips, Harrold.
Subs: Young, Westwood, Pack, Pittman, Beavon, Chambers, Spence
Rovers: Evans, Lescott, Regan, Anthony, Coles, Pipe, Campbell, Lines, Hughes, Duffy, Kuffour.
Subs: Elliott, Cayford, Swallow, Hunt, Blizzard, Reece, Richards
Full-time here at Adams Park and it's finished 2-1 to the Wanderers. A deserved first win of the season for Peter Taylor's men.
Chris Lines guided Stuart Campbell's corner past Scott Shearer on 26 minutes to hand the visitors the lead but quality strikes from Matt Phillips and Jon-Paul Pittman have seen the Blues collect their first three points in League One. What a performance and what a result against a side who were 4th before today's games.
93rd min - Great defending from Phillips. The ball was flashed across the Wanderers 6-yard box but the 18-year-old was in the right place at the right time to clear in front of David Pipe.
92nd min - As you would imagine Rovers are pushing on for an equaliser but we continue to stay strong. Jo Kuffour tries his luck from 25 yards but it flashes high over Shearer's crossbar.
90th min - There will be a minimum of three minutes added time here at Adams Park. We're so close.
88th min - What a performance from the Blues. Make sure you tune in for the highlights on Chairboys Player from 3pm tomorrow.
85th min - Beavon has been exceptional since coming on. His touch and awareness has been superb and he had a massive role to play in Pittman's goal.
83rd min - Ben Swallow has replaced Aaron Lescott for Rovers' second sub of the day.
80th min - GOAL!!! Jon-Paul Pittman fires the Blues ahead and it's another belter! Beavon did great to keep the ball in play, he rolled it in to Pittman, who turned and smashed the ball past Evans from 18 yards. 78th min - Now it's the turn of the Pirates to enjoy some pressure at the other end. The corner came in and Lines got a head on it but Shearer was up to the defender's effort.
77th min - Jeff Hughes stepped up and bend his effort inches wide of Scott Shearer's right-hand post.
76th min - Stuart Green hands Rovers a free-kick 20 yards out. Hopefully the midfielder, who has been quality all day, won't rue that tackle.
74th min - Massive win in the centre of the park from Mousinho but as the ball breaks Beavon is penalised for a foul. Harsh.
72nd min - The Blues are off again with Pittman down the right but his pass to TJ Moncur was overhit and went out for a goal-kick to the visitors.
70th min - Rovers are making their first sub - Darryl Duffy has been replaced by Ben Hunt.
69th min - Wanderers are the side looking the more likely to score but we haven't been able to turn their dominance into quality chances.
67th min - An attendance of 5,240 has been announced for this afternoon's game at Adams Park. 1,007 of which are Rovers fans.
65th min - Woodman stepped up and whipped in, Oliver was waiting at the back post but he seemed to be tripped as he tried to head home. For me, Rovers were lucky to get away with that.
64th min - Danny Coles is being cautioned for a reckless tackle on Beavon. Green is over the kick...
62nd min - We've reverted to a 4-4-2 formation. Pittman and Beavon are up top.
61st min - Pittman is on for a disappointed Matt Harrold and Beavon has replaced Westlake.
58th min - The game has slowed in tempo over the past few minutes and it needs a bit of quality to reignite it. Can the quality of the impressive Stuart Green undo the Rovers defence? JP Pittman and Stuart Beavon is about to come on.
56th min - Good challenge from Mousinho reclaims possession for the Blues. He's put in one of his typical work-man-like performances.
55th min - Trollope's men are enjoying their best spell of the second 45, but as things stand the Blues are holding firm.
52nd min - Only some alert keeping from Rhys Evans has kept the Rovers on level terms. Westlake put Stuart Green through on goal but Evans was out in a flash to clear the immediate danger.
50th min - Better signs from the Blues and albeit a poor effort from Craig Woodman, some signs that the Blues are rediscovering their first half flourish.
48th min - The Blues need to carry on from their final 15 minutes in the first half. Rovers were on the rocks.
47th min - Miscommunication between TJ Moncur and Scott Shearer sees the ball bounce dangerously inside the area but thankfully Craig Woodman is alert to clear.
Half-time here at Adams Park and the scores are level at 1-1. Chris Lines turned home a Stuart Campbell corner on 26 minutes to hand the visitors the lead but Matty Phillips' 25-yard thunderbolt 10 minutes later sees the sides go in level at the interval. Join me again in 15.
48th min - The home supporters are enjoying what there seeing and the referees half-time whistle has come at the wrong time for the Blues.
46th min - A minimum of three minutes added time.
45th min - Zeb goes down in the area under a challenge from Aaron Lescott, the brother of Joleon. No penalty.
43rd min - Matt Phillips is on fire. The wing wizard lost his marker with some exper stepovers before whipping in a fantastic cross. Only a last-ditch clearance from Coles denies Zebs making it 2-1.
40th min - The Blues are on top and looking for the second before the half-time whistle.
37th min - The 18-year-old latched onto Mousinho's pass, wriggled away from Regan before sending a thunderbolt past Rhys Evans. Just wait until you see it. My words can't do it justice.
36th min - GOAL!!!! Matty Phillips rifles home from 25 yards to make it 1-1 here at Adams Park. What a goal.
34th min - Green stepped up from 20 yards but his effort was weak and straight down Evans' throat.
33rd min - Green wins a free-kick for the Blues in a very dangerous position. Woody and Green stand over it...
30th min - A stoppage in play allows the Wanderers players to take some fluids on board. It's a gorgeous day here at Adams Park.
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29th min - That goal that stunned the home fans, because in all fairness the visitors don't deserve to be leading.
26th min - Wanderers 0-1 Rovers. Skipper Stuart Campbell whips the corner in, Danny Coles heads the ball into the danger area and Chris Lines turns home from close range to hand Rovers the lead. Another set-piece is our undoing.
22nd min - Luke Oliver gets up to meet Stuart Green's inswinging free-kick from the right but can't guide it past Evans from 8 yards. To be fair to big Luke he was carefully marshalled.
20th min - Peter Taylor will be happier much at this stage of the game than he was last Saturday. We were 1-0 to Norwich and looking a tad vulnerable, today we're looking strong defensively and the better side going forward.
18th min - Zebs wriggles away from a challenge and draws the free-kick. From the resulting kick, the ball came to Phillips on the edge of the area and his shot whistles past Evans' post.
16th min - Stuart Green continues to spread quality passes around Adams Park. This time his crossfield pass was headed down by Harrold to Phillips, but the winger blasted over from 18 yards. Good move.
14th min - Matty Phillips is causing Carl Regan all sorts of problems on the left-hand side. His pace is electric, it's just a case of picking the right pass when he gets in position.
12th min - Shearer is again the man to clear up Duberry's second poor back pass of the afternoon. The Blues are under a little bit of pressure at the moment. Rovers' second corner in a minute.
10th min - Duberry is down under a challenge. It's looks as if it's his ankle but after some treatment from Shay Connolly he's up and ready to continue battle.
9th min - Ian Westlake notches up the first shot on target of the afternoon. Matt Harrold's cushion header finds the former Leeds midfielder 15 yards out and he brings a good save from Rhys Evans.
8th min - Magnificent interception from Duberry denies David Pipe's cross finding Duffy at the back post. The Adams Park faithful are right are up for this one.
6th min - Rovers have come back into the game in the past few minutes and have a corner on this near side. It was well cleared to Matty Phillips but after galloping forward the 18-year-old treads on the ball and Paul Trollope's men regain possession.
4th min - A poor back pass from Michael Duberry nearly allows Darryl Duffy in but Scott Shearer is alert to clear. The big Scot is letting the skipper know his mistake.
2nd min - Powering header from the returning Luke Oliver sets Peter Taylor's men on the offensive. Stuart Green goes down in the area but rightly so, referee Gibbs waves away the appeals.
1st min - The Blues have began the better of the two sides and have enjoyed the majority of the possession.
