Bristol Rovers vs Oxford United. Sky Bet League One.
Memorial StadiumAttendance7,871.
Bristol Rovers 3
- E Upson (37th minute)
- J Clarke-Harris (45th minute)
- T Nichols (77th minute)
Oxford United 1
- B Woodburn (27th minute)
Bristol Rovers 3-1 Oxford: Tom Nichols rounds off Rovers comeback
Saturday 24 August 2019 18:35, UK
Tom Nichols scored a minute after being introduced as a substitute to clinch Bristol Rovers a 3-1 comeback victory over Oxford at the Memorial Stadium.
Oxford took a 27th-minute lead when midfielder Ben Woodburn latched onto the ball 25 yards out in a central position and sent a low right-footed shot past Anssi Jaakkola into the bottom corner.
But Ed Upson more than matched that excellent effort to draw Rovers level 10 minutes later, driving a right-footed volley from a similar position at the other end beyond the reach of diving goalkeeper Simon Eastwood.
Rovers went ahead just before the interval, Josh Hare crossing from the right for in-form striker Jonson Clarke-Harris to rise above his marker and head firmly past Eastwood.
And striker Nichols made sure of the points with his first goal since January, firing in from an angle in the 77th minute after Ollie Clarke's run and pass had created the opening.
To compound Oxford's misery, they lost Matty Taylor, the former Rovers striker who is on loan from Bristol City, with a leg injury after 32 minutes.
