Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury Town. Sky Bet League One.
The Memorial StadiumAttendance9,380.
Bristol Rovers 1
- J Partington (65th minute)
Shrewsbury Town 2
- O Beckles (62nd minute)
- A Rodman (88th minute)
Bristol Rovers 1-2 Shrewsbury: Paul Hurst's side back into top two
Saturday 3 February 2018 19:17, UK
Substitute Alex Rodman scored a late winner as Shrewsbury beat Bristol Rovers 2-1 to move back into the automatic promotion places in League One.
Rodman, who replaced Nathan Thomas with 16 minutes remaining, produced a brilliant solo run on the left into Rovers box and saw his 88th-minute cross-shot from a narrow angle go in at the far post.
The visitors had taken a 62nd-minute lead when left-back Omar Beckles rose above his markers in a crowded box to nod home Shaun Whalley's free-kick.
But three minutes later Rovers were level as right-back Joe Partington collected a Liam Sercombe pass on the edge of the box and fired low past unsighted Shrews goalkeeper Craig MacGillivray.
Both sides improved after the break and produced an exciting finale to what had been a forgettable clash.
The best chance of a poor first half fell to Shrewsbury striker Carlton Morris, who volleyed wide from six yards out when Aristote Nsiala headed a Whalley free-kick across goal.
