LEAGUE TWO
TWENTY-ONE SHOTS AND THE COD ARMY SINK THE GAS
Four days after knocking Arsenal out of the Carabao Cup, Lawlor's side outshoot Rovers 21 to four and win at Highbury
On Tuesday night Fleetwood knocked Arsenal, the Premier League champions, out of the Carabao Cup. On Saturday they had 21 shots at Highbury. Bristol Rovers had four, and only one of them was on target. The 3-1 scoreline was no more than the home side deserved.
It could have come much sooner. Shaun Rooney picked out Aaron Loupalo-Bi, on loan from Fulham, and he hit the bar from close range in the fifth minute, and Rhys Bennett and Mark Helm both went close before half an hour was up. Rovers' only real chance of the half was a Jack Sparkes shot on the break that went wide.
Scorers Fleetwood: Loupalo-Bi 37, Bennett 59, Robertson 90 · Bristol Rovers: Russell-Denny 84
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