Bristol Rovers don't do 0-0 draws, but a stalemate with promotion-chasing Ipswich Town was the ideal tonic for Joey Barton and his players after a four-game losing run.
After successive defeats to Accrington Stanley, Morecambe, MK Dons and Lincoln City – who were all below Rovers in the table at the time they faced them – a clash with big-spending Ipswich appeared a daunting task for the Gas.
But Barton's blues boxed cleverly in a well-organised defensive block and threats on the counter-attack to secure a deserved point, with several players delivering their best performances in a Rovers shirt. In fact, it was Rovers who came closest to scoring when Scott Sinclair hit the angle of post and crossbar when latched onto Christian Walton's spillage, only to see the ball agonisingly cleared off the line.
