They were made to wait for it. Twenty days out of action were tacked onto more than months without a home win, but Gasheads tasted victory at the Mem again on Good Friday, and Bristol Rovers were good value for it, too, downing an in-form Charlton Athletic 1-0.
The Addicks plundered six goals against Shrewsbury Town last time out, but six days on – led by former Bristol City manager Dean Holden – they could barely lay a glove on a youthful yet highly impressive Rovers defence. Were either side to find a winner, Rovers always seemed more likely and so it proved 19 minutes from time when John Marquis haunted Charlton again.
The South Londoner, a former Millwall player, has eight League One goals this season and more than a third of them have come against his old rivals. After delivering a brilliant brace from the bench in a comeback win at The Valley in December, he again scored the decisive goal, converting from the penalty spot with authority.
