Joey Barton believes Bristol Rovers should have been more clinical and made easier work of beating Colchester United in the second round of EFL Trophy on Wednesday, but he is happy to be a step closer to a Wembley final.
The Gas beat League Two strugglers Colchester 2-1 at the JobServe Community Stadium, but they made hard work of their victory. James Connolly put Rovers ahead early in the second half and the hosts posed little threat, but the Gas were profligate going forward, meaning Colchester were still in the tie and they were level seven minutes from time when Freddie Sears scored a deflected equaliser.
The prospect of penalties loomed large, but substitute Harvey Saunders saved the Gas the stress with a winner in the fifth minute of stoppage time, prodding home from close range.
