Bristol Rovers’ vast improvement since the turn of the year has been mostly down to their dominance on home soil, and while valuable points have been garnered on their travels there hasn’t been a controlling victory away from the Mem all season, that was until the Gas stormed the Lamex Stadium.
The ravaging impact of Storm Eunice the previous day that was still lingering had the potential to have a significant impact on the game and prevent the Gas from implementing their fluid passing style of football that was on show in the mid-week win against Sutton. However, for 90 minutes those blustery conditions passed, and Joey Barton’s side delivered an inch-perfect performance against Stevenage.
Sam Finley’s delicately curled effort gave the Gas a first-half lead, before Harry Anderson and Elliot Anderson both scored in the space of four second-half minutes while top scorer Aaron Collins rounded off the performance by netting his ninth of the season, tapping home the rebound after Ryan Loft’s wicked effort cannoned off the cross bar.
