Overview
- Bristol Rovers beat Shrewsbury Town 3-0 on New Year’s Day, snapping a 14-game winless league run dating back to September 27.
- Fabrizio Cavegn scored all three goals in the second half to secure the victory at the Croud Meadow.
- The result is Steve Evans’ first league win in his fourth match in charge and lifts Rovers to 20th, four points above the drop zone.
- Shaq Forde returned from suspension to torment the hosts and set up Cavegn’s second, while goalkeeper Luke Southwood made a key save and kept a clean sheet.
- Tom Lockyer excelled in a holding role as Evans eyes swift January additions, with Barrow away next and a Vertu Trophy tie against Plymouth Argyle on January 13.