Mark McGhee marked his first game in charge of Bristol Rovers with a comfortable 2–0 victory of high-flying Cheltenham Town. The Cheltenham team, who were unbeaten in their last ten games and lying second in the table going into this game, featured former Gas man Darryl Duffy in their starting eleven, and another ex-Rovers player in Josh Low on the bench. Chris Zebroski and Eliot Richards both scored in quick succession in the second half to grab victory for new boss McGhee.