Rovers finally ended a run of seven games without a victory when they beat Shrewsbury Town 1–0 in this League Two fixture. That win-less run did however see Rovers progress to the second round of the League Cup after a drawn game with Watford saw them move on after winning the resultant penalty shoot-out. The Shrews side included two former Rovers players in Joe Jacobson, who left Rovers in 2009, and Mark Wright, who was a more recent departure, officially joining Shrewsbury just eight months prior to the game, although he had also spent much of the previous season on loan with them.