Rovers lost 2–1 to AFC Bournemouth in this League One fixture, despite leading for 80 minutes out of the 90. The defeat left them in 22nd place in the division, firmly in the relegation zone, with two games of the season remaining. Both sides finished the game with ten men after David McCracken and Danny Hollands were sent off in the first half. Wayne Brown scored his second goal in two games to give Rovers an early lead, before Frenchman Mathieu Baudry and veteran striker Steve Fletcher dealt The Pirates a hammer blow late in the game.