Hello, Gasheads, and welcome to live coverage from the Mem as Bristol Rovers face Bolton Wanderers in their final game of the League One campaign.

It has been a long and challenging season on Rovers' return to the third tier, but their place in the division for next season has long been secured meaning both teams have little to play for today.

Fifth-placed Bolton have already secured their place in the play-offs and cannot finish any higher, while the best the Gas can do is 14th after a run of six games without a win since getting over the 50-point mark.

Nonetheless, as big crowd in excess of 10,000 is expected at the Mem this afternoon and Joey Barton and his players are eager to finish the campaign on a high.

Kick-off at the Mem is at noon. Stay tuned throughout the day for updates and reaction.

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'Failure' - Joey Barton's reaction

Joey Barton admits a 17th-place finish feels like "failure" for Bristol Rovers in the wake of a 3-2 defeat to Bolton Wanderers at the Mem on the final day of the League One season, but he believes the Gas can replicate their opponents' success if they follow the same "blueprint".

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Bristol Rovers manager Joey Barton addresses the Gasheads at full time on the final day of the season. (Image: Will Cooper/JMP)
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Coburn concussion

Joey Barton has just confirmed that Josh Coburn left the field with concussion after colliding with the post.

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The final League One standings

Rovers end the campaign 17th, unable to finish above Exeter as Joey Barton hoped.

The final League One standings
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Player ratings

Luca Hoole finishes well as Glenn Whelan bows out.

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Luca Hoole celebrates scoring against Bolton (Will Cooper/JMP)
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Full-time! Rovers 2-3 Bolton

And that is that for 2022/23. Just before the whistle, Glenn Whelan left the field to a chant of "Whelo! Whelo!" as the veteran retires.

We'll now have the traditional lap of honour from the players, staff and their families.

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Sinclair hits the bar!

Connolly is up as an extra physical presence in attack and wins a flick-on into Collins who tees up Sinclair.

The winger hits it flush and bears Dixon but blasts it against the crossbar!

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Gas trying to force an equaliser

Bolton are standing off and sitting deep here...

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Both players booked

Nlundulu and Connolly both earned yellow cards for that exchange.

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Bit of fun at the end

Nlundulu isn't happy with a challenge by Connolly and the two square up.

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The board goes up

Five minutes added time.

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Sinclair tries to stand a cross up

Rovers are pushing for the equaliser and Sinclair tries to jiggle into space before clipping a cross in that drifts over the bar.

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More on the goal

It was a bit of a scramble back there but Marquis was the man who provided the final touch, toeing it over the line.

That was after Macdonald's drilled cross landed at the feet of Collins who slightly miscued his shot which was then deflected and into the path of Marquis.

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GOAL! Rovers 2-3 Bolton (Marquis)

There's life still in the Gas.

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Six Gas subs

You may have noticed that Rovers have made one more than their alloted five subs but that would indicate Coburn's withdrawal for Marquis was due to a suspected concussion/head injury.

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A raft of Gas changes

Ellery Balcombe is now coming on for James Belshaw, in what will likely be his last appearance before returning to Brentford.

Calum Macdonald has replaced Antony Evans, James Connolly is on for Jarell Quansah, Lamare Bogarde has taken the place of Lewis Gordon.

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Glenn Whelan replaces Sam Finley

The player/coach is on for the final 13 or so minutes.

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More on the goal

There wasn't a great deal of pressure on the ball after Nlundulu had made of a menace of himself after holding it up. A pass was worked out to the right and instead of crossing it was rolled into Morley who looked up and then bent a wonderful curling drive past Belshaw and into the far corner. The Rovers goalkeeper barely moved.

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GOAL! Rovers 1-3 Bolton (Morley)

Pick that one out. Absolute ripper from the Bolton midfielder and that, you would expect, is game over.

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Nlundulu shot blocked

The substitute had sight of a second there but his shot on the turn was well blocked by a couple of Gas defenders.

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Bolton fans in full voice

That goal has perked up the away support who are singing joyously from the soon-to-be-dismantled South Stand.

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Palm-stinger

Collins unleashes a bullet from 25 yards and Dixon can only palm it back into the box, where Marquis tries to force it home but his improvised finish is wide of the target. Difficult chance.

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GOAL! Rovers 1-2 Bolton

Dan Nlundulu.

A long ball is sent forward and Bolton win the knockdown. Nlundulu picks up the ball and finds the bottom corner with a very tidy finish from 18 yards.

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Rovers in the ascendency

You feel Bolton boss Ian Evatt has made those subs with next week in mind, and who can blame him?

Rovers have taken a bit more control of the game and are fancying their chances of finding a winner.

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'Shoooooooot'

The ball breaks for Gordon in the box but he cannot get a shot away under pressure.

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Bolton subs

Josh Sheehan, Shola Shoretire and Victor Adeboyejo are replaced by Kieran Lee, Dan Nlundulu and Cameron Jerome.

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Pause in play

Shoretire needs treatment. Bolton have already lost one player for the play-offs in Gethin Jones. They will desperately want to avoid any more damage before a likely clash with Barnsley.

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Another corner

Evans lets fly from distance and his shot deflects out for a corner.

He takes the corner and it's caught by Dixon.

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Gas corner

Quansah and Ward combine to send Rovers forward with a sweeping move and Gordon's cross is turned behind with Evans trying to get on the end of it.

Rovers work a good position from the corner with Collins picked out by Finley, but the Welshman can't keep his cross in play.

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Big save

Ward gives the ball away in a dangerous area and Bolton look set to profit, but Belshaw gets a firm palm on Shoretire's effort.

Rovers break from the resulting corner with Marquis charging forwards with the ball, but he is cynically tripped by George Johnston, who is booked.

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Second half underway after a sub

The game resumes with Antony Evans taking the kick-off.

Josh Coburn took a heavy knock before the interval when he hit the bar and he's had to go off. John Marquis is his replacement.

Rovers are playing towards a packed Thatchers Terrace in this second half.

Jordan Williams replaces Ricardo Santos for the visitors.

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