Bristol Rovers vs Rotherham United, 2026-27 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
  • 32': Tommy Leigh
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About

Bristol Rovers are hosting Rotherham United at Memorial Stadium, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

  • 32': Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 32'
  • 45': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 45'
  • 51': George Sebine (Rotherham United) Substitution at 51'
  • 57': Jayce Fitzgerald (Rotherham United) Yellow Card at 57'
  • 59': Jack Aitchison (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 59'
  • 61': Ossama Ashley (Rotherham United) Substitution at 61'
  • 61': Kieran Ngwenya (Rotherham United) Substitution at 61'
  • 69': Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 69'
  • 73': Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 73'
  • 74': Joshua Austerfield (Rotherham United) Yellow Card at 74'
  • 78': Paul Mullin (Rotherham United) Substitution at 78'
  • 79': Aaron Nemane (Rotherham United) Substitution at 79'
  • 86': Philip Sanyaolu (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 86'
  • 90'+5': Kieran Ngwenya (Rotherham United) Yellow Card at 90'+5'

Statistics

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9 Fouls 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 3
4 Corner Kicks 10
4 Saves 2
55.8 Possession 44.2
7 SHOTS 12
2 ON GOAL 5
0.3 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
260 Accurate Passes 183
364 Passes 281
0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
2 Blocked Shots 3
3 Effective Tackles 7
10 Tackles 13
0.3 Tackle % 0.5
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
32 Clearances 33

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 9,226

EFL League Two Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Bristol Rovers 5 +6 12
2 Swindon Town 5 +2 10
3 Barnet 5 +4 9
4 Tranmere Rovers 5 +4 9
Full Table

Line-Ups

BRI Bristol Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Brad Young (GK)
26 Riley Harbottle
4 Kofi Balmer
14 Ben Purrington
2 Tom James
24 Tommy Leigh
21 Richard Smallwood
6 Clinton Mola Yellow Card
29 Fabrizio Cavegn
10 Bobby Kamwa
7 Shaqai Forde

ROT Rotherham United (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Ted Cann (GK)
14 Sonny Aljofree
3 Ewan Otoo
16 Emmanuel Adegboyega
4 Joshua Austerfield Yellow Card
28 Brandon Cover
24 Jili Buyabu
12 Denzel Hall
9 Tom Bradshaw
7 Fabio Tavares
15 Jayce Fitzgerald Yellow Card

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