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

· English League Two

27': Tom James
90'+3': Ellis Harrison

FT
2 - 0

About

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

Match Timeline

22': Tom James (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 22'
27': Tom James (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 27'
35': Jack Tucker (Colchester United) Yellow Card at 35'
43': Ciaran Kelly (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 43'
45'+1': Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 45'+1'
45': Kane Vincent-Young (Colchester United) Substitution at 45'
45': Moses Sesay (Colchester United) Substitution at 45'
61': Kylian Kouassi (Colchester United) Substitution at 61'
66': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 66'
69': Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United) Substitution at 69'
76': Jack Aitchison (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 76'
79': Richard Smallwood (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 79'
85': Leon Chiwome (Colchester United) Substitution at 85'
90'+3': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 90'+3'

Statistics

COL		BRI
9	Fouls	17
1	Yellow Cards	3
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
2	Corner Kicks	3
6	Saves	1
50.5	Possession	49.5
13	SHOTS	24
1	ON GOAL	8
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
329	Accurate Passes	302
427	Passes	410
0.8	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
10	Blocked Shots	6
9	Effective Tackles	15
13	Tackles	20
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
31	Clearances	14

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 7,663

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Barnet	6	+5	12
2	Bristol Rovers	6	+4	12
3	York City	6	+5	11
4	Cheltenham Town	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

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
6	Clinton Mola
21	Richard Smallwood
29	Fabrizio Cavegn
10	Bobby Kamwa
7	Shaqai Forde

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Joe Quigley, Philip Sanyaolu, Jack Aitchison, Ellis Harrison, Ciaran Kelly, Charlie Binns, Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny.

Colchester United (5-4-1)

No.	Name
22	Thimothee Lo-Tutala (GK)
20	Sean Raggett
24	Frankie Terry
5	Jack Tucker
3	Ellis Iandolo
2	Rob Hunt
10	Jack Payne
6	Paul Digby
7	Harry Anderson
27	Oscar Thorn
17	Jaden Williams

Colchester United Substitutes:

Moses Sesay, Leon Chiwome, Bradley Ihionvien, Kylian Kouassi, Kane Vincent-Young, Sam Kuffour, Tom Smith.

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