English EFL Trophy

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Bristol Rovers LLDLW 2 (5)
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Reading WWDLW 2 (3)
  • Arvin Appiah 58'
  • Philip Sanyaolu 65'
  • Sean Patton 3'
  • Jerae Jones 55'
Bristol Rovers win 5-3 on penalties · Memorial Stadium · 1,215 att.

Penalty Shootout

5 – 3

BRI 5
  1. Tommy Leigh 1
  2. Jack Sparkes 2
  3. Ryan De Havilland 3
  4. Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny 4
  5. Kazim Salahi-Ali 5
REA 3
  1. Sean Patton 1
  2. Boyd Beacroft 2
  3. Tyler Sackey 3
  4. Matteo Dashi 4

Last five matches

DateOppResultCompetition
11/14/26 vs Chesterfield L 0-2 English League Two
11/6/26 vs Cambridge United W 2-0 English FA Cup
10/31/26 @ Fleetwood Town L 1-3 English League Two
10/24/26 vs Swindon Town D 0-0 English League Two
10/20/26 vs Salford City L 1-2 English League Two
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Play by Play

Team Stats

REA BRI
8
Fouls
10
1
Yellow Cards
2
0
Red Cards
0
1
Offsides
5
3
Corner Kicks
8
4
Saves
3
52.2
Possession
47.8
10
SHOTS
14
5
ON GOAL
6
50
On Target %
40
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
306
Accurate Passes
239
399
Passes
354
80
Pass Completion %
70
0
Cross %
0
0
Long Balls %
0
2
Blocked Shots
3
8
Effective Tackles
10
10
Tackles
16
80
Tackle %
60
0
Effective Clearances
0
39
Clearances
19

Head to Head

REA leads series 4-0-1

BRI Last 5 matchups REA
  1. 0 Club Friendly FT 2015-07-21 @ BRI 2
  2. 1 2023-24 English League One FT 2023-11-07 @ REA 1
  3. 0 2023-24 English League One FT 2024-04-09 @ BRI 2
  4. 0 2024-25 English League One FT 2024-10-26 @ REA 1
  5. 0 2024-25 English League One FT 2025-04-26 @ BRI 2

Lineups

Confirmed

BRI · 4-2-3-1

  1. Charlie BinnsG323
  2. Ciaran KellyCD-L17112
  3. Excel IwhiwhuCD-R49
  4. Jack SparkesLB313
  5. Macauley SouthamRB23
  6. Arvin AppiahAM28111
  7. Ryan De HavillandLM331
  8. Richard SmallwoodRM21
  9. Stan DunneF34
  10. Bobby KamwaAM-L1023
  11. Philip SanyaoluAM-R27111

Substitutes

  1. Reiss-Alexander Russell-DennySUB8
  2. Brad YoungSUB1
  3. Kazim Salahi-AliSUB431
  4. Shaqai FordeSUB72
  5. Kofi BalmerSUB4
  6. Jack ToogoodSUB42
  7. Tommy LeighSUB241

REA · 4-2-3-1

  1. Jack StephensG254
  2. Phillip DuahCD-L38
  3. Boyd BeacroftCD-R42
  4. Callum James CliffLB5722
  5. Ashqar AhmedRB39
  6. Luke HowardAM37111
  7. Tyler SackeyLM44
  8. Kevin MfuambaRM65
  9. Sean PattonF22115
  10. Jerae JonesAM-L501111
  11. Emmanuel OshoAM-R49

Substitutes

  1. Scofield LonmeniSUB601
  2. Joe BaroughSUB34
  3. T'Shay Saint-LouisSUB54
  4. Matteo DashiSUB63
  5. Matt RowleySUB48
  6. Torin NtegeSUB64
  7. Sam HarrisonSUB40

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