Bristol Rovers vs Colchester United, 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Bristol Rovers
    FT
    0 - 1
    Colchester United
    • 85': Owura Edwards

    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 Commentary

    • 7': Frankie Terry (Colchester United) Substitution at 7'
    • 28': Joel Senior (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 28'
    • 59': Kofi Balmer (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 59'
    • 59': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 59'
    • 61': Rob Hunt (Colchester United) Yellow Card at 61'
    • 66': Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 66'
    • 73': Alfie Kilgour (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 73'
    • 73': Owura Edwards (Colchester United) Substitution at 73'
    • 78': Isaac Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 78'
    • 85': Owura Edwards (Colchester United) Goal at 85'
    • 89': Jack Sparkes (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 89'
    • 90'+1': Dominic Gape (Colchester United) Substitution at 91'
    • 90'+1': John-Kymani Gordon (Colchester United) Substitution at 91'
    • 90'+3': Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 93'
    • 90'+8': Micah Mbick (Colchester United) Yellow Card at 98'

    Statistics

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    11 Fouls 22
    2 Yellow Cards 4
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    1 Saves 1
    52.8 Possession 47.2
    9 SHOTS 6
    2 ON GOAL 1
    0.2 On Target % 0.2
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    0 Accurate Passes 0
    0 Passes 0
    0.0 Pass Completion % 0.0
    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
    4 Blocked Shots 2
    0 Effective Tackles 0
    0 Tackles 0
    0.0 Tackle % 0.0
    0 Interceptions 0
    0 Effective Clearances 0
    0 Clearances 0

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Two

    Venue: Memorial Stadium
    Location: Bristol, England
    Attendance: 7,556

    EFL League Two Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bromley 26 +17 52
    2 Swindon Town 25 +12 46
    3 Walsall 25 +11 46
    4 Salford City 25 +5 46
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    BRI Bristol Rovers (4-3-3)

    No. Name
    1 Luke Southwood (GK)
    5 Alfie Kilgour Yellow Card
    26 Riley Harbottle
    3 Jack Sparkes Yellow Card
    2 Joel Senior Yellow Card
    22 Kamil Conteh
    15 Ryan De Havilland
    14 Kane Thompson-Sommers
    29 Fabrizio Cavegn
    11 Luke Thomas
    7 Shaqai Forde
    Bristol Rovers Substitutes:
    Tom Lockyer, Brad Young, Isaac Hutchinson, Kofi Balmer, Ellis Harrison, Ryan Howley, Clinton Mola.

    COL Colchester United (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    1 Matt Macey (GK)
    24 Harvey Araujo
    5 Jack Tucker
    3 Ellis Iandolo
    30 Kane Vincent-Young
    10 Jack Payne
    2 Rob Hunt Yellow Card
    16 Arthur Read
    33 Micah Mbick Yellow Card
    14 Kyreece Lisbie
    9 Samson Tovide
    Colchester United Substitutes:
    Jaden Williams, Will Goodwin, Frankie Terry, Dominic Gape, Tom Smith, Owura Edwards, John-Kymani Gordon.

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