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Bristol Rovers 1-0 Rotherham

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League Two · Regular Season - 5 W FT
Bristol Rovers
1 - 0
Rotherham
5 Sep 2026 · 14:00 Venue: Memorial Stadium

Match events

Tommy Leigh
32'
Tommy Leigh (Ellis Harrison)
45'
51'
Tom Bradshaw (George Sebine)
57'
Jayce Fitzgerald
Fabrizio Cavegn (Jack Aitchison)
59'
61'
Jayce Fitzgerald (Ossama Ashley)
61'
brandon cover (Kieran Ngwenya)
Bobby Kamwa (Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny)
69'
Clinton Mola
73'
74'
Josh Austerfield
78'
Emmanuel Adegboyega (Paul Mullin)
79'
Jili Buyabu (Aaron Nemane)
Shaqai Forde (Philip Sanyaolu)
86'
90'+5
Kieran Ngwenya
90'+6
A. Bruce
Steve Evans
90'+6

Lineups

Bristol Rovers
Formation: 4-2-3-1 Coach: S. Evans

Starting XI

  • 1Brad YoungG
  • 2T. JamesD
  • 4K. BalmerD
  • 26R. HarbottleD
  • 14B. PurringtonD
  • 6C. MolaM
  • 21R. SmallwoodM
  • 7S. FordeM
  • 24T. LeighM
  • 10B. KamwaM
  • 29F. CavegnF

Substitutes

  • 11J. AitchisonM
  • 19E. HarrisonF
  • 5A. KilgourD
  • 9J. QuigleyF
  • 8R. Russell-DennyM
  • 27P. SanyaoluM
  • 32Charlie BinnsG
Rotherham
Formation: 3-4-2-1 Coach: A. Bruce

Starting XI

  • 1T. CannG
  • 16E. AdegboyegaD
  • 14Sonny AljofreeD
  • 3E. OtooD
  • 12D. HallM
  • 28Brandon Ashley CoverM
  • 4J. AusterfieldM
  • 24J. BuyabuM
  • 15Jayce FitzgeraldM
  • 7Fábio TavaresM
  • 9T. BradshawF

Substitutes

  • 6O. AshleyM
  • 13J. EyestoneG
  • 10P. MullinF
  • 23A. NemaneF
  • 5K. NgwenyaD
  • 2J. RaffertyD
  • 19George SebineF

Statistics

44% Possession 56%
12 Shots 7
5 On target 2
281 Passes 364
9 Fouls 9
10 Corners 4
3 Offsides 1

Match analysis

Bristol Rovers beat Rotherham 1-0.

Goalscorers: Tommy Leigh.

The match featured 1 red card.

9 substitutions were made during the match.