League Two
Bristol Rovers beat Rotherham 1-0
5 Sep 2026 · Regular Season - 5
League Two · Regular Season - 5
Match result
Bristol Rovers
1 - 0
Rotherham
5 Sep 2026 · Memorial Stadium
League position
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bristol Rovers | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 12 |
| 18 | Rotherham | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Form (last 5 matches)
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Goalscorers
Bristol Rovers
- Tommy Leigh 32'
Rotherham
- -
Lineups
Bristol Rovers
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach: Steve Evans
- 1B. Young
- 2T. James
- 4K. Balmer
- 26R. Harbottle
- 14B. Purrington
- 6C. Mola
- 21R. Smallwood
- 7S. Forde
- 24T. Leigh
- 10B. Kamwa
- 29F. Cavegn
Bench
C. Binns, A. Kilgour, J. Aitchison, R. Russell-Denny, P. Sanyaolu, E. Harrison, J. Quigley
Rotherham
Formation 3-4-2-1 · Coach: Alex Bruce
- 1T. Cann
- 16E. Adegboyega
- 14S. Aljofree
- 3E. Otoo
- 12D. Hall
- 28B. Cover
- 4J. Austerfield
- 24J. Buyabu
- 15J. Fitzgerald
- 7F. Tavares
- 9T. Bradshaw
Bench
J. Eyestone, K. Ngwenya, J. Rafferty, O. Ashley, P. Mullin, A. Nemane, G. Sebine
Substitutions
Bristol Rovers
- 45'▲ Ellis Harrison ▼ Tommy Leigh
- 59'▲ Jack Aitchison ▼ Fabrizio Cavegn
- 69'▲ Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny ▼ Bobby Kamwa
- 86'▲ Philip Sanyaolu ▼ Shaqai Forde
Rotherham
- 51'▲ George Sebine ▼ Tom Bradshaw
- 61'▲ Ossama Ashley ▼ Jayce Fitzgerald
- 61'▲ Kieran Ngwenya ▼ brandon cover
- 78'▲ Paul Mullin ▼ Emmanuel Adegboyega
- 79'▲ Aaron Nemane ▼ Jili Buyabu
Cards
Bristol Rovers
- 73' Clinton Mola
- 90+6' Steve Evans
Rotherham
- 57' Jayce Fitzgerald
- 74' Josh Austerfield
- 90+4' A. Bruce
- 90+5' Kieran Ngwenya
Match statistics
| Bristol Rovers | Rotherham | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 44% | 56% |
| Shots | 12 | 7 |
| Shots on goal | 4 | 2 |
| Corners | 10 | 4 |
| Fouls | 9 | 10 |
| Offsides | 4 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 3 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 2 | 3 |
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