Bristol Rovers vs Cheltenham Town, 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

2': Ellis Harrison
45'+3': Ellis Harrison
56': Ellis Harrison
87': Shaqai Forde

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4 - 0

About

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

Match Commentary

2': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 2'
6': Richard Smallwood (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 6'
32': Kofi Balmer (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 32'
45'+3': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 48'
55': Jack Sparkes (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 55'
56': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 56'
62': Mo Faal (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 62'
64': Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 64'
65': Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 65'
68': Arkell Jude-Boyd (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 68'
69': Cole Deeming (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 69'
71': James Wilson (Cheltenham Town) Yellow Card at 71'
71': Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 71'
74': Joe Quigley (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 74'
79': Josh Martin (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 79'
84': Mees Rijks (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 84'
85': Ryan De Havilland (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 85'
87': Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 87'
90'+1': Tom Lockyer (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 91'

Statistics

CHL		BRI
6	Fouls	19
1	Yellow Cards	5
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
7	Corner Kicks	1
0	Saves	1
62.9	Possession	37.1
10	SHOTS	10
1	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.4
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
2	Blocked Shots	3
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: 11,126

EFL League Two Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Salford City	13	+9	28
2	Barnet	12	+10	25
3	Cheltenham Town	13	0	21
4	Crewe Alexandra	13	0	21

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Bristol Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Brad Young (GK)
26	Riley Harbottle
17	Kofi Balmer
3	Jack Sparkes
2	Joel Senior
7	Shaqai Forde
6	Clinton Mola
36	Richard Smallwood
19	Ellis Harrison
9	Promise Omochere
10	Yusuf Akhamrich

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Fabrizio Cavegn, Tommy Leigh, Mees Rijks, Ryan De Havilland, Tom Lockyer, Luke Southwood, Joe Quigley.

Cheltenham Town (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Joe Day (GK)
5	James Wilson
24	Sam Sherring
21	George Nurse
27	Jonathan Tomkinson
4	Harry Ashfield
14	Ryan Broom
8	Luke Young
9	Josh Davison
20	Jake Bickerstaff
11	Jordan Thomas

Cheltenham Town Substitutes:

Josh Martin, George Harmon, Cole Deeming, Arkell Jude-Boyd, Mamadou Diallo, Mo Faal, George Miller.

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