Bristol Rovers 1-0 Rotherham | Result & Match Report
Bristol Rovers
1 - 0 Rotherham
League Two · Matchday 5 · Full Time
League Two · Matchday 5: Bristol Rovers beat Rotherham 1-0. The match was played on Saturday, 5 September 2026 at Memorial Stadium (Bristol); refereed by D. Drysdale.
⚽ Goals
Tommy Leigh 32' (Bristol Rovers)
Match Analysis
After a 1-0 first half, the game finished 1-0.
Bristol Rovers held 44% of possession against 56%, attempting 12 shots to Rotherham's 7.
Shots on target read 5-2 and corners 10-4.
⏱️ Match Events
32'⚽Tommy Leigh
46'🔄▲ Ellis Harrison ▼ Tommy Leigh
51'🔄▲ George Sebine ▼ Tom Bradshaw
57'🟨Jayce Fitzgerald
59'🔄▲ Jack Aitchison ▼ Fabrizio Cavegn
61'🔄▲ Kieran Ngwenya ▼ Brandon Cover
61'🔄▲ Ossama Ashley ▼ Jayce Fitzgerald
69'🔄▲ Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny ▼ Bobby Kamwa
73'🟨Clinton Mola
74'🟨Josh Austerfield
78'🔄▲ Paul Mullin ▼ Emmanuel Adegboyega
79'🔄▲ Aaron Nemane ▼ Jili Buyabu
86'🔄▲ Philip Sanyaolu ▼ Shaqai Forde
90+5'🟨Kieran Ngwenya
👕 Line-ups
Bristol Rovers · 4-2-3-1 · ⌀ 7.14
Substitutes: Ellis Harrison, Jack Aitchison, Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny, Philip Sanyaolu, Charlie Binns, Alfie Kilgour, Joe Quigley
Coach: Steve Evans
Rotherham · 3-4-2-1 · ⌀ 6.54
Substitutes: George Sebine, Kieran Ngwenya, Ossama Ashley, Paul Mullin, Aaron Nemane, Julian Eyestone, Joe Rafferty
Coach: Alex Bruce
📊 Match Stats
1.35Expected goals (xG)1.39
⭐ Player of the Match
Kofi Balmer (Bristol Rovers) — named player of the match with a 8.3 rating.
📝 Player Ratings
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