Bristol Rovers 0-1 Peterborough United · Carabao Cup
Bristol Rovers lost to Peterborough United 0-1 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Bristol Rovers and Peterborough United met in the Carabao Cup at Memorial Stadium in Bristol on Saturday, 8 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Bristol Rovers did not score. Peterborough United: H. Leonard 19'.
How the match went
Peterborough United saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Bristol Rovers had 20 shots with 4 on target, Peterborough United 9 with 3 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 2 to Bristol Rovers and 5 to Peterborough United. Bristol Rovers conceded 14 fouls, Peterborough United 10. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Bristol Rovers, 3 for Peterborough United).
Line-ups
Bristol Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Brad Young, Macauley Southam-Hales, Kofi Balmer, Riley Harbottle, Ben Purrington, Richard Smallwood, Clinton Mola, Tommy Leigh, Shaqai Forde, Jack Aitchison, Joe Quigley.
Peterborough United started in a 4-1-4-1: Alex Bass, James Dornelly, David Okagbue, Thomas O'Connor, Harley Mills, Carl Johnston, Owura Edwards, Brandon Khela, Harrison Jones, Bolu Shofowoke, Harry Leonard.
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Minute by minute
- 19'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-1 Peterborough United. H. Leonard (Peterborough United) converts the penalty.
- 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 0-1 Peterborough United.
- 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 0-1 Peterborough United.
Full commentary (61 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bristol Rovers vs Peterborough United.
- 3'Attempt missed. J. Quigley (Bristol Rovers), header from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 5'Attempt missed. J. Aitchison (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 5'Attempt blocked. J. Aitchison (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 8'Attempt missed. J. Quigley (Bristol Rovers), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 12'Attempt missed. H. Mills (Peterborough United), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 13'Yellow card for J. Dornelly (Peterborough United) for foul.
- 14'Attempt missed. R. Harbottle (Bristol Rovers), header from a set piece. xG 0.11.
- 17'Corner, Peterborough United.
- 19'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-1 Peterborough United. H. Leonard (Peterborough United) converts the penalty.
- 22'Yellow card for S. Forde (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
- 24'Attempt saved. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.76.
- 25'Corner, Peterborough United.
- 29'Yellow card for H. Jones (Peterborough United) for foul.
- 30'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 30'Attempt saved. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 31'Offside, Peterborough United.
- 31'Yellow card for H. Leonard (Peterborough United) for time wasting.
- 32'Attempt saved. B. Shofowoke (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 33'Attempt missed. J. Quigley (Bristol Rovers), header. xG 0.03.
- 34'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 35'Attempt blocked. J. Quigley (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 38'Attempt missed. B. Shofowoke (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 38'Attempt blocked. H. Jones (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 38'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 41'Corner, Peterborough United.
- 43'Attempt missed. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), right-footed shot. xG 0.59.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 0-1 Peterborough United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Peterborough United: L. Mendonça comes on for T. O'Connor.
- 46'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: F. Cavegn comes on for J. Aitchison.
- 46'Attempt missed. R. Smallwood (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 48'Attempt blocked. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.24.
- 48'Attempt blocked. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 50'Attempt saved. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 50'Attempt saved. J. Quigley (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 54'Attempt missed. B. Khela (Peterborough United), header. xG 0.04.
- 55'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: R. Russell-Denny comes on for C. Mola.
- 55'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: K. Gough comes on for R. Smallwood.
- 58'Attempt missed. R. Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 60'Attempt saved. R. Harbottle (Bristol Rovers), header from a throw-in. xG 0.09.
- 61'Corner, Peterborough United.
- 66'Substitution, Peterborough United: B. Woods comes on for J. Dornelly.
- 66'Substitution, Peterborough United: C. Conn-Clarke comes on for H. Jones.
- 66'Attempt blocked. J. Quigley (Bristol Rovers), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 69'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 70'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: B. Kamwa comes on for J. Quigley.
- 74'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 78'Corner, Peterborough United.
- 78'Substitution, Peterborough United: E. Weir comes on for C. Johnston.
- 83'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: M. Rijks comes on for T. Leigh.
- 85'Attempt missed. H. Leonard (Peterborough United), header. xG 0.09.
- 86'Attempt missed. M. Rijks (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.32.
- 86'Attempt missed. R. Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 86'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 87'Substitution, Peterborough United: D. Kamara comes on for H. Leonard.
- 90'Offside, Peterborough United.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. K. Gough (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 0-1 Peterborough United.