York City 3-2 Bristol Rovers · League Two
York City beat Bristol Rovers 3-2 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
York City and Bristol Rovers met in the League Two at York`s LNER Community Stadium in York on Saturday, 15 August 2026.
Goalscorers
York City: A. Newby 60'; H. Boyes 63', 80'. Bristol Rovers: C. Mola 30'; T. Leigh 78'.
How the match went
York City saw more of the ball, 70% of it. York City had 16 shots with 5 on target, Bristol Rovers 13 with 3 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 7 to York City and 6 to Bristol Rovers. York City conceded 9 fouls, Bristol Rovers 10. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for York City, 0 for Bristol Rovers).
Line-ups
York City started in a 3-4-2-1: Alfie McNally, Morgan Williams, Zak Johnson, Mark Kitching, Joe Felix, Ollie Banks, Alex Hunt, Harry Boyes, Joe Grey, Ollie Pearce, Afolabi Akinyemi.
Bristol Rovers started in a 3-4-1-2: Brad Young, Keenan Gough, Kofi Balmer, Riley Harbottle, Macauley Southam-Hales, Richard Smallwood, Clinton Mola, Jack Sparkes, Shaqai Forde, Fabrizio Cavegn, Joe Quigley.
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Minute by minute
- 30'Goal! York City 0-1 Bristol Rovers. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by F. Cavegn.
- 45'Half-time. York City 0-1 Bristol Rovers.
- 60'Goal! York City 1-1 Bristol Rovers. A. Newby (York City) scores, assisted by J. Grey.
- 63'Goal! York City 2-1 Bristol Rovers. H. Boyes (York City) scores, assisted by O. Pearce.
- 78'Goal! York City 2-2 Bristol Rovers. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers) converts the penalty.
- 80'Goal! York City 3-2 Bristol Rovers. H. Boyes (York City) scores, assisted by A. Newby.
- 90'Full-time. York City 3-2 Bristol Rovers.
Full commentary (55 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: York City vs Bristol Rovers.
- 7'Attempt saved. A. Akinyemi (York City), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 11'Attempt missed. H. Boyes (York City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 22'Corner, York City.
- 24'Attempt missed. O. Pearce (York City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 28'Attempt missed. A. Hunt (York City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 29'Attempt missed. O. Pearce (York City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 30'Goal! York City 0-1 Bristol Rovers. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by F. Cavegn.
- 33'Corner, York City.
- 34'Attempt saved. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
- 34'Attempt blocked. J. Grey (York City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 38'Attempt blocked. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 38'Attempt missed. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 43'Substitution, York City: A. Newby comes on for A. Akinyemi.
- 43'Attempt missed. J. Felix (York City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. York City 0-1 Bristol Rovers.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 51'Attempt blocked. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
- 53'Attempt blocked. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 54'Corner, York City.
- 55'Attempt missed. O. Pearce (York City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 56'Attempt missed. A. Newby (York City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 58'Corner, York City.
- 60'Goal! York City 1-1 Bristol Rovers. A. Newby (York City) scores, assisted by J. Grey.
- 61'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: T. Leigh comes on for R. Smallwood.
- 63'Goal! York City 2-1 Bristol Rovers. H. Boyes (York City) scores, assisted by O. Pearce.
- 66'Attempt blocked. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 67'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 67'Attempt blocked. J. Quigley (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 67'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 68'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 68'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: R. Russell-Denny comes on for J. Quigley.
- 69'Substitution, York City: A. Read comes on for A. Hunt.
- 70'Yellow card for O. Banks (York City) for foul.
- 70'Attempt missed. R. Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 72'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 73'Attempt blocked. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 74'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 78'Yellow card for M. Williams (York City) for argument.
- 78'Goal! York City 2-2 Bristol Rovers. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers) converts the penalty.
- 79'Attempt blocked. J. Grey (York City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 80'Attempt blocked. H. Boyes (York City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 80'Goal! York City 3-2 Bristol Rovers. H. Boyes (York City) scores, assisted by A. Newby.
- 83'Substitution, York City: Z. Medley comes on for H. Boyes.
- 84'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: B. Kamwa comes on for S. Forde.
- 85'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 86'Attempt missed. O. Pearce (York City), left-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 88'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 89'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 89'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.26.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Corner, York City.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. A. Read (York City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 90'Full-time. York City 3-2 Bristol Rovers.