Crawley Town 0-2 Bristol Rovers · League Two
Crawley Town lost to Bristol Rovers 0-2 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Crawley Town and Bristol Rovers met in the League Two at Broadfield Stadium in Crawley on Saturday, 29 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Crawley Town did not score. Bristol Rovers: T. James 23'; B. Kamwa 41'.
How the match went
Crawley Town saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Crawley Town had 8 shots with 1 on target, Bristol Rovers 27 with 5 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 2 to Crawley Town and 4 to Bristol Rovers. Crawley Town conceded 6 fouls, Bristol Rovers 16. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (3 for Crawley Town, 4 for Bristol Rovers).
Line-ups
Crawley Town started in a 4-4-2: Nicholas Michalski, Akin Odimayo, Priestley Farquharson, Charlie Barker, Johnny Russell, Ade Adeyemo, Jude Arthurs, Klaudio Krasniqi, Osman Kamara, Louie Watson, Pemi Aderoju.
Bristol Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Brad Young, Tom James, Kofi Balmer, Riley Harbottle, Ben Purrington, Clinton Mola, Richard Smallwood, Shaqai Forde, Tommy Leigh, Bobby Kamwa, Fabrizio Cavegn.
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Minute by minute
- 23'Goal! Crawley Town 0-1 Bristol Rovers. T. James (Bristol Rovers) scores.
- 41'Goal! Crawley Town 0-2 Bristol Rovers. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by K. Balmer.
- 45'Half-time. Crawley Town 0-2 Bristol Rovers.
- 90'Full-time. Crawley Town 0-2 Bristol Rovers.
Full commentary (69 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers.
- 4'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 4'Attempt blocked. R. Harbottle (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 4'Attempt blocked. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 8'Attempt missed. J. Russell (Crawley Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 11'Attempt blocked. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.24.
- 11'Attempt blocked. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.25.
- 11'Attempt blocked. O. Kamara (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 13'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 13'Attempt blocked. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
- 14'Attempt blocked. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 15'Attempt missed. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 15'Attempt saved. B. Purrington (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.54.
- 15'Attempt missed. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.37.
- 19'Offside, Crawley Town.
- 20'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 21'Corner, Crawley Town.
- 23'Goal! Crawley Town 0-1 Bristol Rovers. T. James (Bristol Rovers) scores.
- 26'Attempt blocked. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 26'Attempt missed. R. Harbottle (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.06.
- 26'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 29'Yellow card for T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers) for time wasting.
- 31'Yellow card for L. Watson (Crawley Town) for foul.
- 36'Attempt missed. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 38'Attempt missed. O. Kamara (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 40'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 41'Goal! Crawley Town 0-2 Bristol Rovers. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by K. Balmer.
- 43'Yellow card for K. Balmer (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. K. Krasniqi (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'Half-time. Crawley Town 0-2 Bristol Rovers.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Crawley Town: D. Morgan comes on for A. Odimayo.
- 46'Attempt blocked. K. Krasniqi (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 48'Yellow card for K. Krasniqi (Crawley Town) for foul.
- 49'Attempt missed. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 56'Attempt missed. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 57'Substitution, Crawley Town: D. Orsi-Dadomo comes on for K. Krasniqi.
- 57'Substitution, Crawley Town: T. Ewens-Findlay comes on for A. Adeyemo.
- 58'Attempt blocked. R. Smallwood (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 58'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 59'Attempt blocked. K. Balmer (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 63'Attempt missed. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 63'Attempt blocked. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 67'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 67'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 68'Yellow card for T. James (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
- 68'Attempt blocked. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 70'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 71'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 72'Attempt missed. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 78'Corner, Crawley Town.
- 78'Attempt saved. J. Arthurs (Crawley Town), header from a corner. xG 0.41.
- 78'Attempt missed. J. Russell (Crawley Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.27.
- 80'Substitution, Crawley Town: G. D. Biase comes on for J. Russell.
- 80'Substitution, Crawley Town: L. Richards comes on for O. Kamara.
- 80'Attempt blocked. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 80'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 81'Attempt missed. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 81'Yellow card for R. Harbottle (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
- 85'Attempt missed. D. Morgan (Crawley Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 89'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 89'Yellow card for D. Morgan (Crawley Town) for foul.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: E. Harrison comes on for F. Cavegn.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), header from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
- 90+4'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: J. Aitchison comes on for T. Leigh.
- 90'Full-time. Crawley Town 0-2 Bristol Rovers.