Bristol Rovers 2-0 Colchester United · League Two
Bristol Rovers beat Colchester United 2-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Match report
Bristol Rovers and Colchester United met in the League Two at Memorial Stadium in Bristol on Tuesday, 1 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Bristol Rovers: T. James 27'; E. Harrison 90'. Colchester United did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. Bristol Rovers had 24 shots with 8 on target, Colchester United 13 with 1 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 3 to Bristol Rovers and 2 to Colchester United. Bristol Rovers conceded 17 fouls, Colchester United 9. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Bristol Rovers, 1 for Colchester United).
Line-ups
Bristol Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Brad Young, Tom James, Kofi Balmer, Riley Harbottle, Ben Purrington, Richard Smallwood, Clinton Mola, Shaqai Forde, Tommy Leigh, Bobby Kamwa, Fabrizio Cavegn.
Colchester United started in a 5-4-1: Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Rob Hunt, Jack Tucker, Sean Raggett, Frankie Terry, Ellis Iandolo, Oscar Thorn, Paul Digby, Jack Payne, Harry Anderson, Jaden Williams.
More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.