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.
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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.
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Minute by minute
- 27'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-0 Colchester United. T. James (Bristol Rovers) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 1-0 Colchester United.
- 90+3'Goal! Bristol Rovers 2-0 Colchester United. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by T. Leigh.
- 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 2-0 Colchester United.
Full commentary (63 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Bristol Rovers vs Colchester United.
- 1'Attempt blocked. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 3'Attempt missed. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 20'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 22'Yellow card for T. James (Bristol Rovers) for argument.
- 26'Attempt missed. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 27'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-0 Colchester United. T. James (Bristol Rovers) scores.
- 29'Corner, Colchester United.
- 32'Attempt missed. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), header. xG 0.12.
- 32'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 34'Attempt saved. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 34'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 35'Yellow card for J. Tucker (Colchester United) for argument.
- 36'Attempt missed. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), header from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 37'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 39'Attempt missed. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 43'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: C. Kelly comes on for K. Balmer.
- 45'Attempt saved. R. Smallwood (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Yellow card for T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
- 45+3'Attempt missed. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 1-0 Colchester United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Colchester United: M. Sesay comes on for P. Digby.
- 46'Substitution, Colchester United: K. Vincent-Young comes on for F. Terry.
- 47'Attempt saved. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.19.
- 47'Attempt blocked. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 48'Attempt blocked. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.29.
- 48'Attempt blocked. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 49'Attempt missed. M. Sesay (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 53'Attempt saved. C. Kelly (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 54'Offside, Colchester United.
- 57'Attempt blocked. J. Payne (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 59'Attempt missed. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 61'Substitution, Colchester United: K. Kouassi comes on for J. Williams.
- 62'Attempt blocked. O. Thorn (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 63'Attempt missed. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
- 66'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: E. Harrison comes on for F. Cavegn.
- 66'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 67'Attempt blocked. R. Smallwood (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 68'Attempt missed. C. Kelly (Bristol Rovers), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 69'Substitution, Colchester United: B. Ihionvien comes on for O. Thorn.
- 69'Attempt missed. C. Kelly (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 71'Attempt saved. M. Sesay (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 76'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: J. Aitchison comes on for B. Kamwa.
- 78'Attempt saved. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.18.
- 78'Attempt blocked. J. Aitchison (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 79'Yellow card for R. Smallwood (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
- 81'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 84'Attempt missed. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 85'Substitution, Colchester United: L. Chiwome comes on for R. Hunt.
- 88'Attempt blocked. L. Chiwome (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 88'Attempt blocked. M. Sesay (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 88'Corner, Colchester United.
- 89'Attempt blocked. E. Iandolo (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 89'Attempt blocked. E. Iandolo (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 90'Attempt blocked. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
- 90'Attempt blocked. L. Chiwome (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 90+3'Goal! Bristol Rovers 2-0 Colchester United. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by T. Leigh.
- 90+6'Attempt saved. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 2-0 Colchester United.