Grimsby Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers · League Two
Grimsby Town beat Bristol Rovers 2-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Grimsby Town and Bristol Rovers met in the League Two at Blundell Park in Cleethorpes on Saturday, 12 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Grimsby Town: K. Green 22'; G. D. Turi 40'. Bristol Rovers did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. Grimsby Town had 8 shots with 3 on target, Bristol Rovers 3 with 1 on target. There were 16 corners in total, 8 to Grimsby Town and 8 to Bristol Rovers. Grimsby Town conceded 9 fouls, Bristol Rovers 12. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Grimsby Town, 3 for Bristol Rovers) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Grimsby Town started in a 4-1-4-1: David Harrington, Harvey Rodgers, Maldini Kacurri, Cameron McJannett, Jayden Sweeney, Géza Dávid Turi, Sonny Finch, Kieran Green, Mark Shelton, Charles Vernam, Andy Cook.
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.
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Minute by minute
- 22'Goal! Grimsby Town 1-0 Bristol Rovers. K. Green (Grimsby Town) scores.
- 40'Goal! Grimsby Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers. G. D. Turi (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by C. Vernam.
- 45'Half-time. Grimsby Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers.
- 75'Red card! T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers) is sent off for violent conduct.
- 90'Full-time. Grimsby Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers.
Full commentary (55 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Grimsby Town vs Bristol Rovers.
- 5'Offside, Grimsby Town.
- 6'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 9'Attempt blocked. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 9'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 10'Yellow card for B. Purrington (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
- 12'Attempt missed. K. Green (Grimsby Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 14'Attempt missed. T. James (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
- 15'Corner, Grimsby Town.
- 15'Attempt saved. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 18'Corner, Grimsby Town.
- 22'Goal! Grimsby Town 1-0 Bristol Rovers. K. Green (Grimsby Town) scores.
- 26'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: C. Kelly comes on for R. Harbottle.
- 38'Yellow card for S. Forde (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
- 39'Corner, Grimsby Town.
- 40'Goal! Grimsby Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers. G. D. Turi (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by C. Vernam.
- 42'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 45'5 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Corner, Grimsby Town.
- 45+4'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 45'Half-time. Grimsby Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: E. Harrison comes on for S. Forde.
- 46'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: J. Quigley comes on for F. Cavegn.
- 46'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: J. Aitchison comes on for B. Kamwa.
- 49'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 51'Corner, Grimsby Town.
- 56'Offside, Grimsby Town.
- 59'Corner, Grimsby Town.
- 60'Attempt missed. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 61'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 64'Yellow card for K. Green (Grimsby Town) for argument.
- 64'Yellow card for K. Balmer (Bristol Rovers) for argument.
- 66'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 68'Substitution, Grimsby Town: E. Pruti comes on for H. Rodgers.
- 71'Yellow card for C. Vernam (Grimsby Town) for foul.
- 73'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 74'Substitution, Grimsby Town: F. Cartwright comes on for C. Vernam.
- 74'Substitution, Grimsby Town: I. Morgan comes on for A. Cook.
- 75'Red card! T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers) is sent off for violent conduct.
- 77'Attempt missed. G. D. Turi (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.56.
- 78'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: R. Russell-Denny comes on for R. Smallwood.
- 78'Attempt saved. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 78'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 79'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
- 80'Corner, Grimsby Town.
- 85'Attempt missed. I. Morgan (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 87'Offside, Grimsby Town.
- 88'Substitution, Grimsby Town: C. Doyle comes on for M. Shelton.
- 88'Substitution, Grimsby Town: R. Reynolds comes on for S. Finch.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
- 90+3'Attempt blocked. I. Morgan (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 90+4'Corner, Grimsby Town.
- 90'Full-time. Grimsby Town 2-0 Bristol Rovers.