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Bristol Rovers 1-0 Exeter City · League Two

Bristol Rovers beat Exeter City 1-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Bristol Rovers and Exeter City met in the League Two at Memorial Stadium in Bristol on Saturday, 26 September 2026.

Goalscorers

Bristol Rovers: F. Cavegn 66'. Exeter City did not score.

How the match went

Exeter City saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Bristol Rovers had 17 shots with 5 on target, Exeter City 8 with 5 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 6 to Bristol Rovers and 3 to Exeter City. Bristol Rovers conceded 13 fouls, Exeter City 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Bristol Rovers, 1 for Exeter City).

Line-ups

Bristol Rovers started in a 3-4-1-2: Brad Young, Kofi Balmer, Alfie Kilgour, Ciaran Kelly, Tom James, Richard Smallwood, Clinton Mola, Jack Sparkes, Shaqai Forde, Ellis Harrison, Fabrizio Cavegn.

Exeter City started in a 4-2-3-1: Jack Bycroft, Lakyle Samuel, Jack Taylor, Jack Fitzwater, Luca Woodhouse, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Charlie Cummins, Gwion Edwards, Reece Cole, Ethan Sutherland, Danny Rose.

More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 0-0 Exeter City.
  2. 66'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-0 Exeter City. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by A. Kilgour.
  3. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 1-0 Exeter City.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City.
  2. 3'Corner, Exeter City.
  3. 3'Attempt blocked. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
  4. 3'Attempt blocked. G. Edwards (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
  5. 9'Attempt missed. K. Balmer (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  6. 17'Attempt saved. E. Sutherland (Exeter City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
  7. 19'Attempt saved. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  8. 20'Corner, Exeter City.
  9. 21'Attempt saved. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  10. 21'Attempt saved. G. Edwards (Exeter City), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  11. 23'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  12. 23'Attempt missed. A. Kilgour (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  13. 24'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  14. 33'Attempt saved. C. Cummins (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  15. 34'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  16. 35'Attempt missed. A. Kilgour (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  17. 37'Attempt missed. S. Forde (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  18. 39'Yellow card for G. Edwards (Exeter City) for simulation.
  19. 39'Attempt saved. D. Rose (Exeter City), header. xG 0.01.
  20. 40'Yellow card for S. Evans (Bristol Rovers) for argument.
  21. 45'1 minute of added time.
  22. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 0-0 Exeter City.
  23. 46'The second half is under way.
  24. 48'Attempt saved. E. Sutherland (Exeter City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  25. 60'Yellow card for E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
  26. 61'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  27. 63'Attempt blocked. R. Cole (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  28. 64'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: R. Russell-Denny comes on for S. Forde.
  29. 66'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-0 Exeter City. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by A. Kilgour.
  30. 68'Substitution, Exeter City: A. Oluwabori comes on for J. Taylor.
  31. 69'Off the woodwork! J. Sparkes (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  32. 69'Corner, Exeter City.
  33. 73'Attempt missed. C. Kelly (Bristol Rovers), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  34. 75'Attempt missed. A. Oluwabori (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  35. 77'Substitution, Exeter City: G. Birch comes on for G. Edwards.
  36. 79'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: J. Quigley comes on for E. Harrison.
  37. 81'Attempt saved. R. Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  38. 82'Corner, Exeter City.
  39. 82'Attempt missed. K. Balmer (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.32.
  40. 84'Attempt blocked. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  41. 85'Substitution, Exeter City: J. Gordon comes on for J. Doyle-Hayes.
  42. 89'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: B. Kamwa comes on for F. Cavegn.
  43. 90'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: B. Purrington comes on for J. Sparkes.
  44. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  45. 90+3'Attempt missed. J. Quigley (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.27.
  46. 90+3'Attempt saved. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  47. 90+4'Attempt blocked. T. James (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  48. 90+4'Corner, Exeter City.
  49. 90+7'Attempt blocked. T. James (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  50. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 1-0 Exeter City.
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