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Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Bristol Rovers · League Two

Crewe Alexandra beat Bristol Rovers 3-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Crewe Alexandra and Bristol Rovers met in the League Two at Alexandra Stadium in Crewe on Saturday, 3 October 2026.

Goalscorers

Crewe Alexandra: J. Lankester 1', 21'; J. Gibson 66'. Bristol Rovers: B. Kamwa 90'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Crewe Alexandra had 9 shots with 4 on target, Bristol Rovers 15 with 4 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 3 to Crewe Alexandra and 5 to Bristol Rovers. Crewe Alexandra conceded 13 fouls, Bristol Rovers 23. The referee showed 8 yellow cards (4 for Crewe Alexandra, 4 for Bristol Rovers).

Line-ups

Crewe Alexandra started in a 4-2-3-1: Tom Booth, Lewis Billington, Luke Offord, Joshua Stephenson, Kyle Ure, Owen Lunt, Joe White, Jack Lankester, Joel Tabiner, Josh March, Adrien Thibaut.

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, Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny, Bobby Kamwa, Ellis Harrison.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 1'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Bristol Rovers. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by J. Tabiner.
  2. 21'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Bristol Rovers. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra) converts the penalty.
  3. 45'Half-time. Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Bristol Rovers.
  4. 66'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Bristol Rovers. J. Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by J. March.
  5. 90+2'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Bristol Rovers. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by C. Mola.
  6. 90'Full-time. Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Bristol Rovers.
Full commentary (56 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Crewe Alexandra vs Bristol Rovers.
  2. 1'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Bristol Rovers. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by J. Tabiner.
  3. 3'Off the woodwork! C. Kelly (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  4. 3'Attempt blocked. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  5. 3'Attempt blocked. J. Sparkes (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  6. 8'Yellow card for J. March (Crewe Alexandra) for argument.
  7. 8'Yellow card for T. James (Bristol Rovers) for argument.
  8. 9'Attempt missed. J. White (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  9. 10'Yellow card for J. Stephenson (Crewe Alexandra) for foul.
  10. 18'Attempt missed. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  11. 19'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
  12. 21'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Bristol Rovers. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra) converts the penalty.
  13. 24'Attempt blocked. A. Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  14. 24'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
  15. 26'Attempt blocked. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
  16. 28'Attempt blocked. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  17. 28'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
  18. 30'Yellow card for C. Kelly (Bristol Rovers) for argument.
  19. 35'Attempt saved. J. Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  20. 38'Yellow card for O. Lunt (Crewe Alexandra) for argument.
  21. 41'Attempt blocked. J. Sparkes (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  22. 41'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  23. 42'Attempt blocked. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.13.
  24. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  25. 45'Half-time. Crewe Alexandra 2-0 Bristol Rovers.
  26. 46'The second half is under way.
  27. 46'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: S. Forde comes on for R. Russell-Denny.
  28. 46'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: B. Purrington comes on for J. Sparkes.
  29. 46'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: P. Sanyaolu comes on for A. Kilgour.
  30. 46'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: K. Gough comes on for R. Smallwood.
  31. 47'Attempt blocked. J. Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
  32. 48'Attempt missed. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), header from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  33. 50'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: J. Gibson comes on for J. Tabiner.
  34. 50'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  35. 51'Attempt missed. K. Balmer (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  36. 52'Attempt saved. P. Sanyaolu (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.44.
  37. 52'Attempt saved. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  38. 60'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  39. 61'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  40. 61'Attempt blocked. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  41. 62'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: C. Thomas comes on for J. Lankester.
  42. 63'Corner, Bristol Rovers.
  43. 66'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 3-0 Bristol Rovers. J. Gibson (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by J. March.
  44. 69'Offside, Bristol Rovers.
  45. 74'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: J. Quigley comes on for E. Harrison.
  46. 75'Attempt missed. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), header. xG 0.05.
  47. 76'Offside, Crewe Alexandra.
  48. 77'Yellow card for K. Gough (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
  49. 79'Yellow card for C. Thomas (Crewe Alexandra) for foul.
  50. 81'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: C. McNeill comes on for A. Thibaut.
  51. 81'Attempt blocked. K. Gough (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  52. 84'Attempt saved. J. Quigley (Bristol Rovers), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  53. 89'Yellow card for C. Mola (Bristol Rovers) for argument.
  54. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  55. 90+2'Goal! Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Bristol Rovers. B. Kamwa (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by C. Mola.
  56. 90'Full-time. Crewe Alexandra 3-1 Bristol Rovers.
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