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Bristol Rovers 3-1 Grimsby Town · League Two

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

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Match report

Bristol Rovers and Grimsby Town met in the League Two at Memorial Stadium in Bristol on Saturday, 21 February 2026.

Goalscorers

Bristol Rovers: K. Balmer 2'; J. Quigley 7'; Y. Akhamrich 63'. Grimsby Town: A. Cook 38'.

How the match went

Grimsby Town saw more of the ball, 63% of it. Bristol Rovers had 18 shots with 3 on target, Grimsby Town 9 with 6 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 5 to Bristol Rovers and 4 to Grimsby Town. Bristol Rovers conceded 18 fouls, Grimsby Town 12. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (3 for Bristol Rovers, 0 for Grimsby Town).

Line-ups

Bristol Rovers started in a 4-3-1-2: Brad Young, Joel Senior, Kofi Balmer, Alfie Kilgour, Clinton Mola, Ryan De Havilland, Richard Smallwood, Kane Thompson-Sommers, Yusuf Akhamrich, Ellis Harrison, Joe Quigley.

Grimsby Town started in a 4-1-3-2: Jackson Smith, Harvey Rodgers, Samuel Lavelle, Cameron McJannett, Reece Staunton, George James McEachran, Jamie Walker, Kieran Green, Charles Vernam, Jaze Kabia, Andy Cook.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 2'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-0 Grimsby Town. K. Balmer (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  2. 7'Goal! Bristol Rovers 2-0 Grimsby Town. J. Quigley (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by Y. Akhamrich.
  3. 38'Goal! Bristol Rovers 2-1 Grimsby Town. A. Cook (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by C. Vernam.
  4. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 2-1 Grimsby Town.
  5. 63'Goal! Bristol Rovers 3-1 Grimsby Town. Y. Akhamrich (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  6. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 3-1 Grimsby Town.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: Bristol Rovers vs Grimsby Town.
  2. 2'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-0 Grimsby Town. K. Balmer (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  3. 7'Goal! Bristol Rovers 2-0 Grimsby Town. J. Quigley (Bristol Rovers) scores, assisted by Y. Akhamrich.
  4. 10'Attempt saved. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  5. 11'Attempt blocked. R. D. Havilland (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  6. 16'Attempt missed. K. Green (Grimsby Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  7. 17'Attempt blocked. Y. Akhamrich (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  8. 18'Attempt blocked. C. Mola (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  9. 28'Attempt blocked. J. Kabia (Grimsby Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  10. 31'Attempt blocked. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  11. 35'Attempt saved. C. Vernam (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  12. 38'Goal! Bristol Rovers 2-1 Grimsby Town. A. Cook (Grimsby Town) scores, assisted by C. Vernam.
  13. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  14. 45+1'Yellow card for C. Mola (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
  15. 45+4'Attempt saved. J. Walker (Grimsby Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  16. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 2-1 Grimsby Town.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 50'Attempt blocked. R. D. Havilland (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  19. 51'Yellow card for E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers) for persistent fouling.
  20. 55'Attempt blocked. K. Balmer (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  21. 63'Goal! Bristol Rovers 3-1 Grimsby Town. Y. Akhamrich (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  22. 63'Attempt blocked. K. Thompson-Sommers (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  23. 63'Attempt blocked. Y. Akhamrich (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  24. 66'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: L. Thomas comes on for K. Thompson-Sommers.
  25. 66'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: P. Omochere comes on for J. Quigley.
  26. 69'Substitution, Grimsby Town: D. Burns comes on for C. McJannett.
  27. 69'Attempt missed. P. Omochere (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
  28. 70'Attempt missed. E. Harrison (Bristol Rovers), header. xG 0.16.
  29. 70'Attempt blocked. P. Omochere (Bristol Rovers), header. xG 0.08.
  30. 71'Yellow card for R. Smallwood (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
  31. 76'Attempt missed. Y. Akhamrich (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  32. 79'Substitution, Grimsby Town: G. D. Turi comes on for K. Green.
  33. 80'Substitution, Grimsby Town: J. Amaluzor comes on for J. Walker.
  34. 82'Attempt missed. S. Lavelle (Grimsby Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
  35. 83'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: F. Cavegn comes on for E. Harrison.
  36. 85'Attempt blocked. K. Balmer (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
  37. 89'Substitution, Grimsby Town: T. Sellars-Fleming comes on for C. Vernam.
  38. 89'Attempt saved. A. Cook (Grimsby Town), header from a corner. xG 0.16.
  39. 90'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: M. Rijks comes on for Y. Akhamrich.
  40. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  41. 90+1'Attempt missed. F. Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  42. 90+3'Attempt missed. P. Omochere (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.74.
  43. 90+5'Attempt saved. A. Cook (Grimsby Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  44. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 3-1 Grimsby Town.
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