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Bristol Rovers 1-0 Shrewsbury Town · League Two

Bristol Rovers beat Shrewsbury Town 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 Shrewsbury Town met in the League Two at Memorial Stadium in Bristol on Tuesday, 17 March 2026.

Goalscorers

Bristol Rovers: T. Leigh 79'. Shrewsbury Town did not score.

How the match went

Bristol Rovers saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Bristol Rovers had 8 shots with 2 on target, Shrewsbury Town 5 with 1 on target. There were 3 corners in total, 3 to Bristol Rovers and 0 to Shrewsbury Town. Bristol Rovers conceded 11 fouls, Shrewsbury Town 10. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Bristol Rovers, 2 for Shrewsbury Town).

Line-ups

Bristol Rovers started in a 3-4-1-2: Brad Young, Kofi Balmer, Alfie Kilgour, Riley Harbottle, Joel Senior, Clinton Mola, Richard Smallwood, Jack Sparkes, Tommy Leigh, Fabrizio Cavegn, Joe Quigley.

Shrewsbury Town started in a 5-4-1: Matthew Cox, Ismeal Kabia, Tom Anderson, William Boyle, Sam Stubbs, Kevin Berkoe, Thomas Sang, Nick Freeman, Anthony Scully, Iwan Morgan, George Lloyd.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 0-0 Shrewsbury Town.
  2. 79'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-0 Shrewsbury Town. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  3. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 1-0 Shrewsbury Town.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury Town.
  2. 0'Yellow card for G. Cowan (Shrewsbury Town) for argument.
  3. 3'Attempt missed. W. Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), header. xG 0.09.
  4. 6'Attempt missed. I. Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  5. 15'Attempt missed. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
  6. 25'Attempt missed. K. Balmer (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  7. 27'Attempt missed. I. Morgan (Shrewsbury Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  8. 33'Attempt missed. G. Lloyd (Shrewsbury Town), header. xG 0.03.
  9. 38'Yellow card for R. Harbottle (Bristol Rovers) for foul.
  10. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  11. 45+1'Attempt missed. J. Quigley (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  12. 45+4'Attempt missed. J. Quigley (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.28.
  13. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 0-0 Shrewsbury Town.
  14. 46'The second half is under way.
  15. 58'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: T. S. Ogunsuyi comes on for I. Morgan.
  16. 63'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: E. Harrison comes on for J. Quigley.
  17. 63'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: Y. Akhamrich comes on for F. Cavegn.
  18. 63'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: L. Thomas comes on for R. Harbottle.
  19. 69'Attempt missed. Y. Akhamrich (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  20. 72'Attempt missed. Y. Akhamrich (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  21. 79'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-0 Shrewsbury Town. T. Leigh (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  22. 80'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: T. McDermott comes on for N. Freeman.
  23. 83'Attempt saved. T. S. Ogunsuyi (Shrewsbury Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  24. 86'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: K. Thompson-Sommers comes on for T. Leigh.
  25. 88'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: W. Gray comes on for A. Scully.
  26. 89'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: M. Benning comes on for S. Stubbs.
  27. 90'10 minutes of added time.
  28. 90+9'Attempt saved. Y. Akhamrich (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.01.
  29. 90+11'Yellow card for T. McDermott (Shrewsbury Town) for argument.
  30. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 1-0 Shrewsbury Town.
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