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Bristol Rovers 1-2 Exeter City · League One

Bristol Rovers lost to Exeter City 1-2 in the League One. 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 One at Memorial Stadium in Bristol on Saturday, 12 April 2025.

Goalscorers

Bristol Rovers: R. Sotiriou 70'. Exeter City: C. Watts 11'; R. Cole 42'.

How the match went

The referee showed 5 yellow cards (1 for Bristol Rovers, 4 for Exeter City).

Line-ups

Bristol Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Jed Ward, Jack Hunt, James Wilson, Connor Taylor, Sil Swinkels, Romaine Sawyers, Matt Butcher, Kofi Shaw, Grant Ward, Ruel Sotiriou, Gatlin O'Donkor.

Exeter City started in a 4-1-4-1: Joe Whitworth, Jack McMillan, Ed Turns, Jack Fitzwater, Alex Hartridge, Kevin McDonald, Ilmari Niskanen, Reece Cole, Caleb Watts, Tony Yogane, Sonny Cox.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 11'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-1 Exeter City. C. Watts (Exeter City) scores.
  2. 42'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-2 Exeter City. R. Cole (Exeter City) scores, assisted by J. McMillan.
  3. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 0-2 Exeter City.
  4. 70'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-2 Exeter City. R. Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  5. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 1-2 Exeter City.
Full commentary (40 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Bristol Rovers vs Exeter City.
  2. 11'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-1 Exeter City. C. Watts (Exeter City) scores.
  3. 12'Attempt missed. G. O'Donkor (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.30.
  4. 21'Attempt saved. R. Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  5. 24'Attempt blocked. R. Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  6. 28'Attempt blocked. R. Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  7. 32'Yellow card for K. McDonald (Exeter City) for foul.
  8. 33'Attempt blocked. G. O'Donkor (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.15.
  9. 38'Attempt saved. R. Cole (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  10. 42'Goal! Bristol Rovers 0-2 Exeter City. R. Cole (Exeter City) scores, assisted by J. McMillan.
  11. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  12. 45'Half-time. Bristol Rovers 0-2 Exeter City.
  13. 46'The second half is under way.
  14. 46'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: L. Thomas comes on for G. Ward.
  15. 46'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: I. Hutchinson comes on for M. Butcher.
  16. 56'Yellow card for C. Watts (Exeter City) for foul.
  17. 59'Substitution, Exeter City: V. Harper comes on for T. Yogane.
  18. 59'Substitution, Exeter City: R. Woods comes on for K. McDonald.
  19. 59'Substitution, Exeter City: J. Colwill comes on for R. Cole.
  20. 60'Attempt missed. K. Shaw (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  21. 64'Attempt blocked. J. Colwill (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  22. 66'Attempt blocked. I. Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  23. 69'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: S. Sinclair comes on for S. Swinkels.
  24. 69'Substitution, Bristol Rovers: O. Dewsbury comes on for G. O'Donkor.
  25. 70'Goal! Bristol Rovers 1-2 Exeter City. R. Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers) scores.
  26. 72'Attempt missed. K. Shaw (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  27. 74'Substitution, Exeter City: E. Francis comes on for C. Watts.
  28. 77'Attempt blocked. R. Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  29. 79'Yellow card for J. Whitworth (Exeter City) for time wasting.
  30. 79'Attempt missed. C. Taylor (Bristol Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  31. 79'Attempt blocked. R. Sotiriou (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.12.
  32. 84'Attempt missed. J. Colwill (Exeter City), left-footed shot. xG 0.24.
  33. 85'Substitution, Exeter City: A. MacDonald comes on for S. Cox.
  34. 86'Attempt missed. I. Hutchinson (Bristol Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  35. 87'Yellow card for J. McMillan (Exeter City) for time wasting.
  36. 90'Attempt blocked. L. Thomas (Bristol Rovers), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  37. 90'8 minutes of added time.
  38. 90+1'Yellow card for R. Sawyers (Bristol Rovers) for argument.
  39. 90+3'Attempt missed. J. Wilson (Bristol Rovers), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  40. 90'Full-time. Bristol Rovers 1-2 Exeter City.
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