League Two

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Colchester

Bristol Rovers vs Colchester finished 2-0 in League Two. Key event: 22' Thomas James (Dissent). Head to head: H2H last 4: 1-2-1. Home form: W D W L L; Away form: W W D L L. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

BRI 2 - 0 Finished

Competition League Two Season 2026 Country England Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 01 Sep 2026, 18:45 Venue time 01 Sep 2026, 19:45 BST

Match preview 2 facts

Home form W D W L L 7 pts, goals 11-9, 2.20 scored/match, 1.80 conceded/match

Away form W W D L L 7 pts, goals 5-6, 1.00 scored/match, 1.20 conceded/match

Timeline 14 events

22' Yellow Thomas James BRI Dissent

27' Goal Thomas James 1–0 BRI Normal Goal

35' Yellow Jack Tucker COL Argument

43' Sub Kofi Balmer BRI on for Ciaran Kelly

45' Sub Frankie Terry COL on for Kane Vincent-Young

45' Sub Paul Digby COL on for Moses Sesay

46+1' Yellow Tommy Leigh BRI Foul

61' Sub Jaden Williams COL on for K. Kouassi

66' Sub Fabrizio Cavegn BRI on for Ellis Harrison

69' Sub Oscar thorn COL on for Bradley ihionvein

76' Sub Bobby Kamwa BRI on for Jack Aitchison

79' Yellow Richard Smallwood BRI Foul

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85' Sub Robert Donald Hunt COL on for Leon Chiwome

93+3' Goal Ellis Harrison 2–0BRI assist Tommy Leigh · Normal Goal

Recent form

Showing 8 of 12 recent form matches.

Colchester 1 - 1 Crewe

Grimsby 2 - 0 Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers 1 - 0 Rotherham

Swindon Town 3 - 1 Colchester

Crawley Town 0 - 2 Bristol Rovers

Colchester 1 - 0 Rochdale

Bristol Rovers 2 - 2 Chelsea U21

Colchester 2 - 1 Oldham

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Bristol Rovers 5 - 3 Newport County

York 3 - 2 Bristol Rovers

Accrington ST 2 - 2 Colchester

Colchester 0 - 2 Southampton

Team statistics 11 metrics

49% Ball Possession 51%

49% 51%

25 Total Shots 13

65% 34%

8 Shots on Goal 1

88% 11%

3 Corner Kicks 2

60% 40%

17 Fouls 9

65% 34%

3 Yellow Cards 1

75% 25%

1 Goalkeeper Saves 6

14% 85%

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7 Blocked shots 10

1 Offsides 1

7 Free kicks 16

0 Red Cards 0

Lineups

1 B. Young GK

2 T. James DEF

4 K. Balmer DEF

26 R. Harbottle DEF

14 B. Purrington DEF

21 R. Smallwood MID

6 C. Mola MID

7 S. Forde MID

24 T. Leigh MID

10 B. Kamwa MID

29 F. Cavegn FWD

22 T. Lo-Tutala GK

2 R. Hunt DEF

5 J. Tucker DEF

20 S. Raggett DEF

24 F. Terry DEF

3 E. Iandolo DEF

27 O. Thorn MID

6 P. Digby MID

10 J. Payne MID

7 H. Anderson MID

17 J. Williams FWD

Bristol Rovers

4-2-3-1 · Manager Steve Evans

1

B. Young GK 2

T. James DEF 4

K. Balmer DEF 26

R. Harbottle DEF 14

B. Purrington DEF 21

R. Smallwood MID 6

C. Mola MID 7

S. Forde MID 24

T. Leigh MID 10

B. Kamwa MID 29

F. Cavegn FWD

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32 C C. Binns GK 17

C. Kelly DEF 11

J. Aitchison MID 8

R. Russell-Denny MID 27 P P. Sanyaolu MID 19

E. Harrison FWD 9

J. Quigley FWD

Colchester

5-4-1 · Manager Danny Cowley

22

T. Lo-Tutala GK 2

R. Hunt DEF 5

J. Tucker DEF 20

S. Raggett DEF 24

F. Terry DEF 3

E. Iandolo DEF 27

O. Thorn MID 6

P. Digby MID 10

J. Payne MID 7

H. Anderson MID 17

J. Williams FWD

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T. Smith GK 30

K. Vincent-Young DEF 44

S. Kuffour DEF 14

K. Kouassi FWD 9

B. Ihionvien FWD 11

L. Chiwome FWD 12

M. Sesay MID