League Two

Grimsby 2-0 Bristol Rovers

Grimsby vs Bristol Rovers finished 2-0 in League Two. Key event: 10' Ben Purrington (Foul). Head to head: H2H last 2: 0-0-2. Home form: D D D D W; Away form: W W W D W. Also shown: timeline, team statistics, lineups, top players, recent team results.

GRI 2 - 0 Finished

Competition League Two Season 2026 Country England Venue Venue to confirm

Your time 12 Sep 2026, 11:30 Venue time 12 Sep 2026, 12:30 BST

Match preview 2 facts

Home form D D D D W 7 pts, goals 7-6, 1.40 scored/match, 1.20 conceded/match

Away form W W W D W 13 pts, goals 12-5, 2.40 scored/match, 1.00 conceded/match

Timeline 18 events

10' Yellow Ben Purrington BRI Foul

22' Goal Kieran Green 1–0 GRI Normal Goal

26' Sub Riley Harbottle BRI on for Ciaran Kelly

38' Yellow Shaqai Forde BRI Foul

40' Goal Géza Dávid Turi 2–0 GRI assist Charles Vernam · Normal Goal

45' Sub Bobby Kamwa BRI on for Jack Aitchison

45' Sub Fabrizio Cavegn BRI on for Joe Quigley

45' Sub Shaqai Forde BRI on for Ellis Harrison

64' Yellow Kieran Green GRI Argument

64' Yellow Kofi Balmer BRI Argument

68' Sub Harvey Rodgers GRI on for Edon Pruti

71' Yellow Charles Vernam GRI Foul

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74' Sub Andy Cook GRI on for Iwan Morgan

74' Sub Charles Vernam GRI on for Finn Cartwright

75' Red Tommy Leigh BRI Violent Conduct

78' Sub Richard Smallwood BRI on for Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny

88' Sub Sonny Finch GRI on for Ryley Reynolds

88' Sub Mark Shelton GRI on for Cian Doyle

Recent form

Showing 8 of 12 recent form matches.

Cheltenham 2 - 2 Grimsby

Bristol Rovers 1 - 0 Rotherham

Bristol Rovers 2 - 0 Colchester

Accrington ST 2 - 2 Grimsby

Grimsby 2 - 2 Fleetwood Town

Crawley Town 0 - 2 Bristol Rovers

Bristol Rovers 2 - 2 Chelsea U21

Walsall 0 - 0 Grimsby

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Bristol Rovers 5 - 3 Newport County

York 3 - 2 Bristol Rovers

Grimsby 1 - 0 Exeter City

Grimsby 1 - 3 Blackpool

Team statistics 11 metrics

52% Ball Possession 48%

52% 48%

8 Total Shots 3

72% 27%

3 Shots on Goal 1

75% 25%

8 Corner Kicks 8

50% 50%

9 Fouls 12

42% 57%

2 Yellow Cards 3

40% 60%

1 Goalkeeper Saves 1

50% 50%

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1 Blocked shots 1

3 Offsides 4

12 Free kicks 9

0 Red Cards 1

Lineups

42 D. Harrington GK

5 H. Rodgers DEF

2 M. Kacurri DEF

17 C. McJannet DEF

3 J. Sweeney DEF

15 G. Turi MID

10 S. Finch MID

4 K. Green MID

29 M. Shelton MID

30 C. Vernam MID

39 A. Cook FWD

1 Brad 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

Grimsby

4-1-4-1 · Manager D. Artell

42

D. Harrington GK 5

H. Rodgers DEF 2

M. Kacurri DEF 17

C. McJannet DEF 3

J. Sweeney DEF 15

G. Turi MID 10

S. Finch MID 4

K. Green MID 29

M. Shelton MID 30

C. Vernam MID 39

A. Cook FWD

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S. Auton GK 8 C Cian Doyle MID 9

Iwan Morgan FWD 26

E. Pruti DEF 7

J. Walker FWD 11

Ryley Reynolds MID 28

F. Cartwright MID

Bristol Rovers

4-2-3-1 · Manager S. Evans

1

Brad 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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17

C. Kelly DEF 9

J. Quigley FWD 8

R. Russell-Denny MID 11

J. Aitchison MID 19

E. Harrison FWD 27 P P. Sanyaolu MID 32 C Charlie Binns GK