Bristol Rovers 2–0 Colchester United

BRRBristol Rovers

2–0

Full Time

COCColchester United

Tom James 27′
Ellis Harrison 90+3′ · assist Tommy Leigh

Tuesday 1 September at 19:45 · Memorial Stadium · Referee Alex Chilowicz

Match stats

50%Possession50%

25Shots13

8Shots on target1

2Big chances0

3Corners2

409Passes421

76%Pass accuracy79%

22Tackles14

4Interceptions10

1Saves6

15Fouls7

0Offsides1

3Yellow cards1

How it happened

22′Tom James · home
27′Tom James · home
35′Jack Tucker · away
43′Ciarán Kelly on for Kofi Balmer · home
45+1′Tommy Leigh · home
46′Moses Sesay on

Line-ups

Bristol Rovers4-2-3-13-4-2-1Colchester United

Next meetingColchester United v Bristol RoversTue, 9 Feb 2027

Previous meetings · last 5

1

Bristol Rovers

2

Draws

2

Colchester United

for Paul Digby

· away

46′Kane Vincent-Young on for Frankie Terry · away

61′Kylian Kouassi on for Jaden Williams · away

66′Ellis Harrison on for Fabrizio Cavegn · home

69′Bradley Ihionvien on for Oscar Thorn · away

76′Jack Aitchison on for Bobby Kamwa · home

79′Richard Smallwood · home

85′Leon Chiwome on for Rob Hunt · away

90+3′Ellis Harrison · assist Tommy Leigh · home

BRRBristol Rovers4-2-3-1

1Brad Young
2Tom James
4Kofi Balmer▾ 43′ (Kelly on)
26Riley Harbottle
14Ben Purrington
21Richard Smallwood
6Clinton Mola
7Shaq Forde
24Tommy LeighA
10Bobby Kamwa▾ 76′ (Aitchison on)
29Fabrizio Cavegn▾ 66′ (Harrison on)

11Jack Aitchison▴ 76′ for Kamwa

17Ciarán Kelly▴ 43′ for Balmer

19Ellis Harrison▴ 66′ for Cavegn

Bench: Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny, Joe Quigley, Philip Sanyaolu, Charlie Binns

COCColchester United3-4-2-1

22Thimothée Lo-Tutala
5Jack Tucker
20Sean Raggett
24Frankie Terry▾ 46′ (Vincent-Young on)
2Rob Hunt▾ 85′ (Chiwome on)
6Paul Digby▾ 46′ (Sesay on)
10Jack Payne
3Ellis Iandolo
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Bristol Rovers

May 2011Colchester United2–1Bristol Rovers

We go again

Oscar Thorn

▾ 69′ (Ihionvien on)

7Harry Anderson

17Jaden Williams▾ 61′ (Kouassi on)

9Bradley Ihionvien▴ 69′ for Thorn

11Leon Chiwome▴ 85′ for Hunt

12Moses Sesay▴ 46′ for Digby

14Kylian Kouassi▴ 61′ for Williams

30Kane Vincent-Young▴ 46′ for Terry

Bench: Tom Smith, Samuel Kuffour Jr.