Bristol Rovers vs Plymouth

EFL Trophy - 1/8-finals 13 Jan 2026, 19:00
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
3–4
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Plymouth
Plymouth
🏟 Memorial Stadium

Match report

Plymouth edged past Bristol Rovers 4-3 in the EFL Trophy - 1/8-finals on 13 January 2026. It was 2-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Bristol Rovers had 17 shots to Plymouth's 17.

T. Cleverley was sent off in the 45+5th minute.

The match was played at Memorial Stadium.

Half-time 2-1 Shots 17 - 17 On target 7 - 7 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 9 - 19 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Shaqai Forde
Bristol Rovers · 1 goal
8 Fabrizio Cavegn 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Luke Thomas 1 goal
8 Lorent Tolaj 1 goal
8 Brendan Galloway 1 goal
First half vs second half
Bristol Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 13 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–8 13–9
Shots On Goal 2–3 5–4
Ball Possession 0–0 —
Corners 1–1 2–2
Attacks 45–40 51–31
Match statistics
3 Corners 3
3 Substitution 4
96 Attacks 71
52 Dangerous Attacks 54
6 On Target 7
11 Off Target 9
17 Shots Total 17
7 Shots On Goal 7
7 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 6
13 Shots Inside Box 12
4 Shots Outside Box 5
9 Fouls 19
3 Corners 3
2 Offsides 3
58% Ball Possession 42%
3 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 4
326 Passes Total 235
205 Passes Accurate 145
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-4-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol Rovers · 4-3-3
1 L. Southwood
2 J. Senior 4 T. Moore 5 A. Kilgour 3 J. Sparkes
22 K. Conteh 12 T. Lockyer 8 I. Hutchinson
7 S. Forde 29 F. Cavegn 11 L. Thomas
Plymouth · 4-4-2
21 L. Ashby-Hammond
8 J. Edwards 2 M. Ross 15 A. Mitchell 29 M. Sorinola
10 X. Amaechi 19 M. Boateng 4 B. Sarpong-Wiredu 28 R. Curtis
17 C. Watts 9 L. Tolaj
Bristol Rovers
Coach
Darrell James Clarke
Substitutes
  • 15 Ryan De Havilland
  • 17 Kofi Balmer
  • 19 Ellis Harrison
  • 13 Brad Young
  • 6 Clinton Mola
Plymouth
Coach
Thomas William Cleverley
Substitutes
  • 22 Brendan Galloway
  • 27 Aribim Pepple
  • 32 Joe Ralls
  • 7 Jamie Paterson
  • 1 Conor Hazard
  • 6 Kornél Szűcs
  • 39 Tegan Finn
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ B. Galloway ↓ M. Sorinola Plymouth
  • 59' ↑ A. Pepple ↓ C. Watts Plymouth
  • 72' ↑ J. Ralls ↓ B. Wiredu Plymouth
  • 75' ↑ R. De Havilland ↓ I. Hutchinson Bristol Rovers
  • 82' ↑ J. Paterson ↓ X. Amaechi Plymouth
  • 83' ↑ K. Balmer ↓ J. Senior Bristol Rovers
  • 83' ↑ E. Harrison ↓ L. Thomas Bristol Rovers
Cards
  • 45+5' T. Cleverley Plymouth
  • 62' I. Hutchinson Bristol Rovers
  • 65' M. Boateng Plymouth
  • 89' K. Balmer Bristol Rovers
  • 90+1' B. Galloway Plymouth
  • 90+6' T. Lockyer Bristol Rovers
Head-to-head
Bristol Rovers 3 1 draws 4 Plymouth
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Recent form
Bristol Rovers D W W W W
Plymouth D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol Rovers vs Plymouth?
Bristol Rovers lost 3-4 against Plymouth on 13 January 2026.
Who won Bristol Rovers vs Plymouth?
Plymouth won the match 4-3.
Where was Bristol Rovers vs Plymouth played?
The match was played at Memorial Stadium.