Bristol Rovers vs Crewe

League Two 7 Mar 2026, 15:00
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Crewe
Crewe
🏟 Memorial Stadium 👤 E. Duckworth Round 36

Match report

Bristol Rovers edged past Crewe 2-1 in the League Two on 7 March 2026.

Bristol Rovers dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 14 shots to Crewe's 14.

The match was played at Memorial Stadium, with E. Duckworth in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 67% - 33% Shots 14 - 14 On target 2 - 3 Corners 7 - 7 Fouls 8 - 13 Yellow cards 7
9
Player of the match
Tommy Leigh
Bristol Rovers · 2 goals
8 Kofi Balmer captained the side
8 Richard Smallwood captained the side
8 Jack Powell captained the side
7 Brad Young captained the side
First half vs second half
Bristol Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–9 10–5
Shots On Goal 0–2 2–1
Ball Possession 55–45 —
Corners 0–5 7–2
Attacks 59–30 47–36
Match statistics
7 Corners 7
4 Substitution 4
106 Attacks 66
63 Dangerous Attacks 51
2 On Target 3
12 Off Target 10
67% Ball Possession 33%
14 Shots Total 14
2 Shots On Goal 3
5 Shots Off Goal 1
7 Shots Blocked 10
5 Shots Inside Box 10
9 Shots Outside Box 4
8 Fouls 13
7 Corners 7
2 Offsides 4
57% Ball Possession 43%
3 Yellow Cards 4
2 Saves 0
357 Passes Total 265
252 Passes Accurate 165
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol Rovers · 4-4-2
13 B. Young
2 J. Senior 17 K. Balmer 5 A. Kilgour 3 J. Sparkes
10 Y. Akhamrich 36 R. Smallwood 6 C. Mola 14 K. Thompson-Sommers
27 J. Quigley 19 E. Harrison
Crewe · 3-4-2-1
41 I. Lawlor
18 J. Connolly 5 M. Demetriou 25 A. Pond
2 L. Billington 8 C. Thomas 23 J. Powell 3 R. Hutchinson
26 T. O'Reilly 17 M. Holíček
24 J. March
Bristol Rovers
Coach
Steve Evans
Substitutes
  • 15 Ryan De Havilland
  • 24 Tommy Leigh
  • 29 Fabrizio Cavegn
  • 11 Luke Thomas
  • 1 Luke Southwood
  • 12 Tom Lockyer
  • 35 Mees Rijks
Crewe
Coach
Lee Bell
Substitutes
  • 6 Max Sanders
  • 20 Calum Agius
  • 9 Omar Bogle
  • 7 Jack Lankester
  • 1 Tom Booth
  • 14 Charlie Finney
  • 29 Adrien Thibaut
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ R. De Havilland ↓ Y. Akhamrich Bristol Rovers
  • 46' ↑ T. Leigh ↓ K. Thompson-Sommers Bristol Rovers
  • 46' ↑ F. Cavegn ↓ E. Harrison Bristol Rovers
  • 62' ↑ M. H. Sanders ↓ C. Thomas Crewe
  • 62' ↑ C. Agius ↓ J. Powell Crewe
  • 63' ↑ O. Bogle ↓ J. March Crewe
  • 73' ↑ J. Lankester ↓ T. O'Reilly Crewe
  • 78' ↑ L. Thomas ↓ R. Smallwood Bristol Rovers
Cards
  • 30' L. Billington Crewe
  • 33' E. Harrison Bristol Rovers
  • 84' M. H. Sanders Crewe
  • 90+5' J. Connolly Crewe
  • 90+6' K. Balmer Bristol Rovers
  • 90+6' C. Mola Bristol Rovers
  • 90+6' O. Bogle Crewe
Head-to-head
Bristol Rovers 2 1 draws 2 Crewe
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2021-05-01 Bristol Rovers vs Crewe Alexandra 0 - 1
2021-01-19 Crewe Alexandra vs Bristol Rovers 3 - 2
Recent form
Bristol Rovers D W W W W
Crewe D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol Rovers vs Crewe?
Bristol Rovers won 2-1 against Crewe on 7 March 2026.
Who won Bristol Rovers vs Crewe?
Bristol Rovers won the match 2-1.
Where was Bristol Rovers vs Crewe played?
The match was played at Memorial Stadium.
Who had more possession in Bristol Rovers vs Crewe?
Bristol Rovers had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.