Bristol Rovers vs Colchester United

17 January 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Ben Toner

Full time 0 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

Owura Edwards 85’

Match summary

Colchester United beat Bristol Rovers 1-0 on the road, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

Owura Edwards put Colchester United ahead in the 85th minute.

Shots finished 10-5 to Colchester United, with 1 on target for Bristol Rovers and 2 for Colchester United.

Match stats

47% Possession 53%

6 Shots 9

1 Shots on target 2

4 Corners 5

293 Passes 329

60.4% Pass accuracy 71.4%

22 Tackles 9

22 Fouls 11

4 Yellow cards 2

1 Offsides 1

Key events

Bristol Rovers Colchester United

S. EvansManagerArgument

0’

Kick-off

7’

Frankie TerryEllis Iandolo

Joel SeniorFoul

28’

32’

Samson TovideShot on target

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

Ellis HarrisonKane Thompson-Sommers

59’

Kofi BalmerJoel Senior

59’

61’

Rob HuntFoul

Tom LockyerRiley Harbottle

66’

73’

Owura EdwardsKyreece Lisbie

Alfie KilgourFoul

73’

Isaac HutchinsonLuke Thomas

78’

85’

Owura EdwardsRight foot shot

0-1

Ellis HarrisonShot on target

87’

Jack SparkesFoul

89’

90+1’

John-Kymani GordonJack Payne

90+1’

Dominic GapeSamson Tovide

Tom LockyerArgument

90+3’

90+8’

Micah MbickFoul

Full-time0-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Colchester United attacking Bristol Rovers attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Bristol Rovers 4-3-3 Starting XI

Colchester United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Luke Southwood	90′	1	1	30	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Joel Senior Taken off	59′	–	1	–	1	1	16	2	–	–
Riley Harbottle Taken off	66′	3	–	–	5	1	19	2	–	–	–
Alfie Kilgour	90′	3	2	1	8	3	31	3	–	–
Jack Sparkes	90′	4	–	1	5	–	31	1	–	–
Kofi Balmer Came on as a substitute	31′	1	–	–	2	–	13	1	–	–	–
Tom Lockyer Came on as a substitute	24′	–	1	–	1	1	11	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Kane Thompson-Sommers Taken off	59′	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	2	1	2	–
Kamil Conteh	90′	–	–	31	–	–	3	2	6	3	–	–
Ryan De Havilland	90′	–	–	36	2	–	3	–	5	3	1	–
Shaqai Forde	90′	–	–	22	–	–	1	2	2	3	1	–
Luke Thomas Taken off	78′	–	–	17	–	–	4	1	5	1	–	–
Isaac Hutchinson Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	11	–	–	–	–	1	1	–	–

Forwards2 players


Fabrizio Cavegn	90′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	–
Ellis Harrison Came on as a substitute	31′	–	–	2	1	–	–	1	5	1	8	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Matt Macey	90′	1	0	24	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Kane Vincent-Young	90′	1	1	–	5	1	34	–	–	–	–
Jack Tucker	90′	1	1	1	4	3	47	–	–	–	–
Harvey Araujo	90′	–	1	–	5	2	55	1	–	–	–
Ellis Iandolo Taken off	7′	–	–	–	3	3	4	–	–	–	–
Rob Hunt	90′	–	–	–	7	5	15	1	–	–
Frankie Terry Came on as a substitute	83′	1	1	–	8	5	30	–	–	1	–

Midfielders5 players


Arthur Read	90′	–	–	45	2	–	4	2	8	2	2	–
Samson Tovide Taken off	89′	–	–	10	–	–	–	2	3	3	2	–
Jack Payne Taken off	89′	–	–	35	–	–	2	–	6	–	2	–
Kyreece Lisbie Taken off	73′	–	–	8	1	–	–	–	6	2	4	–
Owura Edwards Came on as a substitute	17′	1	–	7	–	–	–	1	–	–	–	–

Forwards1 player


Micah Mbick	90′	–	–	2	–	–	–	1	8	4	13

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Bristol Rovers win 35% Avg odds 2.69

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.27

Colchester United win 37% Avg odds 2.52

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Bristol Rovers L D L L W

Colchester United L W D D W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Colchester United 1-1 Bristol Rovers, 20 Sep 25 Next meeting: Bristol Rovers 2-0 Colchester United, 01 Sep 26 All Bristol Rovers vs Colchester United meetings

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