Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury Town

17 March 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee David Rock

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Tommy Leigh 79’

Match summary

Bristol Rovers beat Shrewsbury Town 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Tommy Leigh put Bristol Rovers ahead in the 79th minute.

Shots finished 8-5 to Bristol Rovers, with 2 on target for Bristol Rovers and 1 for Shrewsbury Town.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%

8 Shots 5

2 Shots on target 1

3 Corners 0

312 Passes 255

62.2% Pass accuracy 52.5%

14 Tackles 12

11 Fouls 10

1 Yellow cards 1

6 Offsides 3

Key events

Bristol Rovers Shrewsbury Town

0’

G. CowanManagerArgument

Kick-off

Riley HarbottleFoul

38’

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

58’

Trey Samuel OgunsuyiIwan Morgan

Ellis HarrisonJoe Quigley

63’

Yusuf AkhamrichFabrizio Cavegn

63’

Luke ThomasRiley Harbottle

63’

Tommy LeighRight foot shot

1-0

79’

80’

Tommy McDermottNick Freeman

83’

Trey Samuel OgunsuyiShot on target

Kane Thompson-SommersTommy Leigh

86’

88’

Will GrayAnthony Scully

89’

Mal BenningSam Stubbs

Yusuf AkhamrichShot on target

90+9’

90+11’

Tommy McDermottArgument

Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Shrewsbury Town attacking Bristol Rovers attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Bristol Rovers 3-4-1-2 Starting XI

Shrewsbury Town 5-4-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Brad Young	90′	1	0	32	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Kofi Balmer	90′	–	–	–	1	1	35	–	–	–	–
Alfie Kilgour	90′	1	–	–	6	2	28	1	–	–	–
Riley Harbottle Taken off	63′	1	–	–	6	4	25	1	–	–
Clinton Mola	90′	1	1	–	4	2	23	–	–	–	–
Jack Sparkes	90′	1	2	–	5	2	28	1	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Joel Senior	90′	–	–	23	1	–	2	–	5	1	–	–
Richard Smallwood	90′	–	–	44	1	–	3	2	6	2	1	–
Tommy Leigh Taken off	86′	1	–	25	1	–	2	1	2	–	–	–
Luke Thomas Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	9	–	–	3	–	5	–	–	–
Kane Thompson-Sommers Came on as a substitute	4′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Fabrizio Cavegn Taken off	63′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	2	–
Joe Quigley Taken off	63′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	11	1	25	–
Ellis Harrison Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	2	5	–
Yusuf Akhamrich Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	3	1	–	–	–	–	–	7	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Matthew Cox	90′	1	1	45	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Tom Anderson	90′	1	4	–	13	10	27	1	–	–	–
William Boyle	90′	–	2	–	8	7	25	1	–	–	–
Sam Stubbs Taken off	89′	1	–	–	8	5	23	1	–	–	–
Mal Benning Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	2	2	7	–	–	–	–

Midfielders9 players


Ismeal Kabia	90′	–	–	16	–	–	1	–	4	2	–	–
Kevin Berkoe	90′	–	–	17	–	–	1	–	2	–	1	–
Thomas Sang	90′	–	–	20	1	–	1	–	2	–	–	–
Nick Freeman Taken off	80′	–	–	19	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
Anthony Scully Taken off	88′	–	–	18	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Iwan Morgan Taken off	58′	–	–	13	–	–	–	2	2	–	1	–
Trey Samuel Ogunsuyi Came on as a substitute	32′	–	–	7	–	–	2	–	4	–	–	–
Tommy McDermott Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	4	–	–	4	–	4	–	–
Will Gray Came on as a substitute	2′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–

Forwards1 player


George Lloyd	90′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	7	3	10	–

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 46% Avg odds 2.01

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.26

Shrewsbury Town win 25% Avg odds 3.67

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

Form going into the game

Bristol Rovers W D W W L

Shrewsbury Town W W L W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Shrewsbury Town 0-3 Bristol Rovers, 01 Jan 26 Next meeting: Shrewsbury Town 1-0 Bristol Rovers, 17 Oct 26 All Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury Town meetings

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