Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers

29 August 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee L Doughty

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–2

  • Tom James 23’
  • Bobby Kamwa 41’

Match summary

Bristol Rovers took a 2-0 win at Crawley Town. Bristol Rovers led 2-0 at half-time.

Tom James put Bristol Rovers ahead with a direct free kick in the 23rd minute and Bobby Kamwa made it 0-2 in the 41st minute.

Shots finished 27-8 to Bristol Rovers, with 1 on target for Crawley Town and 5 for Bristol Rovers.

Match stats

60% Possession 40%
8 Shots 27
1 Shots on target 5
2 Corners 4
102 Attacks 109
44 Dangerous attacks 68
419 Passes 266
76.8% Pass accuracy 63.5%
13 Tackles 22
6 Fouls 16
3 Yellow cards 4
2 Offsides 5

Key events

Crawley Town Bristol Rovers
Kick-off
15’
Ben PurringtonShot on target
23’
Tom JamesFree Kick0-1 (Bristol Rovers)
29’
Tommy LeighTime wasting
31’
41’
Bobby KamwaRight foot shot0-2 (Bristol Rovers)
43’
Half-time0-2
48’
Second half underway
68’
Tom JamesFoul
Jude ArthursShot on target
78’
81’
89’
90+2’
Tommy LeighShot on target
90+2’
Ellis HarrisonShot on target
Full-time0-2

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol Rovers attacking Crawley Town attacking 
4’ Riley Harbottle (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, blocked 4’ Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, blocked 8’ Johnny Russell (Crawley Town), open play, off target 11’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 11’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 11’ Osman Kamara (Crawley Town), open play, blocked 13’ Bobby Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 13’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 14’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 15’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 15’ Ben Purrington (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 15’ Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 23’ Tom James (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, goal 26’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 26’ Riley Harbottle (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 36’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 38’ Osman Kamara (Crawley Town), open play, off target 41’ Bobby Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 46’ Klaudio Krasniqi (Crawley Town), open play, off target 46’ Klaudio Krasniqi (Crawley Town), open play, blocked 49’ Bobby Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 56’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 58’ Richard Smallwood (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 59’ Kofi Balmer (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, blocked 63’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 63’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 68’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 72’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 78’ Jude Arthurs (Crawley Town), from a corner, saved 78’ Johnny Russell (Crawley Town), from a corner, off target 80’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 81’ Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 85’ Dylan Morgan (Crawley Town), open play, off target 90+2’ Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+2’ Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers), set piece, saved 4’ Riley Harbottle (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, blocked 4’ Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, blocked 8’ Johnny Russell (Crawley Town), open play, off target 11’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 11’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 11’ Osman Kamara (Crawley Town), open play, blocked 13’ Bobby Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 13’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 14’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 15’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 15’ Ben Purrington (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 15’ Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 23’ Tom James (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, goal 26’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 26’ Riley Harbottle (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 36’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 38’ Osman Kamara (Crawley Town), open play, off target 41’ Bobby Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), open play, goal 46’ Klaudio Krasniqi (Crawley Town), open play, off target 46’ Klaudio Krasniqi (Crawley Town), open play, blocked 49’ Bobby Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 56’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 58’ Richard Smallwood (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 59’ Kofi Balmer (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, blocked 63’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 63’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 68’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 72’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 78’ Jude Arthurs (Crawley Town), from a corner, saved 78’ Johnny Russell (Crawley Town), from a corner, off target 80’ Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 81’ Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers), from a corner, off target 85’ Dylan Morgan (Crawley Town), open play, off target 90+2’ Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+2’ Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers), set piece, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Crawley Town 4-4-2 Starting XI
Michalski
Farquharson
Barker
Russell 80’
Odimayo 46’
Kamara 80’
Adeyemo 57’
Arthurs
Krasniqi 57’
Watson
Aderoju
Bristol Rovers 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Young
Purrington
Balmer
Harbottle
James
Mola
Smallwood
Kamwa
Leigh 90’
Forde
Cavegn 90’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 3 2 51 1 – – – –
Defenders6 players
Akin Odimayo Taken off
45′ – 1 1 3 3 18 – – – –
90′ 3 1 1 8 1 63 1 – – –
90′ 1 1 1 7 6 76 – – – –
Johnny Russell Taken off
80′ 1 – 1 6 2 15 1 – – –
Ty Ewens-Findlay Came on as a substitute
33′ 1 – – 3 2 16 – – – –
Lewis Richards Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 1 – – 2 – – – –
Midfielders5 players
Ade Adeyemo Taken off
57′ – – 16 1 – 1 1 1 1 – –
90′ – – 65 1 – 1 – 4 – 2 –
Klaudio Krasniqi Taken off
57′ – – 33 1 – 1 1 4 1 1
Osman Kamara Taken off
80′ – – 10 – – 2 – 3 – – –
Dylan Morgan Came on as a substitute
45′ – – 10 1 – – – 7 1 2
Forwards4 players
90′ – – – – – – – 3 2 28
90′ – – – – – – – 7 3 10 –
Danilo Orsi-Dadomo Came on as a substitute
33′ – – – – – – – – – 4 –
Gianmarco Di Biase Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – – 1 1 2 –
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

Crawley Town win 22% Avg odds 4.22
Draw 24% Avg odds 3.88
Bristol Rovers win 54% Avg odds 1.73

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

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