Shrewsbury Town vs Bristol Rovers

17 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee B Toner

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • George Lloyd 77’ (pen)

Match summary

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

George Lloyd put Shrewsbury Town ahead from the penalty spot in the 77th minute.

Shots finished 10-8 to Shrewsbury Town, with 3 on target for Shrewsbury Town and 1 for Bristol Rovers. Shrewsbury Town had 2 players sent off.

Match stats

45% Possession 55%
10 Shots 8
3 Shots on target 1
6 Corners 3
89 Attacks 121
37 Dangerous attacks 44
280 Passes 344
60.4% Pass accuracy 66.3%
5 Tackles 11
15 Fouls 15
2 Yellow cards 3
2 Red cards 0
1 Offsides 4

Key events

Shrewsbury Town Bristol Rovers
Kick-off
Corner
2’
Corner
2’
10’
Shaqai FordeFoul
12’
Corner
Josh RuffelsFoul
16’
Corner
17’
34’
S. EvansManagerArgument
39’
Corner
George LloydFoul
43’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Corner
53’
Sam StubbsShot on target
54’
Corner
54’
Corner
56’
58’
Arvin AppiahBobby Kamwa
58’
Joe QuigleyRichard Smallwood
64’
Keenan GoughFoul
68’
Reiss-Alexander Russell-DennyClinton Mola
73’
Jack SparkesCiaran Kelly
George LloydPenalty1-0 (Shrewsbury Town)
77’
Jay Turner-CookeFoul
80’
Kian McMahon-BrownShot on target
80’
82’
Corner
Will GrayKian McMahon-Brown
84’
Isaac FletcherJosh Davison
84’
88’
Ben PurringtonFoul
Isaac FletcherFoul
90+4’
90+6’
Fabrizio CavegnShot on target
Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Bristol Rovers attacking Shrewsbury Town attacking 
1’ George Lloyd (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, off target 3’ Sam Stubbs (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, off target 6’ Josh Ruffels (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, off target 8’ William Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, blocked 8’ Josh Davison (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, blocked 10’ Kian McMahon-Brown (Shrewsbury Town), direct free kick, blocked 18’ Sam Stubbs (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, off target 25’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 41’ Tom James (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 42’ Bobby Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 54’ Sam Stubbs (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, saved 61’ Arvin Appiah (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 77’ George Lloyd (Shrewsbury Town), penalty, goal 80’ Kian McMahon-Brown (Shrewsbury Town), open play, saved 82’ Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 90+6’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+7’ Arvin Appiah (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 90+8’ Tom James (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 1’ George Lloyd (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, off target 3’ Sam Stubbs (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, off target 6’ Josh Ruffels (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, off target 8’ William Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, blocked 8’ Josh Davison (Shrewsbury Town), set piece, blocked 10’ Kian McMahon-Brown (Shrewsbury Town), direct free kick, blocked 18’ Sam Stubbs (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, off target 25’ Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target 41’ Tom James (Bristol Rovers), direct free kick, blocked 42’ Bobby Kamwa (Bristol Rovers), set piece, blocked 54’ Sam Stubbs (Shrewsbury Town), from a corner, saved 61’ Arvin Appiah (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 77’ George Lloyd (Shrewsbury Town), penalty, goal 80’ Kian McMahon-Brown (Shrewsbury Town), open play, saved 82’ Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers), set piece, off target 90+6’ Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers), open play, saved 90+7’ Arvin Appiah (Bristol Rovers), open play, blocked 90+8’ Tom James (Bristol Rovers), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Shrewsbury Town 3-4-1-2 Starting XI
Brook
Ruffels
Stubbs
Boyle
Berkoe
Sang
Turner-Cooke
Hoole
McMahon-Brown 84’
Lloyd
Davison 84’
Bristol Rovers 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Young
Purrington
Balmer
Kelly 73’
James
Mola 68’
Smallwood 58’
Kamwa 58’
Gough
Forde
Cavegn

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Will Brook
90′ 1 0 31 – – – – –
Defenders4 players
Sam Stubbs
90′ – 3 – 12 11 27 2 – – –
William Boyle
90′ – 1 – 5 3 22 – – – –
Josh Ruffels
90′ – 1 1 10 9 39 1 – –
Luca Hoole
90′ – – 1 4 4 27 1 – – –
Midfielders5 players
Thomas Sang
90′ – – 27 1 – 3 3 7 1 – –
Jay Turner-Cooke Sent off
80′ – – 34 2 – – 1 1 2 1
Kevin Berkoe
90′ – – 25 – – – – 2 1 – –
Kian McMahon-Brown Taken off
84′ – – 20 – – 1 – 9 – 5 –
Will Gray Came on as a substitute
16′ – – 4 – – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
George Lloyd
90′ 1 – 2 1 – – – 4 1 7
Josh Davison Taken off
84′ – – 1 – – – – 3 3 12 –
Isaac Fletcher Came on as a substituteSent off
10′ – – – – – – – – – 5
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

Shrewsbury Town win 30% Avg odds 3.14
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.29
Bristol Rovers win 42% Avg odds 2.24

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

Form going into the game

Shrewsbury Town WDDWL
Bristol Rovers LLWLL

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Bristol Rovers 1-0 Shrewsbury Town, 17 Mar 26 Next meeting: Bristol Rovers vs Shrewsbury Town, 16 Jan 27 (upcoming)  All Shrewsbury Town vs Bristol Rovers meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.