Cheltenham vs Bristol Rovers: EFL Trophy Match Report

Cheltenham

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Bristol Rovers ✓

Match Summary

Bristol Rovers secured a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Cheltenham in the EFL Trophy match held at Whaddon Road on October 7, 2025. The game was competitive, with both teams battling for control, but it was Rovers who ultimately found the back of the net to claim all three points.

Match Events

46'S. Negru (D. Ellison) Bristol Rovers
46'F. Cavegn (E. Harrison) Bristol Rovers
60'L. Thomas (R. Sotiriou) Bristol Rovers
62'B. Bilongo (J. Sparkes) Bristol Rovers
72'L. Thomas (K. Hill) Bristol Rovers
78'Ruel Sotiriou Argument Bristol Rovers
79'T. Backwell (T. King) Cheltenham
86'H. Pell (H. Tustin) Cheltenham

Statistics

Cheltenham		Bristol Rovers
1	Shots on Goal	3
2	Shots off Goal	2
4	Total Shots	11
1	Blocked Shots	6
2	Shots insidebox	8
2	Shots outsidebox	3
10	Fouls	21
4	Corner Kicks	8
1	Offsides	1
48%	Ball Possession	52%
0	Yellow Cards	1
	Red Cards
2	Goalkeeper Saves	1
412	Total passes	444
314	Passes accurate	335
76%	Passes %	75%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Cheltenham

41 M. Diallo
12 D. Power D
18 I. Bakare D
30 F. Willcox D
25 H. Sohna D
7 H. Pell M
14 R. Broom M
4 L. Kinsella M
15 T. Taylor M
28 T. Backwell
9 L. Angol F

Substitutes

1 J. Day G
42 M. Barber M
45 C. Caple
38 H. Tustin
29 T. King F
39 S. Obieri F

Coach: Steve Cotterill

Bristol Rovers

13 B. Young G
2 J. Senior D
4 T. Moore D
28 S. Negru D
6 C. Mola D
25 R. Howley M
22 K. Conteh M
11 L. Thomas M
10 R. Sotiriou M
27 B. Bilongo M
29 F. Cavegn F

Substitutes

15 D. Ellison D
3 J. Sparkes D
48 T. English
47 K. Hill
42 J. Toogood
41 W. Turner
19 E. Harrison F

Coach: Steve Evans

Player Stats

Top Rated: Harry Pell (highest match rating)

Cheltenham

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Mamadou Diallo	G	90'	—	0	7.2
Darragh Power	D	90'	—	0	7.2
Ibrahim Bakare	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Freddie Willcox	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Harrison Sohna	D	90'	—	0	6.7
Harry Pell ★ Top Rated	M	86'	—	0	7.5
Ryan Broom	M	90'	—	0	5.9
Liam Kinsella	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Tom Taylor	M	90'	—	0	7.2
Tommy Backwell	M	79'	—	0	6.9
Lee Angol	F	90'	—	0	5.5
Tom King sub	F	11'	—	0	6.7
Harry Tustin sub	M	8'	—	0	6.3
Joe Day sub	G	—	—	—	—
Mark Barber sub	M	—	—	—	—
Lewis sub	M	—	—	—	—
Sopuruchukwu Obieri sub	F	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Mamadou Diallo	—	54/–/38%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Darragh Power	—	23/–/15%	—	8/12	—	4/1	0/0
Ibrahim Bakare	—	49/–/40%	2	8/10	—	1/1	0/0
Freddie Willcox	—	64/–/54%	—	4/7	—	2/–	0/0
Harrison Sohna	—	67/1/50%	1	3/5	—	1/–	0/0
Harry Pell	1/1	64/–/54%	3	9/14	—	1/1	0/0
Ryan Broom	—	25/–/16%	—	–/4	–/2	—	0/0
Liam Kinsella	–/1	25/–/18%	6	11/16	1/2	2/–	0/0
Tom Taylor	—	23/–/18%	4	13/16	1/1	4/–	0/0
Tommy Backwell	—	10/–/5%	2	10/18	1/1	3/3	0/0
Lee Angol	–/1	5/–/3%	—	1/18	–/2	–/3	0/0
Tom King	—	2/–/2%	—	2/4	–/2	1/–	0/0
Harry Tustin	—	1/–/1%	—	1/4	1/2	–/1	0/0
Joe Day	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mark Barber	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Lewis	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Sopuruchukwu Obieri	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Bristol Rovers

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Brad Young	G	90'	—	0	7.3
Joel Senior	D	90'	—	0	6.5
Taylor Moore	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Stephan Negru	D	45'	—	0	6.9
Clinton Mola	D	90'	—	0	7.2
Ryan Howley	M	90'	—	0	6.7
Kamil Conteh	M	90'	—	0	6.6
Luke Thomas	M	72'	1	0	7.3
Ruel Sotiriou	M	90'	—	1	6.7
Bryant Akono Bilongo	M	62'	—	0	6.7
Fabrizio Cavegn	F	45'	—	0	6.3
Dan Ellison sub	D	45'	—	0	6.9
Ellis Harrison sub	F	45'	—	0	6.2
Jack Sparkes sub	D	28'	—	0	7
Kian Hill sub	M	18'	—	0	6.7
Tom English sub	M	—	—	—	—
Wil Turner sub	M	—	—	—	—
Jack Toogood sub	M	—	—	—	—

Full player stats

Player	Shots (on/tot)	Passes (tot/key/acc%)	Tackles	Duels (won/tot)	Dribbles (succ/att)	Fouls (drawn/comm)	Cards (Y/R)
Brad Young	—	42/–/22%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Joel Senior	—	39/2/29%	1	2/8	1/3	–/1	0/0
Taylor Moore	—	63/–/48%	3	9/14	1/1	2/2	0/0
Stephan Negru	–/1	20/–/18%	1	4/6	—	1/–	0/0
Clinton Mola	—	52/–/42%	—	4/4	—	—	0/0
Ryan Howley	—	43/–/37%	3	6/17	—	1/3	0/0
Kamil Conteh	—	53/–/45%	2	5/14	—	–/3	0/0
Luke Thomas	1/1	28/–/20%	1	2/4	1/2	—	0/0
Ruel Sotiriou	—	29/2/24%	—	4/9	1/3	1/3	1/0
Bryant Akono Bilongo	—	19/1/15%	1	5/14	—	1/2	0/0
Fabrizio Cavegn	2/2	5/–/4%	—	1/6	—	–/2	0/0
Dan Ellison	–/1	25/–/17%	1	7/10	—	2/2	0/0
Ellis Harrison	—	15/1/7%	—	6/15	—	1/3	0/0
Jack Sparkes	—	9/–/6%	1	1/2	—	—	0/0
Kian Hill	—	2/–/1%	1	1/3	–/1	—	0/0
Tom English	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Wil Turner	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jack Toogood	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: EFL Trophy
Round: Southern - 2
Venue: Whaddon Road, Cheltenham
Referee: M. Russell