Bristol Rovers vs Peterborough: League Cup Clash Insights

Bristol Rovers

0–1Match Finished

HT 0–1

Peterborough ✓

Match Summary

In the League Cup match at Memorial Stadium, Bristol Rovers battled against Peterborough but were narrowly defeated 0-1. The home side put in a determined effort, pushing for an equalizer throughout the encounter. However, Peterborough's resilience and tactical discipline allowed them to secure the victory, leaving Bristol Rovers to reflect on missed opportunities as they exited the competition.

Match Events

13'James Dornelly Foul Peterborough
19'H. Leonard (Penalty) Peterborough
22'Shaqai Forde Foul Bristol Rovers
29'Harrison Jones Foul Peterborough
31'Harry Leonard Time wasting Peterborough
46'J. Aitchison (F. Cavegn) Bristol Rovers
46'T. O'Connor (L. Mendonca) Peterborough
55'C. Mola (R. Russell-Denny) Bristol Rovers
55'R. Smallwood (K. Gough) Bristol Rovers
66'H. Jones (C. Conn-Clarke) Peterborough
66'J. Dornelly (B. Woods) Peterborough
70'J. Quigley (B. Kamwa) Bristol Rovers
78'C. Johnston (E. Weir) Peterborough
83'T. Leigh (M. Rijks) Bristol Rovers
87'H. Leonard (D. Kamara) Peterborough

Statistics

Bristol Rovers		Peterborough
4	Shots on Goal	3
10	Shots off Goal	5
19	Total Shots	9
5	Blocked Shots	1
17	Shots insidebox	7
2	Shots outsidebox	2
14	Fouls	10
2	Corner Kicks	5
4	Offsides	2
46%	Ball Possession	54%
1	Yellow Cards	3
	Red Cards
2	Goalkeeper Saves	4
315	Total passes	368
201	Passes accurate	258
64%	Passes %	70%
	expected_goals
	goals_prevented

Lineups

Bristol Rovers 4-2-3-1

1B. Young

14B. Purrington

26R. Harbottle

4K. Balmer

23M. Southam-Hales

6C. Mola

21R. Smallwood

11J. Aitchison

7S. Forde

24T. Leigh

9J. Quigley

1 B. Young G
23 M. Southam-Hales D
4 K. Balmer D
26 R. Harbottle D
14 B. Purrington D
21 R. Smallwood M
6 C. Mola M
24 T. Leigh M
7 S. Forde M
11 J. Aitchison M
9 J. Quigley F

Substitutes

31 L. Southwood G
17 C. Kelly D
3 J. Sparkes D
10 B. Kamwa F
18 M. Rijks F
8 R. Russell-Denny M
2 T. James D
29 F. Cavegn F
22 K. Gough M

Coach: Steve Evans

Peterborough 4-1-4-1

Substitutes

23 C. Andeng Ndi G
3 E. Weir D
20 C. Conn-Clarke M
34 E. Abbey D
16 B. Woods M
21 P. Sykut M
18 L. Mendonca D
29 D. Kamara
35 E. Chang

Coach: Luke Williams

Player Stats

Top Rated: Kofi Balmer (highest match rating)

Bristol Rovers

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Brad Young	G	90'	—	0	7.7
Macauley Southam-Hales	D	90'	—	0	6.3
Kofi Balmer ★ Top Rated	D	90'	—	0	8.2
Riley Harbottle	D	90'	—	0	6.6
Ben Purrington	D	90'	—	0	6.9
Richard Smallwood	M	55'	—	0	7.3
Clinton Mola	M	55'	—	0	6.7
Tommy Leigh	M	83'	—	0	7.3
Shaqai Forde	M	90'	—	0	6.2
Jack Aitchison	M	45'	—	0	6.9
Joe Quigley	F	70'	—	0	6.9
Fabrizio Cavegn sub	F	45'	—	0	6.5
Keenan Gough sub	M	35'	—	0	6.9
Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny sub	M	35'	—	0	6.9
Bobby Kamwa sub	F	20'	—	0	6.7
Mees Rijks sub	F	13'	—	0	6.3
Luke Southwood sub	G	—	—	—	—
Ciaran Kelly sub	D	—	—	—	—
Tom James sub	D	—	—	—	—
Jack Sparkes sub	D	—	—	—	—

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	—	38/–/14%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Macauley Southam-Hales	—	30/–/22%	4	8/13	1/2	1/–	0/0
Kofi Balmer	—	38/2/28%	4	11/13	—	2/–	0/0
Riley Harbottle	1/2	19/1/12%	1	5/6	—	–/1	0/0
Ben Purrington	—	22/1/11%	7	14/20	—	2/3	0/0
Richard Smallwood	–/1	21/3/20%	3	3/5	—	—	0/0
Clinton Mola	—	13/–/8%	2	3/5	—	–/1	0/0
Tommy Leigh	1/1	36/4/22%	3	9/11	—	1/1	0/0
Shaqai Forde	—	25/1/17%	3	8/19	1/4	1/4	1/0
Jack Aitchison	–/1	7/–/6%	1	5/10	2/4	2/1	0/0
Joe Quigley	1/4	15/–/7%	—	11/19	—	–/3	0/0
Fabrizio Cavegn	1/1	8/–/6%	—	1/4	–/1	1/–	0/0
Keenan Gough	–/1	21/1/12%	1	4/4	—	—	0/0
Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny	–/2	12/1/7%	1	2/3	–/1	—	0/0
Bobby Kamwa	—	8/–/7%	—	—	—	—	0/0
Mees Rijks	–/1	2/–/2%	—	–/1	—	—	0/0
Luke Southwood	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ciaran Kelly	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Tom James	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Jack Sparkes	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Peterborough

Player	Pos	Min	G	A	Rating
Alex Bass	G	90'	—	0	7.3
James Dornelly	D	66'	—	0	6.9
David Okagbue	D	90'	—	0	7.3
Thomas O'Connor	D	45'	—	0	6.9
Harley Mills	D	90'	—	0	7.7
Carl Johnston	M	78'	—	0	7.3
Owura Edwards	M	90'	—	0	6.6
Brandon Khela	M	90'	—	0	5.9
Harrison Jones	M	66'	—	0	5.9
Bolu Shofowoke	M	90'	—	0	6.3
Harry Leonard	F	87'	1	0	6.2
Lucca Mendonça sub	D	45'	—	0	6.7
Benjamin Woods sub	M	24'	—	0	6.7
Chris Conn-Clarke sub	M	24'	—	0	6.3
Evan Weir sub	D	12'	—	0	6.9
David Kamara sub	F	9'	—	0	6.5
Collin Andeng-Ndi sub	G	—	—	—	—
Patryk Sykut sub	M	—	—	—	—
Ejiro Abbey sub	D	—	—	—	—
Edward Fox 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)
Alex Bass	—	32/–/12%	—	—	—	—	0/0
James Dornelly	—	25/–/20%	1	3/7	—	1/1	1/0
David Okagbue	—	34/–/24%	1	6/13	—	2/–	0/0
Thomas O'Connor	—	19/–/13%	—	5/8	—	1/–	0/0
Harley Mills	–/1	67/3/46%	2	5/9	—	2/1	0/0
Carl Johnston	—	45/–/36%	4	7/8	—	3/–	0/0
Owura Edwards	—	17/1/14%	1	5/16	1/5	3/1	0/0
Brandon Khela	–/1	27/–/19%	2	2/12	–/1	—	0/0
Harrison Jones	—	32/–/25%	—	2/11	1/2	–/3	1/0
Bolu Shofowoke	1/2	19/1/15%	2	6/17	3/7	–/1	0/0
Harry Leonard	2/4	11/1/4%	—	3/14	–/1	1/–	1/0
Lucca Mendonça	—	18/–/12%	2	3/7	—	–/1	0/0
Benjamin Woods	—	14/–/11%	—	–/1	–/1	—	0/0
Chris Conn-Clarke	—	6/–/5%	1	1/7	–/2	—	0/0
Evan Weir	—	2/–/2%	—	1/1	—	—	0/0
David Kamara	—	—	—	–/2	—	–/2	0/0
Collin Andeng-Ndi	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Patryk Sykut	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Ejiro Abbey	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0
Edward Fox	—	—	—	—	—	—	0/0

Match Info

Competition: League Cup
Round: Round of 128
Venue: Memorial Stadium, Bristol
Referee: D. Rock