Ninety
Crewe
EFL League Two
Show score
3 - 1
Full time
Bristol Rovers
Crewe vs Bristol Rovers: match report
Crewe Alexandra hosted Bristol Rovers at Mornflake Stadium on Saturday 3 October 2026, in the EFL League Two (round 9). Matthew Russell is the referee, averaging 3.0 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
Crewe 3-1 Bristol Rovers. Goals: Jack Lankester 1' for Crewe; Jack Lankester 21' (pen) for Crewe; Jordan Gibson 66' for Crewe; Bobby Kamwa 90'+2' for Bristol Rovers. Attendance: 5,964.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 1' Goal: Jack Lankester (Crewe)
- 8' Yellow card: Josh March (Crewe)
- 8' Yellow card: Tom James (Bristol Rovers)
- 10' Yellow card: Joshua Stephenson (Crewe)
- 21' Penalty: Jack Lankester (Crewe)
- 30' Yellow card: Ciaran Kelly (Bristol Rovers)
- 38' Yellow card: Owen Lunt (Crewe)
- 66' Goal: Jordan Gibson (Crewe)
- 77' Yellow card: Keenan Gough (Bristol Rovers)
- 79' Yellow card: Conor Thomas (Crewe)
- 89' Yellow card: Clinton Mola (Bristol Rovers)
- 90'+2' Goal: Bobby Kamwa (Bristol Rovers)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 48.8% | Possession | 51.2% |
| 9 | Shots | 15 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 4 |
| 3 | Corners | 5 |
| 13 | Fouls | 23 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 4 | Yellow cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Crewe 4-2-3-1
Coach: Lee Bell
- 1 Tom Booth GK
- 2 Lewis Billington DEF
- 6 Luke Offord DEF
- 12 Josh Stephenson DEF
- 4 Kyle Ure MID
- 19 Owen Lunt MID
- 10 Joe White MID
- 7 Jack Lankester MID
- 11 Joel Tabiner MID
- 9 Josh March FWD
- 29 Adrien Thibaut FWD
Bench
- 14 Jordan Gibson FWD
- 8 Conor Thomas MID
- 23 Charlie McNeill FWD
- 13 Ian Lawlor GK
- 30 Stan Dancey DEF
- 36 Joel Ewusi MID
- 32 Luca Moore MID
Bristol Rovers 3-4-1-2
Coach: Steve Evans
- 1 Brad Young GK
- 4 Kofi Balmer DEF
- 5 Alfie Kilgour DEF
- 17 Ciarán Kelly DEF
- 2 Tom James DEF
- 21 Richard Smallwood MID
- 6 Clinton Mola MID
- 3 Jack Sparkes MID
- 8 Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny MID
- 10 Bobby Kamwa FWD
- 19 Ellis Harrison FWD
Bench
- 14 Ben Purrington DEF
- 22 Keenan Gough DEF
- 27 Philip Sanyaolu MID
- 7 Shaqai Forde FWD
- 9 Joe Quigley FWD
- 32 Charlie Binns GK
Previous meetings
- Saturday 7 March 2026: Bristol Rovers 2-1 Crewe Alexandra
- Friday 19 December 2025: Crewe Alexandra 1-1 Bristol Rovers
- Tuesday 12 December 2023: Crewe Alexandra 2-4 Bristol Rovers
- Saturday 1 May 2021: Bristol Rovers 0-1 Crewe Alexandra
- Tuesday 19 January 2021: Crewe Alexandra 3-2 Bristol Rovers