Ninety
Bristol Rovers
EFL League Two
Show score
1 - 0
Full time
Exeter
Bristol Rovers vs Exeter: match report
Bristol Rovers hosted Exeter City at Memorial Stadium on Saturday 26 September 2026, in the EFL League Two (round 8). Martin Coy is the referee, averaging 2.8 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.
Result and scorers
Bristol Rovers 1-0 Exeter. Goals: Fabrizio Cavegn 66' for Bristol Rovers.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 39' Yellow card: Gwion Edwards (Exeter)
- 60' Yellow card: Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers)
- 66' Goal: Fabrizio Cavegn (Bristol Rovers)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 43.9% | Possession | 56.1% |
| 17 | Shots | 8 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 5 |
| 6 | Corners | 3 |
| 13 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
Bristol Rovers 4-2-3-1
Coach: Steve Evans
- 1 Brad Young GK
- 2 Tom James DEF
- 4 Kofi Balmer DEF
- 17 Ciarán Kelly DEF
- 5 Alfie Kilgour DEF
- 21 Richard Smallwood MID
- 6 Clinton Mola DEF
- 7 Shaqai Forde FWD
- 3 Jack Sparkes MID
- 19 Ellis Harrison FWD
- 29 Fabrizio Cavegn FWD
Bench
- 8 Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny MID
- 9 Joe Quigley FWD
- 10 Bobby Kamwa FWD
- 14 Ben Purrington DEF
- 32 Charlie Binns GK
- 22 Keenan Gough DEF
- 27 Philip Sanyaolu MID
Exeter 4-2-3-1
Coach: Matt Taylor
- 1 Jack Bycroft GK
- 2 Lakyle Samuel DEF
- 6 Jack Taylor DEF
- 5 Jack Fitzwater DEF
- 3 Luca Woodhouse DEF
- 31 Jake Doyle-Hayes MID
- 16 Charlie Cummins MID
- 7 Gwion Edwards MID
- 12 Reece Cole MID
- 23 Ethan Sutherland MID
- 32 Danny Rose FWD
Bench
- 11 Andrew Oluwabori FWD
- 20 George Birch MID
- 10 Josh Gordon FWD
- 22 Frankie Phillips GK
- 14 Harry Kite MID
- 18 Liam Oakes MID
- 8 Taylor Perry MID
Previous meetings
- Saturday 12 April 2025: Bristol Rovers 1-2 Exeter City
- Thursday 26 December 2024: Exeter City 3-1 Bristol Rovers
- Tuesday 29 October 2024: Bristol Rovers 2-3 Exeter City
- Saturday 3 February 2024: Exeter City 0-1 Bristol Rovers
- Tuesday 23 January 2024: Bristol Rovers 0-1 Exeter City