Bristol Rovers 3–1 Grimsby
Bristol Rovers
3–1HT 2–1
Grimsby
Bristol Rovers played Grimsby in the League Two on 21 February 2026 at Memorial Stadium. The match finished 3–1.
Goals and cards
- 2'K. Balmer
- 7'J. Quigley (assist by Y. Akhamrich)
- 38'A. Cook (assist by C. Vernam)
- 45+1'Clinton Mola — Yellow card
- 51'Ellis Harrison — Yellow card
- 63'Y. Akhamrich
- 71'Richard Smallwood — Yellow card
Line-ups
Bristol Rovers 4-3-1-2
- B. Young
- J. Senior
- K. Balmer
- A. Kilgour
- C. Mola
- R. De Havilland
- R. Smallwood
- K. Thompson-Sommers
- Y. Akhamrich
- J. Quigley
- E. Harrison
- SUBSTITUTES
- L. Southwood
- T. Leigh
- M. Rijks
- T. Lockyer
- L. Thomas
- P. Omochere
- F. Cavegn
- COACHES: Steve Evans
Grimsby 4-1-3-2
- J. Smith
- H. Rodgers
- S. Lavelle
- C. McJannet
- R. Staunton
- G. McEachran
- K. Green
- J. Walker
- C. Vernam
- A. Cook
- J. Kabia
- SUBSTITUTES
- S. Auton
- T. Warren
- J. Amaluzor
- D. Burns
- G. D. Turi
- T. Sellars-Fleming
- E. Khouri
- COACHES: David Artell
Match statistics
| Bristol Rovers | Grimsby | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Shots on goal | 6 |
| 5 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 18 | Total shots | 9 |
| 10 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 11 | Shots inside box | 8 |
| 7 | Shots outside box | 1 |
| 18 | Fouls | 13 |
| 5 | Corners | 4 |
| 4 | Offsides | 5 |
| 37% | Possession | 63% |
| 3 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 246 | Total passes | 422 |
| 155 | Accurate passes | 309 |
| 63% | Pass accuracy | 73% |
| 2.50 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.39 |