EFL Cup | Round of 128 | 2026-08-08 23:00 JST
Match summary
Bristol Rovers took on Peterborough United in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on August 8. Peterborough United edged Bristol Rovers 1-0. Peterborough United led 1-0 at half-time. The score did not change in the second half.
Peterborough United's scorers: H. Leonard.
Possession: Bristol Rovers 46%, Peterborough United 54%. Shots: Bristol Rovers 20, Peterborough United 9. Peterborough United won despite having fewer shots. Peterborough United scored 1 from 3 shots on target. Yellow cards: Bristol Rovers 1, Peterborough United 3.
Team stats
4-2-3-1
4-1-4-1
View as table
| Bristol Rovers | Stat | Peterborough United |
|---|---|---|
| 4-2-3-1 | Formation | 4-1-4-1 |
| 46% | Possession | 54% |
| 20 | Shots | 9 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 10 | Shots off target | 5 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 17 | Shots inside the box | 7 |
| 3 | Shots outside the box | 2 |
| 2 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 14 | Fouls | 10 |
| 315 | Passes | 370 |
| 201 | Accurate passes | 259 |
| 2 | Goalkeeper saves | 4 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Referee: D. Rock
Player stats
Bristol Rovers
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Brad Young | 0 | 14(37%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.7 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | Macauley Southam-Hales | 0 | 1(50%) | 4 | 22(73%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 4 | 13(8) | |||||
| DF | Kofi Balmer | 0 | 4 | 1 | 28(74%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8.2 | 90 | 2 | 1 | 13(11) | ||||
| DF | Riley Harbottle | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12(63%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.6 | 90 | 1 | 3 | 6(5) | |||
| DF | Ben Purrington | 0 | 7 | 11(50%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6.9 | 90 | 1 | 1 | 20(14) | ||||
| MF | Richard Smallwood | 1 | 0 | 3 | 20(95%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 5(3) | |||||
| MF | Clinton Mola | 0 | 2 | 8(62%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 55 | 2 | 5(3) | ||||||
| MF | Tommy Leigh | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 22(61%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 | 83 | 4 | 11(9) | |||
| MF | Shaqai Forde | 0 | 1(25%) | 3 | 17(68%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.2 | 90 | 1 | 19(8) | ||||
| MF | Jack Aitchison | 1 | 0 | 2(50%) | 1 | 6(86%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 | 45 | 10(5) | ||||
| FW | Joe Quigley | 4 | 1 | 0 | 7(47%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.9 | 70 | 19(11) | ||||||
| FW | Fabrizio Cavegn | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6(75%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 | 45 | 4(1) | ||||||
| MF | Keenan Gough | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12(57%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 4(4) | |||||
| MF | Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7(58%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 35 | 1 | 1 | 3(2) | |||||
| FW | Bobby Kamwa | 0 | 7(88%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 20 | ||||||||||
| FW | Mees Rijks | 1 | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 13 | 1(None) | ||||||||
| GK | Luke Southwood | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Ciaran Kelly | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Tom James | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Jack Sparkes | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Peterborough United
| Pos | Player | Shots | Shots on target | Goals | Dribbles (success) | Tackles (success) | Blocks | Passes (accuracy) | Assists | Yellow cards | Red cards | Fouls | Fouled | Rating | Min | Key passes | Interceptions | Duels (won) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | A. Bass | 0 | 12(38%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 | 90 | ||||||||||
| DF | James Dornelly | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20(80%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 | 66 | 3 | 7(3) | ||||
| DF | D. Okagbue | 0 | 1 | 2 | 24(71%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.3 | 90 | 1 | 13(6) | |||||
| DF | Thomas O'Connor | 0 | 13(68%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.9 | 45 | 1 | 8(5) | |||||||
| DF | Harley Mills | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 46(69%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7.7 | 90 | 3 | 9(5) | |||
| MF | Carl Johnston | 0 | 4 | 1 | 36(80%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7.3 | 78 | 8(7) | ||||||
| MF | O. Edwards | 0 | 1(20%) | 1 | 14(82%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.6 | 90 | 1 | 16(5) | ||||
| MF | B. Khela | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19(70%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 | 90 | 12(2) | |||||||
| MF | Harrison Jones | 0 | 1(50%) | 25(78%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5.9 | 66 | 2 | 11(2) | ||||||
| MF | Bolu Shofowoke | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3(43%) | 2 | 15(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.3 | 90 | 1 | 17(6) | |||
| FW | H. Leonard | 4 | 2 | 1 | 4(36%) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.2 | 87 | 1 | 14(3) | |||||
| DF | Lucca Mendonça | 0 | 2 | 12(67%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 45 | 2 | 7(3) | ||||||
| MF | Benjamin Woods | 0 | 11(79%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 | 24 | 1(None) | |||||||||
| MF | C. Conn-Clarke | 0 | 1 | 5(83%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 24 | 7(1) | ||||||||
| DF | E. Weir | 0 | 2(100%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 | 12 | 1(1) | |||||||||
| FW | David Kamara | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6.5 | 9 | 2(None) | |||||||||
| GK | C. Andeng Ndi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Patryk Sykut | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| DF | Ejiro Abbey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| MF | Edward Fox | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Lineups
Bristol Rovers
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | B. Young |
| Starter | DF | 23 | M. Southam-Hales |
| Starter | DF | 4 | K. Balmer |
| Starter | DF | 26 | R. Harbottle |
| Starter | DF | 14 | B. Purrington |
| Starter | MF | 21 | R. Smallwood |
| Starter | MF | 6 | C. Mola |
| Starter | MF | 24 | T. Leigh |
| Starter | MF | 7 | S. Forde |
| Starter | MF | 11 | J. Aitchison |
| Starter | FW | 9 | J. Quigley |
| Bench | FW | 10 | B. Kamwa |
| Bench | FW | 18 | M. Rijks |
| Bench | MF | 8 | R. Russell-Denny |
| Bench | FW | 29 | F. Cavegn |
| Bench | MF | 22 | K. Gough |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 31 | L. Southwood |
| Bench | DF | 17 | C. Kelly |
| Bench | DF | 3 | J. Sparkes |
| Bench | DF | 2 | T. James |
Peterborough United
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | GK | 1 | A. Bass |
| Starter | DF | 33 | J. Dornelly |
| Starter | DF | 26 | D. Okagbue |
| Starter | DF | 6 | T. O'Connor |
| Starter | DF | 14 | Harley Mills |
| Starter | MF | 2 | C. Johnston |
| Starter | MF | 11 | O. Edwards |
| Starter | MF | 8 | B. Khela |
| Starter | MF | 7 | Harrison Jones |
| Starter | MF | 19 | Bolu Shofowoke |
| Starter | FW | 9 | H. Leonard |
| Bench | DF | 3 | E. Weir |
| Bench | MF | 20 | C. Conn-Clarke |
| Bench | MF | 16 | B. Woods |
| Bench | DF | 18 | Lucca Mendonça |
| Bench | 29 | D. Kamara |
Show unused substitutes (4)
| Role | Pos | No. | Player |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bench | GK | 23 | C. Andeng Ndi |
| Bench | DF | 34 | Ejiro Abbey |
| Bench | MF | 21 | P. Sykut |
| Bench | 35 | E. Chang |
Match events
| Time | Team | Event | Player | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1H 13' | Peterborough United | 🟨 Yellow card | James Dornelly | |
| 1H 19' | Peterborough United | ⚽ Goal | H. Leonard | 0-1 |
| 1H 22' | Bristol Rovers | 🟨 Yellow card | Shaqai Forde | |
| 1H 29' | Peterborough United | 🟨 Yellow card | Harrison Jones | |
| 1H 31' | Peterborough United | 🟨 Yellow card | H. Leonard | |
| 2H 1' | Bristol Rovers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Aitchison → IN F. Cavegn | |
| 2H 1' | Peterborough United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. O'Connor → IN Lucca Mendonça | |
| 2H 10' | Bristol Rovers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Mola → IN R. Russell-Denny | |
| 2H 10' | Bristol Rovers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT R. Smallwood → IN K. Gough | |
| 2H 21' | Peterborough United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT Harrison Jones → IN C. Conn-Clarke | |
| 2H 21' | Peterborough United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Dornelly → IN B. Woods | |
| 2H 25' | Bristol Rovers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT J. Quigley → IN B. Kamwa | |
| 2H 33' | Peterborough United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT C. Johnston → IN E. Weir | |
| 2H 38' | Bristol Rovers | 🔄 Substitution | OUT T. Leigh → IN M. Rijks | |
| 2H 42' | Peterborough United | 🔄 Substitution | OUT H. Leonard → IN D. Kamara |
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