Bristol Rovers vs Colchester

League Two 17 Jan 2026, 15:00
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
0–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Colchester
Colchester
🏟 Memorial Stadium Round 27

Match report

Colchester edged past Bristol Rovers 1-0 in the League Two on 17 January 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Colchester had 10 shots to Bristol Rovers' 5.

The match was played at Memorial Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Shots 5 - 10 On target 1 - 2 Corners 4 - 5 Fouls 22 - 10 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Owura Edwards
Colchester · 1 goal
8 Arthur Read captained the side
8 Frankie Terry 1 assist
7 Riley Harbottle captained the side
7 Alfie Kilgour captained the side
First half vs second half
Bristol Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 5 shots in the second half compared to 0 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 0–4 5–6
Shots On Goal 0–1 1–1
Ball Possession 48–52 —
Corners 2–3 2–2
Attacks 47–60 49–34
Match statistics
4 Corners 5
4 Substitution 4
96 Attacks 94
39 Dangerous Attacks 43
1 On Target 2
5 Off Target 7
5 Shots Total 10
1 Shots On Goal 2
2 Shots Off Goal 3
2 Shots Blocked 5
4 Shots Inside Box 5
1 Shots Outside Box 5
22 Fouls 10
4 Corners 5
1 Offsides 1
47% Ball Possession 53%
4 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 1
294 Passes Total 337
181 Passes Accurate 237
Line-ups 4-3-3  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Bristol Rovers · 4-3-3
1 L. Southwood
2 J. Senior 26 R. Harbottle 5 A. Kilgour 3 J. Sparkes
14 K. Thompson-Sommers 22 K. Conteh 15 R. Havilland
7 S. Forde 29 F. Cavegn 11 L. Thomas
Colchester · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Macey
30 K. Vincent-Young 5 J. Tucker 24 H. Araujo 3 E. Iandolo
2 R. Hunt 16 A. Read
9 S. Tovide 10 J. Payne 14 K. Lisbie
33 M. Mbick
Bristol Rovers
Coach
Darrell James Clarke
Substitutes
  • 17 Kofi Balmer
  • 19 Ellis Harrison
  • 12 Tom Lockyer
  • 8 Isaac Hutchinson
  • 13 Brad Young
  • 6 Clinton Mola
  • 25 Ryan Howley
Colchester
Coach
Danny Cowley
Substitutes
  • 40 Frankie Terry
  • 21 Owura Edwards
  • 11 John-Kymani Gordon
  • 15 Dominic Gape
  • 12 Tom Smith
  • 19 Will Goodwin
  • 17 Jaden Williams
Substitutions
  • 7' ↑ F. Terry ↓ E. Iandolo Colchester
  • 59' ↑ K. Balmer ↓ J. Senior Bristol Rovers
  • 59' ↑ E. Harrison ↓ K. Thompson-Sommers Bristol Rovers
  • 66' ↑ T. Lockyer ↓ R. Harbottle Bristol Rovers
  • 73' ↑ O. Edwards ↓ K. Lisbie Colchester
  • 78' ↑ I. Hutchinson ↓ L. Thomas Bristol Rovers
  • 90+1' ↑ J. Gordon ↓ J. Payne Colchester
  • 90+1' ↑ D. Gape ↓ S. Tovide Colchester
Cards
  • 28' J. Senior Bristol Rovers
  • 61' R. Hunt Colchester
  • 73' A. Kilgour Bristol Rovers
  • 89' J. Sparkes Bristol Rovers
  • 90+3' T. Lockyer Bristol Rovers
  • 90+8' M. Mbick Colchester
Head-to-head
Bristol Rovers 1 2 draws 1 Colchester
2026-01-17 Bristol Rovers vs Colchester 0 - 1
2025-09-20 Colchester vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 1
2022-03-15 Bristol Rovers vs Colchester United 1 - 0
2021-10-19 Colchester United vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 1
Recent form
Bristol Rovers D W W W W
Colchester D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Bristol Rovers vs Colchester?
Bristol Rovers lost 0-1 against Colchester on 17 January 2026.
Who won Bristol Rovers vs Colchester?
Colchester won the match 1-0.
Where was Bristol Rovers vs Colchester played?
The match was played at Memorial Stadium.