Crewe vs Bristol Rovers

League Two 19 Dec 2025, 19:45
Crewe
Crewe
1–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
🏟 Alexandra Stadium Round 21

Match report

Crewe were held to a 1-1 draw by Bristol Rovers in the League Two on 19 December 2025.

Crewe dominated possession with 62% of the ball, while Bristol Rovers had 15 shots to Crewe's 10.

A. Thibaut was sent off in the 30th minute.

The match was played at Alexandra Stadium.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 62% - 38% Shots 10 - 15 On target 3 - 3 Corners 3 - 3 Fouls 10 - 20 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
James Connolly
Crewe · captained the side
7 Emre Tezgel 1 goal
7 Callum Morton 1 goal
7 Calum Agius captained the side
7 Reece Hutchinson 1 assist
First half vs second half
Bristol Rovers came out stronger after half-time, with 10 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–5 4–10
Shots On Goal 3–2 0–1
Ball Possession 35–65 —
Corners 1–1 2–2
Attacks 27–59 40–42
Match statistics
3 Corners 3
3 Substitution 4
67 Attacks 101
41 Dangerous Attacks 52
3 On Target 3
8 Off Target 11
62% Ball Possession 38%
10 Shots Total 15
3 Shots On Goal 3
4 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 8
8 Shots Inside Box 7
2 Shots Outside Box 8
10 Fouls 20
3 Corners 3
0 Offsides 1
38% Ball Possession 62%
2 Yellow Cards 3
1 Red Cards 0
2 Saves 2
238 Passes Total 413
143 Passes Accurate 318
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Crewe · 4-2-3-1
13 S. Waller
20 C. Agius 18 J. Connolly 2 L. Billington 3 R. Hutchinson
19 O. Lunt 6 M. Sanders
26 T. O'Reilly 36 E. Tezgel 24 J. March
29 A. Thibaut
Bristol Rovers · 4-3-3
1 L. Southwood
4 T. Moore 5 A. Kilgour 6 C. Mola 3 J. Sparkes
20 J. McEachran 22 K. Conteh 24 A. Chang
39 C. Morton 29 F. Cavegn 11 L. Thomas
Crewe
Coach
Lee Bell
Substitutes
  • 15 Dion Rankine
  • 23 Jack Powell
  • 31 Louis Moult
  • 1 Tom Booth
  • 22 Phil Croker
  • 30 Stan Dancey
  • 14 Charlie Finney
Bristol Rovers
Coach
Darrell James Clarke
Substitutes
  • 7 Shaqai Forde
  • 14 Joel Cotterill
  • 10 Ruel Sotiriou
  • 43 Ollie Dewsbury
  • 13 Brad Young
  • 27 Bryant Akono Bilongo
  • 28 Stephan Negru
Substitutions
  • 33' ↑ D. Rankine ↓ E. Tezgel Crewe
  • 57' ↑ S. Forde ↓ F. Cavegn Bristol Rovers
  • 73' ↑ R. Sotiriou ↓ L. Thomas Bristol Rovers
  • 73' ↑ J. Cotterill ↓ A. Chang Bristol Rovers
  • 77' ↑ O. Dewsbury ↓ C. Morton Bristol Rovers
  • 81' ↑ J. Powell ↓ O. Lunt Crewe
  • 81' ↑ L. Moult ↓ J. March Crewe
Cards
  • 30' A. Thibaut Crewe
  • 30' C. Mola Bristol Rovers
  • 36' J. Sparkes Bristol Rovers
  • 50' J. Connolly Crewe
  • 60' L. Southwood Bristol Rovers
  • 60' M. H. Sanders Crewe
Head-to-head
Crewe 2 1 draws 2 Bristol Rovers
2026-03-07 Bristol Rovers vs Crewe 2 - 1
2025-12-19 Crewe vs Bristol Rovers 1 - 1
2023-12-12 Crewe Alexandra vs Bristol Rovers 2 - 4
2021-05-01 Bristol Rovers vs Crewe Alexandra 0 - 1
2021-01-19 Crewe Alexandra vs Bristol Rovers 3 - 2
Recent form
Crewe D D W W L
Bristol Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Crewe vs Bristol Rovers?
Crewe drew 1-1 against Bristol Rovers on 19 December 2025.
Who won Crewe vs Bristol Rovers?
Neither — the match finished 1-1.
Where was Crewe vs Bristol Rovers played?
The match was played at Alexandra Stadium.
Who had more possession in Crewe vs Bristol Rovers?
Crewe had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.