Harrogate vs Bristol Rovers

League Two 6 Apr 2026, 14:00
Harrogate
Harrogate
2–3
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers
🏟 Exercise Stadium 👤 S. Parkinson Round 42

Match report

Bristol Rovers edged past Harrogate 3-2 in the League Two on 6 April 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Bristol Rovers had 15 shots to Harrogate's 14.

The match was played at Exercise Stadium, with S. Parkinson in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 42% - 58% Shots 14 - 15 On target 2 - 6 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 15 - 12 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Ellis Taylor
Harrogate · 2 goals
8 Ellis Harrison 2 goals
8 Shaqai Forde 1 goal
8 Clinton Mola captained the side
7 Cathal Heffernan captained the side
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 8–5 6–10
Shots On Goal 1–0 1–6
Ball Possession 44–56 —
Corners 3–0 2–4
Attacks 44–66 38–46
Match statistics
5 Corners 4
0 Penalty 1
3 Substitution 5
82 Attacks 112
53 Dangerous Attacks 67
3 On Target 6
14 Off Target 9
42% Ball Possession 58%
14 Shots Total 15
2 Shots On Goal 6
6 Shots Off Goal 8
6 Shots Blocked 1
12 Shots Inside Box 9
2 Shots Outside Box 6
15 Fouls 12
5 Corners 4
2 Offsides 1
47% Ball Possession 53%
1 Yellow Cards 0
3 Saves 0
298 Passes Total 364
199 Passes Accurate 246
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Harrogate · 4-2-3-1
13 H. Gray
16 C. Headman 31 C. Heffernan 30 L. Gibson 3 J. Slater
8 B. Morris 4 J. Evans
21 E. Taylor 38 T. Brenan 22 R. Smith
12 E. Acquah
Bristol Rovers · 3-4-1-2
13 B. Young
17 K. Balmer 6 C. Mola 26 R. Harbottle
2 J. Senior 14 K. Thompson-Sommers 20 J. McEachran 15 R. Havilland
7 S. Forde
10 Y. Akhamrich 27 J. Quigley
Harrogate
Coach
Simon Weaver
Substitutes
  • 9 Shawn McCoulsky
  • 20 Bobby Faulkner
  • 11 Stephen Duke-McKenna
  • 6 Warren Burrell
  • 17 Levi Sutton
  • 33 Sam Waller
  • 7 George Thomson
Bristol Rovers
Coach
Steve Evans
Substitutes
  • 19 Ellis Harrison
  • 24 Tommy Leigh
  • 12 Tom Lockyer
  • 5 Alfie Kilgour
  • 29 Fabrizio Cavegn
  • 35 Mees Rijks
  • 1 Luke Southwood
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ T. Leigh ↓ K. Thompson-Sommers Bristol Rovers
  • 46' ↑ E. Harrison ↓ J. Quigley Bristol Rovers
  • 58' ↑ S. McCoulsky ↓ E. Acquah Harrogate
  • 64' ↑ T. Lockyer ↓ J. McEachran Bristol Rovers
  • 72' ↑ A. Kilgour ↓ R. De Havilland Bristol Rovers
  • 72' ↑ F. Cavegn ↓ Y. Akhamrich Bristol Rovers
  • 76' ↑ B. Faulkner ↓ J. Slater Harrogate
  • 81' ↑ S. Duke-McKenna ↓ C. Headman Harrogate
Cards
  • 75' C. Headman Harrogate
Head-to-head
Harrogate 1 0 draws 3 Bristol Rovers
2026-04-06 Harrogate vs Bristol Rovers 2 - 3
2025-08-02 Bristol Rovers vs Harrogate 0 - 1
2022-03-12 Bristol Rovers vs Harrogate Town 3 - 0
2021-10-30 Harrogate Town vs Bristol Rovers 0 - 1
Recent form
Harrogate D D D L L
Bristol Rovers D D D W W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Harrogate vs Bristol Rovers?
Harrogate lost 2-3 against Bristol Rovers on 6 April 2026.
Who won Harrogate vs Bristol Rovers?
Bristol Rovers won the match 3-2.
Where was Harrogate vs Bristol Rovers played?
The match was played at Exercise Stadium.
Who had more possession in Harrogate vs Bristol Rovers?
Bristol Rovers had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.