Cambridge United vs Bristol Rovers · League Two
Cambridge United
17-8-6
3 – 1
FT
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Bristol Rovers
8-3-20
Cledara Abbey Stadium · Cambridge · England
Bristol Rovers went down 3-1 to Cambridge United at Cledara Abbey Stadium (crowd 6,424). Cambridge went ahead through Ben Knight at the 33-minute mark and Joe Quigley brought Bristol Rovers level in added time before the break with a penalty; Ben Knight scored the winner at the 56-minute mark with a penalty and Kelland Watts added to the lead after 79 minutes. The game had five bookings. The ball split 53% to 47% and the shots 10 to 10. From 10 shots, Cambridge found the target 5 times.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- League Two England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season
- Ground
- Cledara Abbey Stadium · Cambridge · England
- Crowd
- 6,424
- Referee
- Thomas Parsons
- Cambridge form
- WWDLD
- Bristol Rovers form
- LLLLD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Bristol Rovers | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Side by side
13Fouls18
1Yellow Cards4
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
6Corner Kicks2
4Saves1
46.8%Possession53.2%
10Shots10
5On Goal5
50%On Target %50%
2Penalty Goals2
1Penalty Kicks Taken1
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
2Blocked Shots1
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 3-1
90'+5'
🟨Promise Omochere
🔁Shayne Laveryreplacing Sullay Kaikai
84'
84'
🟨Alfie Kilgour
80'
🔁Promise Omocherereplacing Joe Quigley
80'
🔁Kane Thompson-Sommersreplacing Clinton Mola
⚽Kelland Watts
79'3 - 1
🔁Korey Smithreplacing Shane McLoughlin
77'
🔁Elliott Nevittreplacing Louis Appere
77'
72'
🟨Ellis Harrison
🔁Sean Raggettreplacing Ben Knight
67'
🔁Pelly Ruddock Mpanzureplacing Dominic Ball
66'
65'
🔁Richard Smallwoodreplacing Ryan De Havilland
65'
🔁Joel Seniorreplacing Tommy Leigh
59'
🟨Jack Sparkes
⚽Ben KnightPenalty
56'2 - 1
45'
🔁Ellis Harrisonreplacing Fabrizio Cavegn
Half-time · 1-1
45'+3'1 - 1
⚽Joe QuigleyPenalty
🟨Ben Purrington
44'
⚽Ben Knight
33'1 - 0
Kick-off
Teams
Cambridge United4-2-3-1
9↓Appere
11↓Kaikai
14⚽⚽↓Knight
7Brophy
4↓Ball
21↓McLoughlin
3🟨Purrington
6⚽Watts
26Gibbons
23Jobe
1Eastwood
Bench
- 28Sean Raggetton for Ben Knight, 67'
- 24Elliott Nevitton for Louis Appere, 77'
- 2Liam Bennett
- 8Korey Smithon for Shane McLoughlin, 77'
- 25Ben Hughes
- 19Shayne Laveryon for Sullay Kaikai, 84'
- 17Pelly Ruddock Mpanzuon for Dominic Ball, 66'
Bristol Rovers3-4-1-2
27⚽↓Quigley
29↓Cavegn
24↓Leigh
3🟨Sparkes
15↓De Havilland
10Akhamrich
6↓Mola
5🟨Kilgour
4Moore
17Balmer
13Young
Bench
- 19Ellis Harrisonon for Fabrizio Cavegn, 45' 🟨
- 36Richard Smallwoodon for Ryan De Havilland, 65'
- 1Luke Southwood
- 14Kane Thompson-Sommerson for Clinton Mola, 80'
- 35Mees Rijks
- 9Promise Omochereon for Joe Quigley, 80' 🟨
- 2Joel Senioron for Tommy Leigh, 65'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 28 |
| 2 |  Barnet | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 3 |  Cheltenham Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 |  Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 |  York City | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | +6 | 20 |
| 6 |  Walsall | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | +7 | 19 |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 |
| 8 |  Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 |
| 9 |  Accrington Stanley | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 |  Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 |  Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 |  Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 |  Newport County | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 |  Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 |  Oldham Athletic | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 |  Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 |
| 22 |  Rotherham United | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 24 |  Crawley Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
Meetings
1Cambridge wins
1Level
3Bristol Rovers wins
Last times they met
FT
Bristol Rovers
2–2
Cambridge · 2025-26 EFL Trophy
FT
Bristol Rovers
1–0
Cambridge · 2025-26 English League Two
FT
Bristol Rovers
0–2
Cambridge · 2025-26 English Carabao Cup
FT
Cambridge
0–1
Bristol Rovers · 2024-25 English League One
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Bristol Rovers
2–0
Cambridge · 2024-25 English League One
Form
Last games: Cambridge
W4-2W1-0W3-0L2-1W3-0
Last games: Bristol Rovers
L1-0L1-0W3-0W2-0L3-2
