Bristol Rovers 0-1 Peterborough — EFL Cup, 8 Aug 2026
Peterborough beat Bristol Rovers 1-0 in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on 8 August 2026 at Memorial Stadium, Bristol. Harry Leonard scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Bristol Rovers have won 1 and Peterborough 3, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Memorial Stadium · Bristol·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 13'James DornellyFoul
- 0-119'Penalty
- 22'Foul
- 29'Foul
- 31'Time wasting
- Half-time0-1
- 46'
- 46'Thomas O'Connorout: L. Mendonca
- 55'out: R. Russell-Denny
- 55'
- 66'
- 66'J. Dornellyout: Benjamin Woods
- 70'Joseph Quigleyout: Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa
- 78'Carl Johnstonout: Evan Weir
- 83'Tommy Leighout: Mees Rijks
- 87'out: D. Kamara
- Full-time0-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Bristol Rovers
- 8.2Kofi BalmerD
- 7.7Brad YoungG
- 7.3Tommy LeighM
- 7.3Richard SmallwoodM
- 6.9Ben PurringtonD
- 6.9Jack AitchisonM
- 6.9Joseph QuigleyF
- 6.9Keenan GoughM
- 6.9Reiss-Alexander Russell-DennyM
- 6.7Clinton MolaM
- 6.7Bobby-Emmanuel KamwaF
- 6.6Riley-Jay HarbottleD
- 6.5Fabrizio CavegnF
- 6.3Macauley Southam-HalesD
- 6.3Mees RijksF
- 6.2Shaqai FordeM
Peterborough
- 7.7Harley MillsD
- 7.3Alexander BassG
- 7.3David OkagbueD
- 7.3Carl JohnstonM
- 6.9Thomas O'ConnorD
- 6.9Evan WeirD
- 6.9James DornellyD
- 6.7Benjamin WoodsM
- 6.7Lucca MendonçaD
- 6.6Owura EdwardsM
- 6.5David KamaraF
- 6.3Bolu ShofowokeM
- 6.3Christopher Conn-ClarkeM
- 6.2Harry LeonardF
- 5.9Brandon KhelaM
- 5.9Harrison JonesM
Line-ups
Peterborough4-1-4-1
Bristol Rovers4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Bristol RoversSteve Evans
Substitutes
- 3Jack SparkesD
- 2Thomas JamesD
- 31Luke SouthwoodG
- 17Ciarán KellyD
- 10Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa70'F6.7
- 18Mees Rijks83'F6.3
- 8R. Russell-Denny55'M6.9
- 29Fabrizio Cavegn46'F6.5
- 22K. Gough55'M6.9
PeterboroughLuke Williams
Substitutes
- 3Evan Weir78'D6.9
- 20Christopher Conn-Clarke66'M6.3
- 16Benjamin Woods66'M6.7
- 23Collin Andeng NdiG
- 18L. Mendonca46'D6.7
- 21P. SykutM
- 29D. Kamara87'
- 34E. AbbeyD
- 35E. Chang
Team statistics
46%Possession54%
19Total shots9
4Shots on target3
10Shots off target5
5Blocked shots1
2Corners5
4Offsides2
14Fouls10
1Yellow cards3
2Goalkeeper saves4
315Total passes368
201Accurate passes258
64%Pass accuracy70%
Bristol Rovers
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kofi Balmer | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 8.2 |
| Brad Young | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.7 |
| Tommy Leigh | 83 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Richard Smallwood | 55 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Ben Purrington | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 6.9 |
| Jack Aitchison | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Joseph Quigley | 70 | – | 0 | 4 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Keenan Gough | 35 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny | 35 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Clinton Mola | 55 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Bobby-Emmanuel Kamwa | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Riley-Jay Harbottle | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Fabrizio Cavegn | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Macauley Southam-Hales | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Mees Rijks | 13 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Shaqai Forde | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.2 |
Peterborough
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harley Mills | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Alexander Bass | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.3 |
| David Okagbue | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Carl Johnston | 78 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.3 |
| Thomas O'Connor | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Evan Weir | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| James Dornelly | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Benjamin Woods | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Lucca Mendonça | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Owura Edwards | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| David Kamara | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Bolu Shofowoke | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6.3 |
| Christopher Conn-Clarke | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Harry Leonard | 87 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 6.2 |
| Brandon Khela | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 5.9 |
| Harrison Jones | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 5.9 |
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