Bristol Rovers 2-0 Colchester United: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 1 September 2026

Result

Bristol Rovers 2-0 Colchester United

League Two · Tuesday 1 September 2026, 18:45 UTC · Memorial Stadium, Bristol · half-time 1-0

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Bristol Rovers 2-0 Colchester United: match report

Bristol Rovers defeated Colchester United 2-0 in the League Two on Tuesday 1 September 2026 at Memorial Stadium. The half-time score was 1-0.

Tom James opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Bristol Rovers's goals came from Tom James (27') and Ellis Harrison (90+3'). Colchester United did not score.

Discipline: Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards; Colchester United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 7th on 6 points from 3 and Colchester United 4th on 7 points from 3. In the current table Bristol Rovers are 17th on 16 points and Colchester United are 23rd on 12 points.

Bristol Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Colchester United in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Tom James of Bristol Rovers (7.6), level with Riley Harbottle (7.6).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Bristol Rovers wins, 3 draws and 4 for Colchester United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Yellow card · Tom JamesBristol Rovers
  • 27'Goal · Tom JamesBristol Rovers · 1-0
  • 35'Yellow card · Jack TuckerColchester United
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Tommy LeighBristol Rovers
  • 79'Yellow card · Richard SmallwoodBristol Rovers
  • 90+3'Goal · Ellis HarrisonBristol Rovers · 2-0

Form and table

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17Bristol Rovers145181723-616LLLDL
23Colchester United132651219-712LDDLL

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Head-to-head

10 meetings: Bristol Rovers 3, draws 3, Colchester United 4.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Teddy BishopColchester United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
  • Jake LeakeColchester United · injury (Shoulder Injury)

Bristol Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Brad Young, Tom James, Kofi Balmer, Riley Harbottle, Ben Purrington, Richard Smallwood, Clinton Mola, Shaq Forde, Tommy Leigh, Bobby Kamwa, Fabrizio Cavegn

Colchester United line-up (3-4-2-1)

Thimothée Lo-Tutala, Jack Tucker, Sean Raggett, Frankie Terry, Rob Hunt, Paul Digby, Jack Payne, Ellis Iandolo, Oscar Thorn, Harry Anderson, Jaden Williams

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