Bristol Rovers 0-1 Sunderland: result and report

League One · Saturday 27 March 2021

Result

Bristol Rovers 0-1 Sunderland

League One · Saturday 27 March 2021, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

Bristol Rovers · Sunderland · League One predictions

Bristol Rovers 0-1 Sunderland: match report

Bristol Rovers lost to Sunderland 0-1 in the League One on Saturday 27 March 2021. The half-time score was 0-1.

The only goal came from Aiden O'Brien of Sunderland in the 39th minute.

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

Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 21st on 34 points from 37 and Sunderland 3rd on 64 points from 35. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 24th with 38 points, and Sunderland 4th with 80.

Bristol Rovers lined up in a 4-3-3 and Sunderland in a 4-2-2-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Aiden McGeady of Sunderland (8.7), ahead of Lee Burge (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Bristol Rovers win, 1 draw and 3 for Sunderland.

Going into the match Bristol Rovers's last five read L-L-L-D-W and Sunderland's D-W-W-W-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 36'Yellow card · Luke LeahyBristol Rovers
  • 39'Goal · Aiden O'BrienSunderland · 0-1
  • 50'Yellow card · Josh ScowenSunderland
  • 53'Yellow card · Dion SandersonSunderland
  • 85'Yellow card · Luke O'NienSunderland

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Bristol Rovers 1, draws 1, Sunderland 3.

Team news

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

Anssi Jaakkola, G. Williams, Alfie Kilgour, Joshua Grant, Luke Leahy, Pablo Martinez, Zain Westbrooke, Luke McCormick, Zain Walker, Jonah Ayunga, Brandon Hanlan

Sunderland line-up (4-2-2-2)

Lee Burge, Max Power, Dion Sanderson, Luke O'Nien, Callum McFadzean, Josh Scowen, Carl Winchester, Lynden Gooch, Aiden McGeady, Aiden O'Brien, Charlie Wyke