Cambridge United 3-1 Bristol Rovers: result and report
League Two · Saturday 14 February 2026
Result
Cambridge United 3-1 Bristol Rovers
League Two · Saturday 14 February 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1
Cambridge United 3-1 Bristol Rovers: match report
Cambridge United won against Bristol Rovers 3-1 in the League Two on Saturday 14 February 2026. The half-time score was 1-1.
Ben Knight opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Cambridge United's goals came from Ben Knight (33'), Ben Knight (56', penalty) and Kelland Watts (79'). Bristol Rovers scored through Joe Quigley (45+3', penalty).
Discipline: Cambridge United received 1 yellow card; Bristol Rovers received 6 yellow cards.
Going into the game Cambridge United were 4th on 56 points from 30 and Bristol Rovers 19th on 27 points from 30. Cambridge United went on to finish that season 4th with 82 points, and Bristol Rovers 14th with 62.
Cambridge United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Bristol Rovers in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Kell Watts of Cambridge United (8.2), level with Ben Knight (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Cambridge United win, 0 draws and 8 for Bristol Rovers.
Key events
- 33'Goal · Ben Knight
- 44'Yellow card · B. Purrington
- 45+3'Penalty goal · Joe Quigley
- 56'Penalty goal · Ben Knight
- 58'Yellow card · Steve Evans
- 58'Yellow card
- 59'Yellow card · Jack Sparkes
- 72'Yellow card · Ellis Harrison
- 79'Goal · Kelland Watts
- 84'Yellow card · A. Kilgour
- 90+5'Yellow card · Promise Omochere
Head-to-head
Team news
Cambridge United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Jake Eastwood, James Gibbons, Mamadou Jobe, Kell Watts, Ben Purrington, Shane McLoughlin, Dominic Ball, James Brophy, Ben Knight, Sullay Kaikai, Louis Appéré
Bristol Rovers line-up (3-4-1-2)
Brad Young, Kofi Balmer, Taylor Moore, Alfie Kilgour, Yusuf Akhamrich, Clinton Mola, Ryan De Havilland, Jack Sparkes, Tommy Leigh, Fabrizio Cavegn, Joe Quigley