Gillingham 1-2 Bristol Rovers: result and report
League Two · Saturday 21 March 2026
Result
Gillingham 1-2 Bristol Rovers
League Two · Saturday 21 March 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Gillingham 1-2 Bristol Rovers: match report
Gillingham lost to Bristol Rovers 1-2 in the League Two on Saturday 21 March 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.
Ronan Aiden Connolly Shea Chapman Hale opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Gillingham's goal came from Ronan Aiden Connolly Shea Chapman Hale (16', penalty). Bristol Rovers scored through A. Kilgour (46') and Ellis Harrison (72').
Discipline: Gillingham received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card; Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Gillingham were 16th on 45 points from 37 and Bristol Rovers 19th on 40 points from 38. Gillingham went on to finish that season 17th with 53 points, and Bristol Rovers 14th with 62.
Gillingham lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Bristol Rovers in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ellis Harrison of Bristol Rovers (7.7), ahead of Alfie Kilgour (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Gillingham wins, 2 draws and 2 for Bristol Rovers.
Key events
- 16'Penalty goal · Ronan Aiden Connolly Shea Chapman Hale
- 34'Yellow card · Tommy Leigh
- 35'Yellow card · Harry Waldock
- 45'Yellow card · A. Kilgour
- 46'Goal · A. Kilgour
- 71'Yellow card · Remeao Hutton
- 72'Goal · Ellis Harrison
- 72'Yellow card · Armani Little
- 89'Yellow card
- 90+13'Second yellow · Armani Little
Head-to-head
Team news
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Gillingham line-up (3-1-4-2)
Jake Turner, Sam Gale, Omar Beckles, Andy Smith, Armani Little, Remeao Hutton, Harry Waldock, Bradley Dack, Max Clark, Josh Andrews, Ronan Hale
Bristol Rovers line-up (3-4-1-2)
Brad Young, Kofi Balmer, Alfie Kilgour, Riley Harbottle, Joel Senior, Richard Smallwood, Clinton Mola, Jack Sparkes, Tommy Leigh, Fabrizio Cavegn, Ellis Harrison