Plymouth Argyle 3-2 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League One · Saturday 17 March 2018

Result

Plymouth Argyle 3-2 Bristol Rovers

League One · Saturday 17 March 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Plymouth Argyle 3-2 Bristol Rovers: match report

Plymouth Argyle beat Bristol Rovers 3-2 in the League One on Saturday 17 March 2018. The half-time score was 1-2.

C. Lines opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Plymouth Argyle's goals came from Jamie Ness (34'), Jamie Ness (48') and Graham Carey (85', penalty). Bristol Rovers scored through C. Lines (12') and Ellis Harrison (36').

Discipline: Plymouth Argyle received 2 yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Plymouth Argyle were 7th on 54 points from 36 and Bristol Rovers 9th on 50 points from 36. Plymouth Argyle went on to finish that season 7th with 68 points, and Bristol Rovers 13th with 59.

Plymouth Argyle lined up in a 4-3-3 and Bristol Rovers in a 4-3-3.

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · C. LinesBristol Rovers · 0-1
  • 14'Yellow card · Graham CareyPlymouth Argyle
  • 34'Goal · Jamie NessPlymouth Argyle · 1-1
  • 36'Goal · Ellis HarrisonBristol Rovers · 1-2
  • 48'Missed penalty · Rúben LameirasPlymouth Argyle
  • 48'Goal · Jamie NessPlymouth Argyle · 2-2
  • 58'Yellow card · Remi MatthewsPlymouth Argyle
  • 64'Yellow card · J. PartingtonBristol Rovers
  • 85'Yellow card · Tom LockyerBristol Rovers
  • 85'Penalty goal · Graham CareyPlymouth Argyle · 3-2
  • 90+4'Yellow card · K. BennettBristol Rovers

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Plymouth Argyle 3, draws 4, Bristol Rovers 3.

Team news

Plymouth Argyle line-up (4-3-3)

Remi Matthews, Gary Sawyer, Yann Songo'o, Oscar Threlkeld, Zak Vyner, Jamie Ness, Graham Carey, Moses Makasi, David Fox, Rúben Lameiras, Ryan Taylor

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

Sam Slocombe, Tom Lockyer, James Clarke, Joe Partington, Tony Craig, Liam Sercombe, Ollie Clarke, Chris Lines, Stuart Sinclair, Kyle Bennett, Ellis Harrison