York City 3-2 Bristol Rovers: result and report
League Two · Saturday 15 August 2026
Result
York City 3-2 Bristol Rovers
League Two · Saturday 15 August 2026, 14:00 UTC · Dwight Yorke Stadium, Dwight Yorke Stadium · half-time 0-1
York City 3-2 Bristol Rovers: match report
York City won against Bristol Rovers 3-2 in the League Two on Saturday 15 August 2026 at Dwight Yorke Stadium. The half-time score was 0-1.
Clinton Mola opened the scoring in the 30th minute. York City's goals came from Alex Newby (60'), Harry Boyes (63') and Harry Boyes (80'). Bristol Rovers scored through Clinton Mola (30') and Tommy Leigh (78', penalty).
Discipline: York City received 2 yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received no yellow cards.
In the current table York City are 7th on 20 points and Bristol Rovers are 17th on 16 points.
York City lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Bristol Rovers in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Harry Boyes of York City (8.5), ahead of Alex Newby (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 York City win, 2 draws and 3 for Bristol Rovers.
Key events
- 30'Goal · Clinton Mola
- 60'Goal · Alex Newby
- 63'Goal · Harry Boyes
- 70'Yellow card · Ollie Banks
- 78'Yellow card · Morgan Williams
- 78'Penalty goal · Tommy Leigh
- 80'Goal · Harry Boyes
Form and table
- York CityLast five: —
- Bristol RoversLast five: —
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | York City | 14 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | +3 | 20 | DDWLL |
| 17 | Bristol Rovers | 14 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 17 | 23 | -6 | 16 | LLLDL |
Head-to-head
Team news
York City line-up (3-4-2-1)
Alfie McNally, Morgan Williams, Zak Johnson, Mark Kitching, Joe Felix, Ollie Banks, Alex Hunt, Harry Boyes, Joe Grey, Ollie Pearce, Dipo Akinyemi
Bristol Rovers line-up (3-4-1-2)
Brad Young, Keenan Gough, Kofi Balmer, Riley Harbottle, Macauley Southam-Hales, Richard Smallwood, Clinton Mola, Jack Sparkes, Shaq Forde, Fabrizio Cavegn, Joe Quigley
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