Late Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Bristol Rovers scored on 92′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 92′
League Two · Matchday 9
Crewe
Jack Lankester 1', 21'
Jordan Gibson 66'
3 – 1
FT
HT 2–0
Bristol Rovers
Bobby Kamwa 90+2'
League Two
Matchday 9Crewe3–1Bristol Rovers
5
Shots in the box
10
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
1′21′66′92′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Crewe 3-1 Bristol Rovers
Crewe saw off Bristol Rovers 3-1 at Alexandra Stadium in League Two. Lankester opened the scoring for Crewe on 1', Lankester added his second on 21' from the penalty spot, Gibson made it 3-0 to Crewe on 66' and Kamwa pulled one back for Bristol Rovers on 92'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Crewe took 5 of their 9 attempts inside the box, Bristol Rovers 10 of 15.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Bristol Rovers graded out for cynical press — 23 fouls and 4 yellow cards.
J. Lankester came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Crewe from 2 goals, 1 key pass and 4 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 36 fouls between them and 8 yellow cards, with Bristol Rovers conceding the most free-kicks (23).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
49%Possession51%
9Shots15
What the numbers say
2 readsCynical Press
Bristol Rovers
Bristol Rovers broke the game up whenever it got away from them — 23 fouls and 4 bookings.
- Fouls
- 23
- Yellow cards
- 4
Timeline
Jack Lankester — assist: Joel Tabiner
⚽1'
Josh March
Argument
🟨8'
🟨8'
Thomas James
Argument
Joshua Stephenson
Foul
🟨10'
Jack Lankester (Pen)
⚽21'
🟨30'
Ciaran Kelly
Dissent
Owen lunt
Argument
🟨38'
🔄45'
Keenan Gough ↑ Richard Smallwood ↓
🔄45'
Philip Sanyaolu ↑ Alfie Kilgour ↓
🔄45'
Ben Purrington ↑ Jack Sparkes ↓
🔄45'
Shaqai Forde ↑ Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny ↓
Half-time
Jordan Gibson ↑ Joel Tabiner ↓
🔄50'
Conor Thomas ↑ Jack Lankester ↓
🔄62'
Jordan Gibson — assist: Josh March
⚽66'
🔄74'
Joe Quigley ↑ Ellis Harrison ↓
🟨77'
Keenan Gough
Foul
Conor Thomas
Foul
🟨79'
Charlie McNeill ↑ Adrien thibaut ↓
🔄81'
🟨89'
Clinton Mola
Argument
⚽90+2'
Bobby Kamwa — assist: Clinton Mola
Match info
Kickoff
VenueAlexandra Stadium, Crewe
CompetitionLeague Two
Season2026
RoundMatchday 9
StatusMatch Finished