Blackpool vs Bristol RoversLive Score, Lineups & H2H

League One (England)

2024/2025

Blackpool

Bloxham40'

Morgan55'

Ennis76'

Finnigan89'

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May 03, 2025

Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire)

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Match Timeline

Goal!

4-1

Ryan Finnigan

89'·Blackpool

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77'Substitution

Ryan Finnigan· In

Lee Evans· Out

Blackpool

77'Substitution

Jake Beesley· In

Niall Ennis· Out

Blackpool

Goal!

3-1

Niall Ennis

76'·Blackpool

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72'Substitution

Andy Lyons· In

Matthew Pennington· Out

Blackpool

72'Substitution

Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel· In

Tom Bloxham· Out

Blackpool

71'Substitution

Jamie Lindsay· In

Isaac Hutchinson· Out

Bristol Rovers

71'Substitution

Luke Thomas· In

Sil Swinkels· Out

Bristol Rovers

71'Substitution

Michael Reindorf· In

Ollie Dewsbury· Out

Bristol Rovers

69'Yellow Card

Matt Butcher

Bristol Rovers

61'Substitution

Ashley Fletcher· In

Robert Apter· Out

Blackpool

57'Substitution

Romaine Sawyers· In

Gatlin O'Donkor· Out

Bristol Rovers

57'Substitution

Lino Sousa· In

Clinton Mola· Out

Bristol Rovers

Goal!

2-1

Albie Morgan

55'·Blackpool

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Goal!

1-1

Tom Bloxham

40'·Blackpool

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Goal!

0-1

Gatlin O'Donkor

18'·Bristol Rovers

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Statistics of the Game

Blackpool

Bristol Rovers

48%Ball Possession52%

17Shots Total10

7Shots On Target4

5Corners3

7Fouls10

0Yellow Cards1

4Offsides1

3Saves4

403Passes440

87Attacks106

49Dangerous Attacks50

6Shots Off Target4

14Shots Inside Box5

3Shots Outside Box5

4Goals1

0Shots Blocked0

5Substitutions5

14Tackles25

313Accurate Passes344

0Red Cards0

93Ball Safe88

0Injuries1

77.67%Pass Accuracy78.18%

Blackpool

Manager: S. Bruce

Starting XI

Harry Tyrer

Matthew Pennington

Oliver Casey

Elkan Baggott

Hayden Coulson

Robert Apter

Lee Evans

Albie Morgan

CJ Hamilton

Niall Ennis

Tom Bloxham

Substitutes

Richard O'Donnell

Andy Lyons

James Husband

Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel

Ashley Fletcher

Jake Beesley

Ryan Finnigan

Bristol Rovers

Manager: I. Calderon

Starting XI

Jed Ward

James Wilson

Connor Taylor

Sil Swinkels

Taylor Moore

Matt Butcher

Isaac Hutchinson

Clinton Mola

Kofi Shaw

Gatlin O'Donkor

Ollie Dewsbury

Substitutes

Lino Sousa

Luke Thomas

Romaine Sawyers

Shaqai Forde

Jamie Lindsay

Michael Reindorf

Matthew Hall

Player Stats

Player	Rating	Min	Goals	Assists	Shots	Passes	Tackles	Duels
Matthew Pennington DF	-	72'	0	0	-	46(71%)	1	3/11
Lee Evans MF	-	78'	0	0	0/1	54(79%)	1	2/4
Albie Morgan MF	-	90'	1	0	1/1	48(79%)	1	2/3
Elkan Baggott DF	-	90'	0	0	0/1	37(82%)	1	5/7
Tom Bloxham FW	-	72'	1	0	1/4	15(71%)	2	4/12
Hayden Coulson DF	-	90'	0	0	-	50(74%)	-	5/11
Oliver Casey DF	-	90'	0	0	0/1	33(97%)	-	4/5
Niall Ennis FW	-	77'	1	1	2/3	10(90%)	1	1/9
CJ Hamilton MF	-	90'	0	1	2/2	23(83%)	2	5/8
Robert Apter MF	-	61'	0	0	1/1	28(68%)	3	7/16
Harry Tyrer GK	-	90'	0	0	-	29(52%)	-	1/1
Andy Lyons DF	-	18'	0	0	-	8(75%)	-	0/1
Jordan Lawrence-Gabriel DF	-	18'	0	0	0/1	4(100%)	-	1/4
Ashley Fletcher FW	-	29'	0	0	-	10(100%)	1	3/3
Jake Beesley FW	-	13'	0	0	-	4(75%)	-	1/2
Ryan Finnigan MF	-	12'	1	0	1/1	4(100%)	-	-

Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers — computed insights

Current streaks (all competitions)

Team	Games	Run	Unbeaten	Winless	Scored in	Conceded in	Last-5 pts	Last-5 goals
Blackpool	15	L1	0	3	0	5	4/15	6-8
Bristol Rovers	15	L2	0	9	0	10	1/15	2-7

Computed over each team's finished games before kickoff — see the Games column for the sample behind each row.

Blackpool — last 5 games

L1-2 @ Rotherham United2025-04-05
W3-1 @ Stevenage2025-04-18
L1-2 vs Wrexham2025-04-21
D1-1 @ Wigan Athletic2025-04-26
L0-2 vs Birmingham City2025-04-30

Bristol Rovers — last 5 games

L0-1 @ Bolton Wanderers2025-04-05
L1-2 vs Exeter City2025-04-12
D1-1 @ Wrexham2025-04-18
L0-1 vs Stevenage2025-04-21
L0-2 vs Reading2025-04-26

Head-to-head, computed

Meetings on record: 11
Period covered: 2017-09-23 – 2024-11-26
Blackpool wins: 5
Draws: 1
Bristol Rovers wins: 5
Avg goals per meeting: 2.64
Over 2.5 goals: 64%
Both teams scored: 45%
Home side won: 64%share of all meetings won by whichever club hosted
Last 5 meetings: 4W 0D 1L (Blackpool view)
Avg goals, last 5 vs all-time: 2.6 vs 2.64

Aggregated from 11 finished meetings (2017-09-23 – 2024-11-26) in the GioScore fixtures corpus.

Most recent meetings (5 of 11)

Date	Home	Score	Away
2024-11-26	Bristol Rovers	0-2	Blackpool
2024-01-20	Bristol Rovers	1-2	Blackpool
2023-12-23	Blackpool	3-1	Bristol Rovers
2021-05-09	Blackpool	1-0	Bristol Rovers
2021-01-02	Bristol Rovers	2-1	Blackpool

Standings context (current table)

Team	Pos	Pld	Pts	GD	Form	Form rank	Form vs pos
Blackpool	9	46	67	12	WLDLW	8	+1
Bristol Rovers	22	46	43	-32	LDLLL	23	-1

Form rank = league-wide rank by points from the last 5 league games; "Form vs pos" > 0 means over-performing the table.

Table context

Points gap: 24 ptsBlackpool 67 · Bristol Rovers 43
Positions: #9 vs #22
Goals per game: 1.57/1.3 vs 0.96/1.65scored/conceded per game · league average 1.29

Figures computed from the GioScore results database · data cutoff: kickoff 2025-05-03

Previous Meetings

Last 11 matches

Won 45%

(5/11)

Draw 9%

(1/11)

Won 45%

(5/11)

Goals

13-16

Total matches

Recent matches (5/11)

League One•Nov 26, 2024

Bristol Rovers

0-2

Blackpool

League One•Jan 20, 2024

Bristol Rovers

1-2

Blackpool

League One•Dec 23, 2023

Blackpool

3-1

Bristol Rovers

League One•May 9, 2021

Blackpool

1-0

Bristol Rovers

League One•Jan 2, 2021

Bristol Rovers

2-1

Blackpool

Head to Head

Last 11 matches

Blackpool wins

Draws

Bristol Rovers wins

Goals Scored

13 - 16

Nov 26, 2024 • League One

Bristol Rovers

0-2

Blackpool

Jan 20, 2024 • League One

Bristol Rovers

1-2

Blackpool

Dec 23, 2023 • League One

Blackpool

3-1

Bristol Rovers

Matchday 46 — League One

Match Report

24 points separated the sides: Blackpool 9th on 67, Bristol Rovers 22nd on 43. Scoring rates set the scale: Blackpool 1.57 scored and 1.3 conceded per game, Bristol Rovers 0.96 and 1.65, with the league averaging 1.29.

Bristol Rovers had gone 9 games without a win.

Across 11 recorded meetings, Blackpool have 5 wins to Bristol Rovers's 5, with 1 draw, at 2.64 goals per meeting. Home advantage is real in this fixture: whoever hosted won 64% of the meetings. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 64% of the meetings.

The venue was Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire). It was 1-1 at the break, and the second half added 3 goals for the 4-1 full-time score.

Goal scorers

Blackpool: Tom Bloxham (40'), Albie Morgan (55'), Ryan Finnigan (89'), Niall Ennis (76') · Bristol Rovers: Gatlin O'Donkor (18')

More details:

Blackpool — live results and schedule Bristol Rovers — live results and schedule

Frequently Asked Questions

What was the score of Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers?

Blackpool 4-1 Bristol Rovers. League One (England) match played on 3 May 2025.

What league is Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers in?

This match is part of the League One (England). The match was played at Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire). Full standings, kickoff time, and live statistics are available on GioScore.

What is the head-to-head record between Blackpool and Bristol Rovers?

In 11 meetings between 2017 and 2024: Blackpool has 5 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses against Bristol Rovers.

Where was Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers played?

The match was played at Bloomfield Road (Blackpool, Lancashire).

Match Timeline

Match Timeline

Match Statistics

Statistics of the Game

Team Lineups

Starting XI

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Starting XI

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Player Statistics

Player Stats

Blackpool vs Bristol Rovers — computed insights

Previous Meetings

Previous Meetings

Recent matches (5/11)

Head to Head

Head to Head

Last 11 matches

Fixtures

Matchday 46 — League One

Match Report

Goal scorers

Frequently Asked Questions