Match summary
Plymouth Argyle beat Bristol Rovers 4-3 in the EFL Trophy, Round of 16.
Plymouth Argyle trailed 1-2 at half-time and won 4-3. Plymouth Argyle's winning goal came in the 90th minute (Aribim Pepple).
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Bristol Rovers vs Plymouth Argyle in numbers
FormLast 5 games, all competitions · latest on the right
Bristol Rovers1W 1D 3L
Bristol RoversPlymouth Argyle
4Pointsof 158
6Goals scored11
9Goals conceded7
1Clean sheets1
1Scored in a row7
1Unbeaten in a row3
Head to head24 meetings · Nov 2010 – Nov 2025
- Bristol Rovers wins
- 7
- Draws
- 9
- Plymouth Argyle wins
- 8
2.63goals per meeting
67%both teams scored
46%3+ goals
46%won by the host
Last 5 meetingsBristol Rovers 2W 1D 2L · 2.4 goals per game
Meetings
- EFL TrophyBristol Rovers1-0Plymouth Argyle
- Club Friendlies 3Bristol Rovers2-1Plymouth Argyle
- League OnePlymouth Argyle2-0Bristol Rovers
- EFL TrophyBristol Rovers0-2Plymouth Argyle
- League OneBristol Rovers2-2Plymouth Argyle
Show all 24 meetings
- EFL TrophyPlymouth Argyle1-1Bristol Rovers
- League OnePlymouth Argyle2-0Bristol Rovers
- League OneBristol Rovers3-0Plymouth Argyle
- FA CupPlymouth Argyle0-1Bristol Rovers
- FA CupBristol Rovers1-1Plymouth Argyle
- League OnePlymouth Argyle2-2Bristol Rovers
- League OneBristol Rovers0-0Plymouth Argyle
- League OnePlymouth Argyle3-2Bristol Rovers
- League OneBristol Rovers2-1Plymouth Argyle
- League TwoBristol Rovers1-1Plymouth Argyle
- League TwoPlymouth Argyle1-1Bristol Rovers
- League TwoBristol Rovers2-1Plymouth Argyle
- League TwoPlymouth Argyle1-0Bristol Rovers
- League TwoBristol Rovers2-1Plymouth Argyle
- League TwoPlymouth Argyle1-1Bristol Rovers
- League TwoPlymouth Argyle1-1Bristol Rovers
- League TwoBristol Rovers2-3Plymouth Argyle
- League OneBristol Rovers2-3Plymouth Argyle
- League OnePlymouth Argyle3-1Bristol Rovers
Match Timeline
Man of the Match
Bristol RoversPlymouth Argyle
- Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · Tom Lockyer90+6'
- 90+4'Goal · Plymouth Argyle · Aribim Pepple3-4
- 90+1'Yellow Card · Plymouth Argyle · Brendan Galloway
- Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · Kofi Balmer89'
- Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · —89'
- Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Ellis Harrison · InOut: Luke Thomas83'
- Substitution · Bristol Rovers · Kofi Balmer · InOut: Joel Senior83'
- 82'Substitution · Plymouth Argyle · Jamie Paterson · InOut: X. Amaechi
- Substitution · Bristol Rovers · R. De Havilland · InOut: Isaac Hutchinson75'
- 72'Substitution · Plymouth Argyle · Joe Ralls · InOut: Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu
- 65'Yellow Card · Plymouth Argyle · Malachi Boateng
- Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · Isaac Hutchinson62'
- Yellow Card · Bristol Rovers · —62'
- Goal · Bristol Rovers · Luke Thomas3-361'
- 59'Substitution · Plymouth Argyle · Aribim Pepple · InOut: Caleb Watts
- 49'Goal · Plymouth Argyle · Lorent Tolaj2-3
- 46'Goal · Plymouth Argyle · Brendan Galloway 2-2
- 46'Substitution · Plymouth Argyle · Brendan Galloway · InOut: Matthew Sorinola
- 45+5'Red Card · Plymouth Argyle · João Paulo
- Goal · Bristol Rovers · Fabrizio Cavegn2-139'
- Goal · Bristol Rovers · Shaqai Forde1-121'
- 2'Goal · Plymouth Argyle · Caleb Watts0-1
Match Statistics
Match stats
Bristol RoversPlymouth Argyle
58%Ball Possession42%
17Shots Total17
7Shots On Target7
3Corners3
10Fouls19
3Yellow Cards2
2Offsides3
3Saves4
326Passes236
7Shots Off Target3
96Attacks71
52Dangerous Attacks54
13Shots Inside Box12
4Shots Outside Box5
3Goals4
19Free Kicks10
3Shots Blocked7
1Substitutions5
17Tackles4
2Assists4
203Accurate Passes145
1Injuries0
13Total Crosses11
5Accurate Crosses4
11Interceptions4
59Duels Won43
1Big Chances Created4
0Big Chances Missed1
Team Lineups
Lineups
4-3-3 · 4-4-2
Manager: Darrell Clarke
Starting XI
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JS
Joel Senior6.4
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AK
A. Kilgour6.1
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JS
Jack Sparkes5.8
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IH
Isaac Hutchinson6.3
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SF
Shaqai Forde7.4
Substitutes
Manager: Tom Cleverley
Starting XI
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LA
Luca Ashby-Hammond6.3
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BS
Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu6.6
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CW
Caleb Watts6.4
Substitutes
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TF
Tegan FinnPlayer Stats
| Player | Rating | Min | Goals | Assists | Shots | Passes | Tackles | Duels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | 90' | 1 | 1 | 3/4 | 6(83%) | - | 0/3 | |
| 7.6 | 83' | 1 | 0 | 1/2 | 21(57%) | - | 4/9 | |
Shaqai Forde FW | 7.4 | 90' | 1 | 0 | 1/1 | 23(52%) | 3 | 8/11 |
| 6.9 | 7' | 0 | 0 | 1/2 | 4(50%) | - | 5/7 | |
| 6.8 | 90' | 0 | 1 | 0/1 | 32(84%) | 5 | 7/14 | |
R. De Havilland MF | 6.7 | 15' | 0 | 0 | - | 4(50%) | - | - |
| 6.5 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 54(65%) | 2 | 9/11 | |
Joel Senior DF | 6.4 | 83' | 0 | 0 | - | 22(65%) | 2 | 3/6 |
Isaac Hutchinson MF | 6.3 | 75' | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 19(70%) | 2 | 4/8 |
| 6.3 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 1/3 | 31(57%) | 3 | 11/19 | |
| 6.3 | 7' | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0/1 | |
| 6.2 | 90' | 0 | 0 | - | 46(44%) | - | 2/2 | |
A. Kilgour DF | 6.1 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 35(77%) | - | 6/9 |
Jack Sparkes DF | 5.8 | 90' | 0 | 0 | 0/1 | 29(59%) | - | 0/2 |