Crawley Town 0–2 Bristol Rovers

EFL League Two 2026/27 Matchweek 3 · 29 Aug 2026

Crawley Town vs Bristol Rovers in the EFL League Two 2026/27.

At Broadfield Stadium, Crawley.

Referee: L. Doughty.

Bristol Rovers beat Crawley Town 2–0. Thomas James opened the scoring for Bristol Rovers after 23 minutes, and that goal decided it.

What the result changed

Crawley Town went into the match 16th and came out of it 17th, on 3 points. Bristol Rovers went into the match 12th and came out of it 7th, on 6 points.

Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.

Goalscorers

Crawley Town starting lineup (4-4-2)

Bristol Rovers starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

Match events

Match statistics

StatisticCrawley TownBristol Rovers
Total Shots827
Shots on Goal15
Ball Possession60%40%
Expected goals0.854.36
Corner Kicks24
Fouls616
Passes accurate322169
Goalkeeper Saves30

The table as it stood on 29 Aug 2026

#TeamPGDPts
1Barnet3+47
2Walsall3+47
3York3+27
4Colchester3+27
5Crewe3+27
6Oldham3+46
7Bristol Rovers3+36
8Tranmere3+25
9Fleetwood Town3+15
10Grimsby3+15
11Newport County3+14
12Cheltenham304
13Rotherham304
14Swindon Town3-24
15Exeter City303
16Chesterfield3-13
17Crawley Town3-23
18Shrewsbury3-33
19Northampton3-12
20Port Vale3-22
21Gillingham3-32
22Accrington ST3-31
23Salford City3-40
24Rochdale3-50

Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.

Crawley Town before this match

Bristol Rovers before this match