Swindon Town 1:1 Bristol Rovers: League Two Match Result

League Two

Swindon Town LLLDLW

1:1

Finished

Kick-off was 28 Feb, 12:30 UTC

Bristol Rovers WLLWLL

Venue: The Nigel Eady County Ground City: Swindon

In the League Two game on 28 February 2026, Swindon Town beat Bristol Rovers 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 6:3, corners 13:1.

Key numbers

Possession, % 54 – 46

Shots on target 6 – 3

Shots off target 5 – 6

Big chances 4 – 2

🟨 32' K. Balmer — Yellow card 🟨 32' O. Clarke — Yellow card ⚽ 43' K. Thompson-Sommers — Goal ⚽ 58' O. Palmer — Goal ⇄ 67' E. Harrison — Substitution ⇄ 69' J. Hoilett — Substitution ⇄ 69' W. Wright — Substitution ⇄ 69' J. Snowdon — Substitution 🟨 83' J. Senior — Yellow card 🟨 88' J. Quigley — Yellow card ⇄ 89' J. Batty — Substitution 🟨 90' R. Smallwood — Yellow card ⇄ 90+3' R. De Havilland — Substitution

Match events

32' 0:0 Bristol Rovers Yellow card K. Balmer
32' 0:0 Swindon Town Yellow card O. Clarke
43' 0:1 Bristol Rovers Goal K. Thompson-Sommers assist: E. Harrison
58' 1:1 Swindon Town Goal O. Palmer assist: J. Batty
67' 1:1 Bristol Rovers Substitution E. Harrison off: F. Cavegn
69' 1:1 Swindon Town Substitution J. Hoilett off: M. Olakigbe
69' 1:1 Swindon Town Substitution W. Wright off: B. Kirkman
69' 1:1 Swindon Town Substitution J. Snowdon off: F. Holman
83' 1:1 Bristol Rovers Yellow card J. Senior
88' 1:1 Bristol Rovers Yellow card J. Quigley
89' 1:1 Swindon Town Substitution J. Batty off: B. Bodin
90' 1:1 Bristol Rovers Yellow card R. Smallwood
90+3' 1:1 Bristol Rovers Substitution R. De Havilland off: L. Thomas

Statistics

54 Possession, % 46

6 Shots on target 3

5 Shots off target 6

4 Big chances 2

88 Attacks 90

13 Corners 1

11 Fouls 10

10 Free kicks 10

3 Offsides 0

1 Yellow cards 4

0 Red cards 0

12 Goal kicks 15

25 Throw-ins 21

All statistics

27/5153% Aerial duels 24/5147%

41 Backward passes 51

5 Blocked shots 1

44 Clearances 44

8/3027% Crosses 1/714%

5/956% Dribbles 9/1947%

114 Failed passes 106

2 Goalkeeper saves 5

6 Interceptions 8

11 Key passes 5

29/7340% Long passes 36/9040%

43 Passes into the final third 48

221 Passes in the opposition half 188

116 Passes in own half 102

0.38 Shot accuracy 0.30

6 Shots from outside the box 4

10 Shots inside the box 6

10/1953% Tackles 9/1560%

307 Total passes 283

Line-ups

Swindon Town

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Connor Ripley	1
5	Will Wright	5
8	Oliver Anthony Clarke	8
22	Jamie Knight-Lebel	22
18	Gavin Kilkenny	18
19	Joseph Leonard Snowdon	19
25	Aiden Borland	25
26	Jake Thomas Batty	26
23	Aaron Drinan	23
28	Oliver James Palmer	28
30	David Junior Wayne Hoilett	30

Substitutes
#	Player	number
12	Lewis Ward	12
33	Joel McGregor	33
34	Billy Kirkman	34
7	Thomas Andrew Nichols	7
24	Fletcher Holman	24
29	Michael Olakigbe	29
31	Billy Paul Bodin	31

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Bristol Rovers

Starting XI
#	Player	number
13	Brad Young	13
2	Joel Senior	2
5	Alfie Kilgour	5
6	Clinton Lemere Mola	6
17	Kofi Balmer	17
10	Y. Ahmrich	10
14	K. Thompson-Somers	14
15	Ryan James De Havilland	15
36	Richard Smallwood	36
19	Ellis Harrison	19
27	Joseph Richard Quigley	27