Bristol Rovers 2-3 Leyton Orient: result and report

League One · Wednesday 1 January 2025

Result

Bristol Rovers 2-3 Leyton Orient

League One · Wednesday 1 January 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Bristol Rovers 2-3 Leyton Orient: match report

Bristol Rovers were beaten by Leyton Orient 2-3 in the League One on Wednesday 1 January 2025. It was 1-2 at half-time.

Ethan Galbraith opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Bristol Rovers's goals came from Chris Martin (32', penalty) and Chris Martin (74'). Leyton Orient scored through Ethan Galbraith (9'), Jamie Donley (39') and Charlie Kelman (53').

Discipline: Bristol Rovers received 3 yellow cards; Leyton Orient received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 20th on 22 points from 22 and Leyton Orient 10th on 31 points from 22. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 22nd with 43 points, and Leyton Orient 6th with 80.

Bristol Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Leyton Orient in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Chris Martin of Bristol Rovers (8.4), ahead of Sonny Perkins (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Bristol Rovers win, 1 draw and 1 for Leyton Orient.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Ethan GalbraithLeyton Orient · 0-1
  • 31'Yellow card · Josh KeeleyLeyton Orient
  • 32'Penalty goal · Chris MartinBristol Rovers · 1-1
  • 36'Yellow card · Diallang JaiyesimiLeyton Orient
  • 38'Yellow card · Ruel SotiriouBristol Rovers
  • 39'Goal · Jamie DonleyLeyton Orient · 1-2
  • 43'Yellow cardBristol Rovers
  • 53'Goal · Charlie KelmanLeyton Orient · 1-3
  • 58'Yellow card · Connor TaylorBristol Rovers
  • 74'Goal · Chris MartinBristol Rovers · 2-3
  • 77'Yellow card · Daniel HappeLeyton Orient

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Bristol Rovers 1, draws 1, Leyton Orient 1.

Team news

Bristol Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Josh Griffiths, Taylor Moore, Connor Taylor, James Wilson, Lino Sousa, Isaac Hutchinson, Grant Ward, Luke Thomas, Ruel Sotiriou, Gatlin O'Donkor, Promise Omochere

Leyton Orient line-up (4-2-3-1)

Josh Keeley, Ethan Galbraith, Omar Beckles, Daniel Happe, Jack Currie, Darren Pratley, Jordan Brown, Sonny Perkins, Jamie Donley, Diallang Jaiyesimi, Dan Agyei