Bristol Rovers 1-2 Peterborough United: result and report

League One · Saturday 29 October 2016

Result

Bristol Rovers 1-2 Peterborough United

League One · Saturday 29 October 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Bristol Rovers 1-2 Peterborough United: match report

Bristol Rovers lost to Peterborough United 1-2 in the League One on Saturday 29 October 2016. The half-time score was 0-0.

Matty Taylor opened the scoring in the 57th minute. Bristol Rovers's goal came from Matty Taylor (57', penalty). Peterborough United scored through S. Coulthirst (62') and Tom Nichols (90+2').

Discipline: Bristol Rovers received no yellow cards; Peterborough United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Bristol Rovers were 5th on 23 points from 14 and Peterborough United 11th on 20 points from 15. Bristol Rovers went on to finish that season 10th with 66 points, and Peterborough United 11th with 62.

Going into the match Bristol Rovers's last five read W-D-W-W-L and Peterborough United's L-W-L-W-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 57'Penalty goal · Matty TaylorBristol Rovers · 1-0
  • 62'Goal · S. CoulthirstPeterborough United · 1-1
  • 67'Yellow card · Michael BostwickPeterborough United
  • 67'Yellow card · S. CoulthirstPeterborough United
  • 90+2'Goal · Tom NicholsPeterborough United · 1-2

Team news

Unavailable

  • Brad InmanPeterborough United · injury (Fractured Leg)

Bristol Rovers line-up

Kelle Roos, Daniel Leadbitter, Lee Brown, Tom Lockyer, Jake Clarke-Salter, Ollie Clarke, Chris Lines, Stuart Sinclair, Charlie Colkett, M. Taylor, Rory Gaffney

Peterborough United line-up

Luke McGee, Michael Smith, Andrew Hughes, Ryan Tafazolli, Jack Baldwin, Michael Bostwick, Chris Forrester, Marcus Maddison, Leonardo Lopes, Shaq Coulthirst, Tom Nichols