Exeter City 2-2 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League One · Saturday 1 October 2022

Result

Exeter City 2-2 Bristol Rovers

League One · Saturday 1 October 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Exeter City 2-2 Bristol Rovers: match report

Exeter City drew with Bristol Rovers 2-2 in the League One on Saturday 1 October 2022. The half-time score was 0-0.

John Marquis opened the scoring in the 62nd minute. Exeter City's goals came from Jevani Brown (72', penalty) and Sam Nombe (81'). Bristol Rovers scored through John Marquis (62') and Ryan Loft (90+2').

Discipline: Exeter City received 2 yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Exeter City were 10th on 14 points from 10 and Bristol Rovers 21st on 8 points from 10. Exeter City went on to finish that season 14th with 56 points, and Bristol Rovers 17th with 53.

Exeter City lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Bristol Rovers in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Jevani Brown of Exeter City (8.4), ahead of Ryan Loft (7.7).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Yellow card · Antony EvansBristol Rovers
  • 33'Yellow card · Sam FinleyBristol Rovers
  • 37'Yellow card · Josh KeyExeter City
  • 62'Goal · John MarquisBristol Rovers · 0-1
  • 72'Penalty goal · Jevani BrownExeter City · 1-1
  • 77'Yellow card · Pierce SweeneyExeter City
  • 81'Goal · Sam NombeExeter City · 2-1
  • 90+2'Goal · Ryan LoftBristol Rovers · 2-2

Team news

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Exeter City line-up (3-4-1-2)

Pavel Kucera, Josh Key, Pierce Sweeney, Alex Hartridge, Jake Caprice, Rekeem Harper, Archie Collins, Jack Sparkes, Jevani Brown, Sam Nombe, Jay Stansfield

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

James Belshaw, Luca Hoole, Bobby Thomas, Lewis Gordon, Antony Evans, Jordan Rossiter, Sam Finley, Luke McCormick, John Marquis, Ryan Loft, Aaron Collins