Exeter City 3-1 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League One · Thursday 26 December 2024

Result

Exeter City 3-1 Bristol Rovers

League One · Thursday 26 December 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Exeter City 3-1 Bristol Rovers: match report

Exeter City defeated Bristol Rovers 3-1 in the League One on Thursday 26 December 2024. The half-time score was 0-0.

Promise Omochere opened the scoring in the 61st minute. Exeter City's goals came from Jack Fitzwater (72'), Millenic Alli (78') and Jake Richards (90+6'). Bristol Rovers scored through Promise Omochere (61').

Discipline: Exeter City received 4 yellow cards; Bristol Rovers received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Exeter City were 14th on 27 points from 20 and Bristol Rovers 19th on 22 points from 20. Exeter City went on to finish that season 16th with 56 points, and Bristol Rovers 22nd with 43.

Exeter City lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Bristol Rovers in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Jake Richards of Exeter City (8.4), ahead of Promise Omochere (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Exeter City wins, 1 draw and 1 for Bristol Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Yellow card · Ilmari NiskanenExeter City
  • 13'Yellow cardExeter City
  • 30'Yellow card · Kamil ContehBristol Rovers
  • 30'Yellow cardBristol Rovers
  • 44'Yellow card · K. McDonaldExeter City
  • 44'Yellow cardExeter City
  • 61'Goal · Promise OmochereBristol Rovers · 0-1
  • 68'Yellow card · Jamie LindsayBristol Rovers
  • 68'Yellow cardBristol Rovers
  • 72'Goal · Jack FitzwaterExeter City · 1-1
  • 78'Goal · Millenic AlliExeter City · 2-1
  • 90+6'Goal · Jake RichardsExeter City · 3-1

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Exeter City 2, draws 1, Bristol Rovers 1.

Team news

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

Joe Whitworth, J. McMillan, Jack Fitzwater, Ed Francis, Caleb Watts, Ryan Woods, K. McDonald, Ilmari Niskanen, Millenic Alli, Demetri Mitchell, Josh Magennis

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

Josh Griffiths, James Wilson, Connor Taylor, Clinton Mola, Joel Senior, Jamie Lindsay, Kamil Conteh, Luke Thomas, Shaq Forde, Promise Omochere, Isaac Hutchinson