Peterborough United 4-2 Bristol Rovers: result and report

League One · Saturday 22 April 2017

Result

Peterborough United 4-2 Bristol Rovers

League One · Saturday 22 April 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Peterborough United 4-2 Bristol Rovers: match report

Peterborough United defeated Bristol Rovers 4-2 in the League One on Saturday 22 April 2017. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Leonardo Lopes opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Peterborough United's goals came from Leonardo Lopes (13'), M. Maddison (30'), Leonardo Lopes (56') and C. Mackail-Smith (64'). Bristol Rovers scored through R. Gaffney (85') and R. Gaffney (90+2').

Discipline: Peterborough United received 1 yellow card; Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Peterborough United were 11th on 59 points from 44 and Bristol Rovers 9th on 66 points from 44. Peterborough United went on to finish that season 11th with 62 points, and Bristol Rovers 10th with 66.

Peterborough United lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Bristol Rovers in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Peterborough United win, 0 draws and 0 for Bristol Rovers.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Leonardo LopesPeterborough United · 1-0
  • 25'Missed penalty · Ellis HarrisonBristol Rovers
  • 30'Goal · M. MaddisonPeterborough United · 2-0
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Ryan SweeneyBristol Rovers
  • 56'Goal · Leonardo LopesPeterborough United · 3-0
  • 64'Yellow card · Tom LockyerBristol Rovers
  • 64'Goal · C. Mackail-SmithPeterborough United · 4-0
  • 68'Yellow card · Callum ChettlePeterborough United
  • 85'Goal · R. GaffneyBristol Rovers · 4-1
  • 90+2'Goal · R. GaffneyBristol Rovers · 4-2

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Peterborough United 1, draws 0, Bristol Rovers 0.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Nathan OduwaPeterborough United · injury (Knee Inflammation)

Peterborough United line-up (4-3-1-2)

Luke McGee, Andrew Hughes, Jack Baldwin, Lewis Freestone, Michael Bostwick, Chris Forrester, Marcus Maddison, Leonardo Lopes, Callum Chettle, Craig Mackail-Smith, Tom Nichols

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

Joe Lumley, Tom Lockyer, James Clarke, Bob Harris, Ryan Sweeney, Chris Lines, Byron Moore, Stuart Sinclair, Ellis Harrison, Jermaine Easter, Billy Bodin