Bristol Rovers vs Chelsea U21, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· Chelsea U21 win 4-2 on penalties

Bristol Rovers

22': Mees Rijks
58': Joe Quigley

FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Chelsea U21 win 4-2 on penalties

Chelsea U21

71': Harrison Bettoni
82': Chizaram Ezenwata

About

Bristol Rovers are hosting Chelsea U21 at Memorial Stadium, Bristol, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

22': Mees Rijks (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 22'
35': Chizaram Ezenwata (Chelsea U21) Yellow Card at 35'
56': Lewi Richards (Chelsea U21) Substitution at 56'
56': Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli (Chelsea U21) Substitution at 56'
58': Joe Quigley (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 58'
62': Andrew Pennie (Chelsea U21) Substitution at 62'
63': Joe Quigley (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 63'
68': Philip Sanyaolu (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 68'
68': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 68'
71': Harrison Bettoni (Chelsea U21) Goal at 71'
78': Ollie Dewsbury (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 78'
82': Chizaram Ezenwata (Chelsea U21) Goal at 82'
89': Justin Osagie (Chelsea U21) Yellow Card at 89'
91': Chizaram Ezenwata (Chelsea U21) Penalty - Scored at 91'
92': Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Penalty - Scored at 92'
93': Dante Waite (Chelsea U21) Penalty - Missed at 93'
94': Jack Sparkes (Bristol Rovers) Penalty - Missed at 94'
94': Harrison Bettoni (Chelsea U21) Penalty - Scored at 94'
95': Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers) Penalty - Scored at 95'
96': Lewi Richards (Chelsea U21) Penalty - Scored at 96'
96': Richard Smallwood (Bristol Rovers) Penalty - Missed at 96'
97': Justin Osagie (Chelsea U21) Penalty - Scored at 97'

Statistics

CHE		BRI
10	Fouls	21
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	3
7	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	0
58.3	Possession	41.7
15	SHOTS	18
2	ON GOAL	6
0.1	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
424	Accurate Passes	254
492	Passes	327
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
4	Blocked Shots	5
10	Effective Tackles	16
18	Tackles	27
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
35	Clearances	20

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Memorial Stadium
Location: Bristol, England
Attendance: 2,405

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wycombe Wanderers	2	+1	4
2	Reading	1	0	2
3	Chelsea U21	2	-1	2
4	Bristol Rovers	1	0	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Bristol Rovers (4-3-1-2)

No.	Name
32	Charlie Binns (GK)
17	Ciaran Kelly
25	Ryan Howley
3	Jack Sparkes
23	Macauley Southam
9	Joe Quigley
21	Richard Smallwood
11	Jack Aitchison
33	Ryan De Havilland
8	Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny
18	Mees Rijks

Bristol Rovers Substitutes:

Ellis Harrison, Philip Sanyaolu, Ollie Dewsbury, Keenan Gough, Ben Purrington, Brad Young, Promise Omochere.

Chelsea U21 (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
50	Freddy Bernal (GK)
37	Olutayo Subuloye
48	Justin Osagie
58	Calvin Diakite
69	Dante Waite
52	Harrison Bettoni
47	Harrison Mcmahon
87	Kiano Dyer
62	Chizaram Ezenwata
63	Jashayde Mensah-Greenwood
55	Sol Gordon

Chelsea U21 Substitutes:

Toby Bell, Alfie Osborne, Mahdi Nicoll-Jazuli, Andrew Pennie, Jacob Dako, Joshua Henry, Lewi Richards.

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