Bristol Rovers 1-3 Barnet: result and goals
Barnet beat Bristol Rovers 3-1 on Saturday, 10 October 2026 in the League Two.
Goals: Ellis Harrison 4', Adam Senior 79', Michael Williams 86', Kabongo Tshimanga 90'+5'.
Bristol Rovers sit 15th on 16 points.
Barnet sit 2nd on 22 points.
Bristol Rovers have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Barnet have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Bristol Rovers won 0, Barnet won 4, 1 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL League Two
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 10 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Memorial Stadium, Bristol
- 👥
- 8996
Match events
BRIBAR4'⚽Ellis Harrison 1-0
29'Shaqai Forde
31'Idris Kanu
59'⇄▲ Damola Ajayi ▼ Tom Knowles
59'⇄▲ Brandon Comley ▼ Jake Reeves
59'⇄▲ Nikola Tavares ▼ Romoney Crichlow-Noble
65'Ben Purrington
73'⇄▲ Jack Maskell ▼ Idris Kanu
79'⚽Adam Senior ast. Kabongo Tshimanga 1-1
85'Tommy Leigh
86'⚽Zac Williams 1-2
88'⇄▲ Joe Quigley ▼ Ellis Harrison
90+2'⇄▲ Myles Kenlock ▼ Charlie Lakin
90+5'⚽Kabongo Tshimanga ast. Damola Ajayi 1-3
90+5'Danny Collinge
Live commentary
- 90'+5'Kabongo Tshimanga (Barnet) Goal at 90'+5'
- 90'+5'Danny Collinge (Barnet) Yellow Card at 90'+5'
- 90'+2'Myles Kenlock (Barnet) Substitution at 90'+2'
- 88'Joe Quigley (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 88'
- 86'Michael Williams (Barnet) Goal at 86'
- 85'Tommy Leigh (Bristol Rovers) Red Card at 85'
- 79'Adam Senior (Barnet) Goal at 79'
- 73'Jack Reagan Maskell (Barnet) Substitution at 73'
- 65'Ben Purrington (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 65'
- 59'Damola Ajayi (Barnet) Substitution at 59'
- 59'Brandon Comley (Barnet) Substitution at 59'
- 59'Nikola Tavares (Barnet) Substitution at 59'
- 31'Idris Kanu (Barnet) Yellow Card at 31'
- 29'Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 29'
- 4'Ellis Harrison (Bristol Rovers) Goal at 4'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
BRIBAR
General
39%Possession61%
3Big chances2
3Big chances missed0
8Corners2
Shots
18Total shots17
5Shots off target6
3Shots on target3
10Blocked shots8
0Hit woodwork0
13Shots inside box10
5Shots outside box7
Expected goals (xG)
2.03xG2.10
1.57xG open play1.87
0.46xG set play0.23
2.03Non-penalty xG2.10
0.38xG on target (xGOT)1.76
Passes
228Passes359
124 (54%)Accurate passes253 (70%)
58Own half126
66Opposition half127
24 (29%)Accurate long balls13 (19%)
5 (28%)Accurate crosses2 (13%)
20Throw-ins30
35Touches in opposition box26
1Offsides0
Defence
17Tackles10
9Interceptions7
7Shot blocks9
37Clearances37
0Keeper saves2
Duels
58Duels won60
32 (51%)Ground duels won31 (49%)
26 (47%)Aerial duels won29 (53%)
7 (70%)Successful dribbles5 (42%)
Discipline
2Yellow cards2
1Red cards0
16Fouls committed9
General
41%Possession59%
0Big chances0
0Big chances missed0
2Corners1
Shots
8Total shots9
2Shots off target3
2Shots on target0
4Blocked shots6
0Hit woodwork0
5Shots inside box4
3Shots outside box5
Expected goals (xG)
0.95xG0.53
0.86xG open play0.30
0.09xG set play0.23
0.95Non-penalty xG0.53
0.15xG on target (xGOT)0.00
Passes
121Passes177
64 (53%)Accurate passes114 (64%)
32Own half58
32Opposition half56
14 (30%)Accurate long balls9 (23%)
3 (43%)Accurate crosses0 (0%)
9Throw-ins17
17Touches in opposition box16
0Offsides0
Defence
11Tackles4
6Interceptions3
5Shot blocks3
23Clearances12
0Keeper saves1
Duels
32Duels won26
16 (57%)Ground duels won12 (43%)
16 (53%)Aerial duels won14 (47%)
3 (60%)Successful dribbles1 (17%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
7Fouls committed3
General
38%Possession62%
3Big chances2
3Big chances missed0
6Corners1
Shots
10Total shots8
3Shots off target3
1Shots on target3
6Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork0
8Shots inside box6
2Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
1.08xG1.57
0.72xG open play1.57
0.36xG set play0.00
1.08Non-penalty xG1.57
0.24xG on target (xGOT)1.76
Passes
107Passes182
60 (56%)Accurate passes139 (76%)
26Own half68
34Opposition half71
10 (28%)Accurate long balls4 (13%)
2 (18%)Accurate crosses2 (25%)
11Throw-ins13
18Touches in opposition box10
1Offsides0
Defence
6Tackles6
3Interceptions4
2Shot blocks6
14Clearances25
0Keeper saves1
Duels
26Duels won34
16 (46%)Ground duels won19 (54%)
10 (40%)Aerial duels won15 (60%)
4 (80%)Successful dribbles4 (67%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards1
1Red cards0
9Fouls committed6
Bristol RoversBarnet
Expected goals (xG)
2.03–2.10
xG on target (xGOT)
0.38–1.76
Shots
18–17
Big chances
3–2
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Barnet (17)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedBristol Rovers (18) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Kabongo Tshimanga
Barnet
Ratings
Bristol Rovers6.4
- 7.619Ellis Harrison⚽
- 7.26Clinton Mola
- 6.97Shaqai Forde
- 6.522Keenan Gough
- 6.44Kofi Balmer
- 6.317Ciarán Kelly
- 6.324Tommy Leigh
- 6.22Tom James
- 6.129Fabrizio Cavegn
- 5.914Ben Purrington
- 5.01Brad Young
Barnet7.0
- 8.520Kabongo Tshimanga⚽A
- 8.16Zac Williams⚽
- 7.84Danny Collinge
- 7.65Adam Senior⚽
- 7.417Damola AjayiA▲59'
- 7.322Oisín Gallagher
- 6.911Idris Kanu
- 6.823Jake Reeves
- 6.78Charlie Lakin
- 6.67Tom Knowles
- 6.625Nikola Tavares▲59'
- 6.53Romoney Crichlow-Noble
- 6.413Matthew Cox
- 6.414Brandon Comley▲59'
- 6.09Jack Maskell▲73'
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Bristol Rovers · Substitutes
- 9Joe Quigley▲88'
- 32Charlie Binns
- 5Alfie Kilgour
- 28Arvin Appiah
- 3Jack Sparkes
- 8Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny
- 21Richard Smallwood
Manager: Steve Evans
Barnet · Substitutes
- 25Nikola Tavares▲59'6.6
- 14Brandon Comley▲59'6.4
- 17Damola Ajayi▲59'7.4
- 9Jack Maskell▲73'6.0
- 30Myles Kenlock▲90'
- 36Anthony Haralambous
- 37Aaron Liwala-Lukizalamu
Manager: Dean Brennan
Last 5 matches
Bristol Rovers
L@ Grimsby Town2-012 Sept 2026
L@ Gillingham3-019 Sept 2026
WExeter City1-026 Sept 2026
L@ Crewe Alexandra3-13 Oct 2026
L@ Wycombe Wanderers4-16 Oct 2026
Barnet
D@ Exeter City1-11 Sept 2026
D@ Chesterfield3-35 Sept 2026
WAccrington Stanley2-112 Sept 2026
WFleetwood Town3-119 Sept 2026
W@ AFC Wimbledon0-06 Oct 2026
Head-to-head record
0
Bristol Rovers
1
Draws
4
Barnet
Last meetings
29 Dec 2025Bristol Rovers0 – 2Barnet
9 Dec 2025Barnet4 – 0Bristol Rovers
21 Nov 2018Bristol Rovers1 – 2Barnet
11 Nov 2018Barnet1 – 1Bristol Rovers
9 Jan 2016Barnet1 – 0Bristol Rovers
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 25 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Barnet | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 22 | DDWWW |
| 3 |  Cheltenham | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | LLLWW |
| 4 |  Crewe | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 5 |  York City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | WDDDW |
| 6 |  Walsall | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | +9 | 19 | DDDDW |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 | WDLDW |
| 8 |  Exeter | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 | WWDWW |
| 9 |  Accrington | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 | WDWDW |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 | WLWWD |
| 11 |  Grimsby | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 | LLLDW |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | DWLDL |
| 13 |  Tranmere | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | LDLWD |
| 14 |  Swindon | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 | LLDWD |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 | LLWLL |
| 16 |  Newport | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | DWDDL |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 | WDLDL |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 | LDWLL |
| 19 |  Northampton | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | LDWLW |
| 20 |  Oldham | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 | LDWLD |
| 21 |  Colchester | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 | DLDDL |
| 22 |  Rotherham | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 | LLLDD |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 | LWWDL |
| 24 |  Crawley | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 | DDLLD |
League Two: upcoming fixtures
FAQ
What was the score in Bristol Rovers v Barnet?
Barnet beat Bristol Rovers 3-1 on Saturday 10 October (League Two).
Who scored in Bristol Rovers v Barnet?
Goals: Ellis Harrison 4', Adam Senior 79', Michael Williams 86' and Kabongo Tshimanga 90'+5'.
When do Bristol Rovers play next?
Bristol Rovers play Fleetwood Town on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Barnet play next?
Barnet play York City on Tuesday 27 October at 19:45 (UK time).
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