When do Shrewsbury Town play next?

Shrewsbury Town play Everton U21 on Tuesday 27 October at 19:00 (UK time).

When do Bristol Rovers play next?

Bristol Rovers play Fleetwood Town on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).

Shrewsbury 1-0 Bristol Rovers: result and goals (17 Oct)

Q: What was the score in Shrewsbury Town v Bristol Rovers?

Shrewsbury Town beat Bristol Rovers 1-0 on Saturday 17 October (League Two).

Shrewsbury Town beat Bristol Rovers 1-0 on Saturday, 17 October 2026 in the League Two.

Goals: George Lloyd 77' (penalty).

Shrewsbury Town sit 10th on 18 points.

Bristol Rovers sit 15th on 16 points.

Shrewsbury Town have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Bristol Rovers have 1 win, 0 draws and 4 defeats in their last 5 matches.

Last 5 meetings: Shrewsbury Town won 0, Bristol Rovers won 3, 2 drawn.

Competition: EFL League Two
Kick-off: Saturday, 17 October 2026, 12:30 (UK time)
Venue: The Croud Meadow, Shrewsbury

Match facts

Stadium: The Croud Meadow · Shrewsbury, Shropshire; Capacity: 9,875 seats · Natural grass
Attendance: 5,329 · 54% of capacity

Referee

Ben Toner

Record: EFL League Two

Games: 16
Yellows per game: 3.8
Reds: 2
Penalties: 4
Fouls per game: 25.4

Match events

SHRBRI

9'Shaqai Forde

16'Josh Ruffels

34'Steve Evans

43'George Lloyd

58'⇄▲ Joe Quigley ▼ Richard Smallwood

58'⇄▲ Arvin Appiah ▼ Bobby Kamwa

64'Keenan Gough

68'⇄▲ Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny ▼ Clinton Mola

73'⇄▲ Jack Sparkes ▼ Ciarán Kelly

77'⚽George Lloyd (pen.) 1-0

80'Jay Turner-Cooke

84'⇄▲ Isaac Fletcher ▼ Josh Davison

84'⇄▲ Will Gray ▼ Kian McMahon-Brown

88'Ben Purrington

90+4'Isaac Fletcher

Live commentary

90'+4'Isaac Fletcher (Shrewsbury Town) Red Card at 90'+4'
88'Ben Purrington (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 88'
84'Will Gray (Shrewsbury Town) Substitution at 84'
84'Isaac Fletcher (Shrewsbury Town) Substitution at 84'
80'Jay Turner-Cook (Shrewsbury Town) Red Card at 80'
77'George Lloyd (Shrewsbury Town) Penalty - Scored at 77'
73'Jack Sparkes (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 73'
68'Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 68'
64'Keenan Gough (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 64'
58'Arvin Appiah (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 58'
58'Joe Quigley (Bristol Rovers) Substitution at 58'
43'George Lloyd (Shrewsbury Town) Yellow Card at 43'
16'Joshua Ruffels (Shrewsbury Town) Yellow Card at 16'
10'Shaqai Forde (Bristol Rovers) Yellow Card at 10'

Commentary: ESPN

Stats

SHRBRI

General

45%Possession55%

2Big chances0

1Big chances missed0

6Corners3

Shots

11Total shots9

6Shots off target3

3Shots on target1

2Blocked shots5

0Hit woodwork0

9Shots inside box6

2Shots outside box3

Expected goals (xG)

1.65xG0.54

0.15xG open play0.46

0.71xG set play0.08

0.86Non-penalty xG0.54

0.94xG on target (xGOT)0.24

Passes

275Passes344

165 (60%)Accurate passes228 (66%)

84Own half93

81Opposition half135

19 (25%)Accurate long balls19 (23%)

8 (40%)Accurate crosses3 (17%)

27Throw-ins22

25Touches in opposition box15

1Offsides4

Defence

6Tackles11

7Interceptions10

5Shot blocks2

45Clearances29

1Keeper saves2

Duels

61Duels won54

25 (47%)Ground duels won28 (53%)

36 (58%)Aerial duels won26 (42%)

5 (56%)Successful dribbles3 (50%)

Discipline

2Yellow cards3

2Red cards0

15Fouls committed15

Shrewsbury TownBristol Rovers

Expected goals (xG)

1.65–0.54

xG on target (xGOT)

0.94–0.24

Shots

11–9

Big chances

2–0

Match momentum

Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.

Shot map

← Bristol Rovers (9)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedShrewsbury (11) →

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

Sam Stubbs

Shrewsbury Town

8.2

Ratings

Shrewsbury Town7.3

Bristol Rovers6.5

Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.

Lineups

Shrewsbury Town3-4-1-27.3

17.5Brook

68.2Stubbs

57.9Boyle

37.2Ruffels

27.0Hoole

107.9Sang

76.3Turner-Cooke

117.0Berkoe

187.0McMahon-Brown ▼

97.6Lloyd⚽

136.6Davison ▼

16.2Young

27.0James

47.7Balmer

176.3Kelly ▼

147.3Purrington

216.3Smallwood ▼

66.3Mola ▼

76.6Forde

226.6Gough

106.3Kamwa ▼

295.7Cavegn

Bristol Rovers4-2-3-16.5

Shrewsbury · Substitutes

Manager: Gavin Cowan

Bristol Rovers · Substitutes

Manager: Steve Evans

Head to head

0

Shrewsbury

2

Draws

3

Bristol Rovers

5 gamesGoals per game: 1.0Both teams scored: 0 %Over 2.5 goals: 20 %

17 Mar 2026League TwoBristol Rovers1–0Shrewsbury TownL
1 Jan 2026League TwoShrewsbury Town0–3Bristol RoversL
4 Mar 2025League OneShrewsbury Town0–0Bristol RoversD
22 Oct 2024League OneBristol Rovers1–0Shrewsbury TownL
1 Apr 2024League OneBristol Rovers0–0Shrewsbury TownD
16 Sept 2023League OneShrewsbury Town0–2Bristol RoversL
2 May 2023League OneShrewsbury Town2–1Bristol RoversW
27 Aug 2022League OneBristol Rovers1–1Shrewsbury TownD
27 Feb 2021League OneBristol Rovers2–1Shrewsbury TownL
20 Oct 2020League OneShrewsbury Town0–1Bristol RoversL
29 Feb 2020League OneBristol Rovers0–1Shrewsbury TownW
23 Nov 2019League OneShrewsbury Town3–4Bristol RoversL
9 Feb 2019League OneBristol Rovers1–1Shrewsbury TownD
1 Sept 2018League OneShrewsbury Town1–1Bristol RoversD
3 Feb 2018League OneBristol Rovers1–2Shrewsbury TownW
17 Oct 2017League OneShrewsbury Town4–0Bristol RoversW
1 Apr 2017League OneBristol Rovers2–0Shrewsbury TownL
17 Dec 2016League OneShrewsbury Town2–0Bristol RoversW
14 Feb 2012League TwoShrewsbury Town1–0Bristol RoversW
13 Sept 2011League TwoBristol Rovers1–0Shrewsbury TownL
1 Jan 2026League TwoShrewsbury Town0–3Bristol RoversL
4 Mar 2025League OneShrewsbury Town0–0Bristol RoversD
16 Sept 2023League OneShrewsbury Town0–2Bristol RoversL
2 May 2023League OneShrewsbury Town2–1Bristol RoversW
20 Oct 2020League OneShrewsbury Town0–1Bristol RoversL
23 Nov 2019League OneShrewsbury Town3–4Bristol RoversL
1 Sept 2018League OneShrewsbury Town1–1Bristol RoversD
17 Oct 2017League OneShrewsbury Town4–0Bristol RoversW
17 Dec 2016League OneShrewsbury Town2–0Bristol RoversW
14 Feb 2012League TwoShrewsbury Town1–0Bristol RoversW
17 Mar 2026League TwoBristol Rovers1–0Shrewsbury TownL
22 Oct 2024League OneBristol Rovers1–0Shrewsbury TownL
1 Apr 2024League OneBristol Rovers0–0Shrewsbury TownD
27 Aug 2022League OneBristol Rovers1–1Shrewsbury TownD
27 Feb 2021League OneBristol Rovers2–1Shrewsbury TownL
29 Feb 2020League OneBristol Rovers0–1Shrewsbury TownW
9 Feb 2019League OneBristol Rovers1–1Shrewsbury TownD
3 Feb 2018League OneBristol Rovers1–2Shrewsbury TownW
1 Apr 2017League OneBristol Rovers2–0Shrewsbury TownL
13 Sept 2011League TwoBristol Rovers1–0Shrewsbury TownL
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Recent form

Shrewsbury Town

EFL League Two

Bristol Rovers

EFL League Two

#	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	GD	Pts	Form
1	Salford City	12	8	1	3	19	12	+7	25	WWWWW
2	Barnet	11	6	4	1	24	16	+8	22	WWWLD
3	Cheltenham	13	6	3	4	22	22	0	21	LLLWW
4	Crewe	13	5	6	2	16	16	0	21	WWWLL
5	York City	12	5	5	2	21	13	+8	20	WDDDW
6	Walsall	11	4	7	0	16	7	+9	19	DDDDW
7	Chesterfield	13	5	4	4	23	17	+6	19	WDLDW
8	Exeter	13	5	4	4	10	7	+3	19	WWDWW
9	Accrington	13	4	6	3	22	16	+6	18	WDWDW
10	Shrewsbury	13	5	3	5	16	20	-4	18	LDWLL
11	Grimsby	13	4	5	4	19	16	+3	17	LLLDW
12	Gillingham	13	4	5	4	18	18	0	17	DWLDL
13	Tranmere	13	3	7	3	16	16	0	16	LDLWD
14	Swindon	13	4	4	5	13	16	-3	16	LLDWD
15	Bristol Rovers	13	5	1	7	16	20	-4	16	LWLLL
16	Newport	13	3	6	4	16	16	0	15	DWDDL
17	Rochdale	13	4	3	6	15	22	-7	15	WDLDL
18	Fleetwood Town	13	3	5	5	15	17	-2	14	LDWLL
19	Northampton	11	3	4	4	8	8	0	13	LDWLW
20	Oldham	12	3	3	6	14	18	-4	12	LDWLD
21	Colchester	12	2	6	4	11	16	-5	12	DLDDL
22	Rotherham	13	2	6	5	17	23	-6	12	LLLDD
23	Port Vale	11	3	3	5	6	12	-6	12	LWWDL
24	Crawley	11	1	3	7	12	21	-9	6	DDLLD