Bristol Rovers vs Stevenage live updates (2025)

Bristol Rovers' League One survival hopes were further dented after falling to a 1-0 defeat at home to Stevenage on Easter Monday.

Jamie Reid's 12 minute goal was enough to seal three points for the visitors in a forgettable game in north Bristol.

Ruel Sotiriou had Rovers' best chance of the game as the striker fired narrowly wide early on before Reid skipped past a number of players in blue before rounding Jed Ward and firing into the net.

A flat second half display saw very little attacking quality from the Gas as they fell to their latest damaging defeat with relegation to League Two now looking increasingly likely.

Key Events

  • Inigo Calderon admits he'd "do the same" in response to crowd booing

  • Full-time: Bristol Rovers 0-1 Stevenage

  • Half-time: Bristol Rovers 0-1 Stevenage

  • GOAL: Bristol Rovers 0-1 Stevenage (Reid)

  • Kick-off!

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That's all from us this evening

It is sure going to be difficult to get out of this. Bristol Rovers need six points from six against Reading and Blackpool while also praying that Burton get no more than four points out of home games against Cambridge and Wigan as well as a trip to Charlton. Gulp.

Enjoy your evenings all.

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Nasty post-match scenes

KEY EVENT

Inigo Calderon admits he'd "do the same" in response to crowd booing

The Bristol Rovers head coach looked, frankly, like a broken man post-match, producing a press conference that replicated many post-match conversations recently.

However, he did admit that he would have also booed at his players if he was in the stands when asked about crowd discontent.

Read what he said HERE...

Bristol Rovers vs Stevenage live updates (1)

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Player ratings have dropped

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KEY EVENT

Full-time: Bristol Rovers 0-1 Stevenage

It's all over. The Gas move closer to the brink after another terrible home defeat.

Reaction to come.

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Three minutes added on

Fans starting to leave. I think we all know what's coming.

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Sinclair in the way

Slightly better build-up play, ending with Shaw shooting but Sinclair gets in the way. Just sums the afternoon up.

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Straight at Ashby-Hammond

At least it's a shot on target.

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Another free-kick

Closer this time. Sinclair to take.

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Attendance: 9,192

211 away.

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Thomas well off target

I mean, at least it was different. Shaw cuts the corner back to Thomas who was waiting unmarked on the edge of the area but the wing-back doesn't even get his shot on target.

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Free-kick just by the corner flag

Luke Thomas has been in the wars today.

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Free-kick on the left

Luke Thomas fouled. Another set-piece.

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Double Stevenage change

Brandon Hanlan and Dan Phillips on. Elliot List and Kyle Edwards off.

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Shot on target

Sinclair volleys a tame effort on target.

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Double Gas change

Taylor Moore and Matt Butcher go off. Scott Sinclair and Shaq Forde come on.

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Another corner

Rovers looking slightly better now. Thomas sees a cross deflected.

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Thomas well wide

The wing-back brings the corner delivery out from the sky but then fires well wide with a tame effort.

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Hunt shoots

A good effort from the wing-back on his weaker left foot. Wins a corner.

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Should be 0-2 again

Similarly to the goal Stevenage scored, Kyle Edwards just waltzes past a series of Rovers players before firing narrowly wide.

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Stevenage corner

Good defending from James Wilson there. Rovers, again, have seen most of the ball but Stevenage look dangerous every time they go forward.

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Louis Thompson the latest to get booked

Cynical foul on Kofi Shaw. Rovers had a break on there.

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Stevenage dealing with set-pieces so well

Even with some of the better deliveries, Rovers just don't look like scoring from a set-piece. This Stevenage side is exactly what you'd expect, big, direct and solid.

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Free-kick Rovers

Out on the far right. Looks like Butcher to take. List got booked for the challenge.

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Huge save from Ward

That would've been the far from ideal start. Moore gets beaten for pace and a backheel sets up Reid for a strike that Ward manages to parry.

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We're back underway

Just a simply massive half of football.

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Players are back on the pitch

Gatlin O'Donkor is okay to continue. Seemed to hobble off.

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HT elsewhere in League One

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Make that 2-0 Birmingham

Burton behind against the league leaders at the break. A huge opportunity here that Rovers can't afford to give up.

KEY EVENT

Half-time: Bristol Rovers 0-1 Stevenage

An underwhelming first half from the Gas ends with them a goal down and without their top scorer Ruel Sotiriou, who was forced off injured.

Massive 45 minutes to come.

Bristol Rovers vs Stevenage live updates (2025)

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