Kick-off First round
Bristol Rovers
0–1
Peterborough United
Full timePeterborough United go through
Finished Result checked:
Carabao Cup · 2026/27
Bristol Rovers Carabao Cup fixtures and results 2026/27
Bristol Rovers' 2016 visit to Chelsea ended in a narrow defeat, with the visitors still in contention throughout the second half. A year later, another London trip brought a different result at Fulham. Alongside the current fixture cards, this guide follows those two League Cup campaigns without mixing their opponents or rounds.
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Bristol Rovers: cup campaign
League Two · Eliminated
Bristol Rovers 0–1 Peterborough United. Full time. Peterborough United go through. Bristol Rovers are out of this season’s Carabao Cup.
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Bristol Rovers fixtures, results and UK TV
1 matchesKick-off First round
Bristol Rovers
0–1
Peterborough United
Full timePeterborough United go through
Finished Result checked:
Hartley and Harrison kept Chelsea within reach
Chelsea beat Rovers 3–2 at Stamford Bridge on 23 August 2016. Peter Hartley headed in for the visitors during the first half, while Ellis Harrison converted a penalty after the break. Michy Batshuayi scored twice for Chelsea, with Victor Moses also on target.
Rovers were 3–1 behind at the interval. Harrison's penalty, awarded after Pedro fouled Matty Taylor, reduced the deficit to one goal. It was the only goal of the second half and kept the possibility of an equaliser alive.
The score's progression matters as much as the final margin. Rovers had to respond to Chelsea twice opening a two-goal advantage, rather than protecting an early lead. The contemporary report describes the visitors' attempts to level and Chelsea's use of substitutes as the Premier League side tried to secure its place in round three.
Cardiff in 2016, Fulham in 2017
Rovers earned the Chelsea trip by beating Cardiff 1–0 at home in the opening round of 2016/17. That campaign therefore consisted of one home victory and the five-goal away tie at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea was the second round, not a later-stage cup meeting.
In 2017/18, Rovers began with a 4–1 home win over Cambridge. They then won 1–0 at Fulham before losing by the same score away to Wolves in round three. That was a longer run than the previous season's, with two victories before elimination.
The back-to-back campaigns give supporters two distinct London memories: scoring twice but losing at Chelsea, then winning without conceding at Fulham. Cardiff belongs to the first route, while Cambridge and Wolves belong to the second. Looking at the season as well as the opponent keeps those matches in their proper order.
Rovers' London cup trips
Who scored Rovers' two goals at Chelsea?
Peter Hartley scored a first-half header and Ellis Harrison converted a second-half penalty in the 3–2 defeat on 23 August 2016.
Which victory set up the Stamford Bridge visit?
Rovers beat Cardiff 1–0 at home in the first round of the 2016/17 League Cup before travelling to Chelsea in round two.
Did Rovers beat Fulham the following season?
Yes. They won 1–0 away in the second round of 2017/18, after beating Cambridge 4–1. Wolves then ended the run with a 1–0 third-round victory.
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