Rotherham 0–1 Newcastle United U21
Rotherham
0–1HT 0–1
Newcastle United U21
Rotherham played Newcastle United U21 in the EFL Trophy on 3 November 2026 at New York Stadium. The match finished 0–1.
Goals and cards
- 34'Kyran Thompson (assist by Vakhtang Salia)
- 60'kian spence — Yellow card
- 63'Sonny Aljofree — Yellow card
- 85'H. Johnson — Yellow card
Line-ups
Rotherham 4-4-2
- T. Cann
- D. Hall
- D. Iorfa
- Sonny Aljofree
- B. Williams
- A. Nemane
- K. Spence
- Jayce Fitzgerald
- Kane Richardson
- K. Lolas
- George Sebine
- SUBSTITUTES
- P. Mullin
- E. Adegboyega
- L. Agbaire
- J. Austerfield
- T. Bradshaw
- Brandon Ashley Cover
- J. Eyestone
- COACHES: A. Bruce
Newcastle United U21 4-2-3-1
- R. Dowell
- H. Johnson
- Miodrag Pivaš
- L. Watts
- Dylan Charlton
- S. Bailey
- M. Miley
- K. Thompson
- Matheos Ferreira
- Alfie Seldon
- V. Salia
- SUBSTITUTES
- K. Fitzgerald
- L. Craggs
- G. Bloomer
- Jayden Koussou
- G. Mair
- M. Mills
- Park Seung-Soo
Match statistics
| Rotherham | Newcastle United U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 0.52 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.24 |
| 448 | Accurate passes | 181 |
| 5 | Shots inside box | 6 |
| 4 | Shots outside box | 2 |
| 2 | Blocked shots | 1 |
| 15 | Free kicks | 15 |
| 3 | Shots on goal | 5 |
| 4 | Saves | 3 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 551 | Total passes | 309 |
| 9 | Total shots | 8 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 5 | Corners | 1 |
| 16 | Fouls | 16 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 65% | Possession | 35% |