Rochdale 3–3 Liverpool U21
Rochdale
3–3HT 1–1
Liverpool U21
Rochdale played Liverpool U21 in the EFL Trophy on 22 September 2026 at Spotland. The match finished 3–3.
Goals and cards
- 21'Mor Talla Ndiaye — Red card
- 37'Devante Rodney (assist by Zain Silcott-Duberry)
- 42'Will Wright (assist by Luke Chambers)
- 74'Zain Silcott-Duberry — Yellow card
- 77'Ian Henderson (assist by Edward Francis)
- 80'Ian Henderson (assist by Edward Francis)
- 90+3'Luke Hannant — Yellow card
- 90+4'B. Trueman (assist by Oliver O'Connor)
- 90+6'Joshua Sonni-Lambie (assist by B. Trueman)
- 91'Will Wright
- 92'Zain Silcott-Duberry
- 93'B. Trueman
- 93'Glenn Middleton
- 94'Oliver O'Connor
- 95'Edward Francis
- 95'Joe Bradshaw
- 97'Ian Henderson
- 97'Luke Chambers
- 98'Cian Hayes
- 99'Joshua Sonni-Lambie
- 99'Sam·Sherring
- 100'Daniel Onanuga
- 101'Sam William John Waller (Penalty missed)
Line-ups
Rochdale 4-1-4-1
- Sam William John Waller
- T. Bradley
- S. Sherring
- Kaiden Wilson
- O. Adebayo-Rowling
- E. Francis
- L. Hannant
- I. Henderson
- Z. Silcott-Duberry
- D. Rodney
- E. Dieseruvwe
- SUBSTITUTES
- Israel Pither
- G. Middleton
- Reece Leonard
- C. Hayes
- C. Tasker
- J. Spaven
- COACHES: Ian Watson
Liverpool U21 4-4-2
- H. Davies
- P. K. Cisse
- W. Omoruyi
- T. Ndiaye
- L. Chambers
- O. O'Connor
- M. Laffey
- J. McConnell
- J. Bradshaw
- J. Danns
- W. Wright
- SUBSTITUTES
- A. Ayman
- Ryan Cowley
- Patrik Csaba Farkas
- B. Hall
- D. Onanuga
- J. Lambie
- B. Trueman
- COACHES: R. Page
Match statistics
| Rochdale | Liverpool U21 | |
|---|---|---|
| 549 | Accurate passes | 270 |
| 12 | Shots inside box | 12 |
| 6 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 7 | Blocked shots | 4 |
| 5 | Free kicks | 7 |
| 7 | Shots on goal | 9 |
| 6 | Saves | 4 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 5 |
| 617 | Total passes | 323 |
| 18 | Total shots | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 5 | Corners | 6 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 7 | Fouls | 5 |
| 66% | Possession | 34% |