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 Stadium. 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% |