Rotherham 2-1 Chesterfield — League Two, 29 Aug 2026
Rotherham beat Chesterfield 2-1 in the League Two on 29 August 2026 at New York Stadium, Rotherham. Fabio Tavares, Thomas Bradshaw, Liam Mandeville, Paul Mullin got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 2 meetings, Rotherham have won 1 and Chesterfield 0, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 1-012'assist: Ewan Otoo
- 17'Foul
- 18'
- 41'Missed Penalty
- 43'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 58'
- 60'
- 64'
- 64'
- 70'
- 81'
- 81'
- 81'out: Danny Anijsko
- 82'
- 1-188'Penalty
- 2-190'
- Full-time2-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Rotherham
- 8.2Paul MullinF
- 7.3Fábio TavaresM
- 6.9Sonny AljofreeD
- 6.8Joshua AusterfieldM
- 6.8Emmanuel AdegboyegaD
- 6.6Joe RaffertyD
- 6.5Ar'jany MarthaD
- 6.5Thomas BradshawF
- 6.4Denzel HallM
- 6.3J. BuyabuM
- 6.2Ted CannG
- 6.2Kieran NgwenyaD
- 6.1Kian SpenceM
- 6.0Brandon Ashley CoverM
- 6.6Ossama AshleyM
- 6.6J. EyestoneG
- 6.6Aaron NemaneF
Chesterfield
- 6.9Jack SimpsonD
- 6.8Ryan BootG
- 6.6Kyle McFadzeanD
- 6.6F. BrydenF
- 6.4Lewis GordonD
- 6.4Remeao HuttonD
- 6.3Liam MandevilleM
- 6.2Lee BonisF
- 6.2Ryan StirkM
- 6.1Thomas NaylorM
- 6.1George McEachranM
- 6.0R. LampteyM
- 6.0Joshua KoromaM
- 5.9Abdulmalik Owolabi-BelewuD
- 5.9Dilan MarkandayM
- 6.6Alfie PondD
Line-ups
Chesterfield4-2-3-1
Rotherham3-4-2-1
Substitutes
RotherhamAlex Bruce
Substitutes
- 23Aaron NemaneF6.6
- 10Paul Mullin90'64'F8.2
- 2Joe Rafferty58'D6.6
- 6Ossama AshleyM6.6
- 11Ar'jany Martha81'D6.5
- 4Joshua Austerfield64'M6.8
- 13J. EyestoneG6.6
ChesterfieldPaul Cook
Substitutes
- 4Thomas Naylor70'M6.1
- 2Abdulmalik Owolabi-Belewu81'D5.9
- 15Alfie PondD6.6
- 9F. Bryden60'F6.6
- 30R. LampteyM6.0
Team statistics
32%Possession68%
13Total shots7
4Shots on target2
5Shots off target3
4Blocked shots2
2Corners0
1Offsides2
14Fouls11
2Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves2
296Total passes640
180Accurate passes508
Rotherham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Mullin | 26 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Fábio Tavares | 81 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Sonny Aljofree | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.9 |
| Joshua Austerfield | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.8 |
| Emmanuel Adegboyega | 58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Joe Rafferty | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Ar'jany Martha | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Thomas Bradshaw | 64 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| Denzel Hall | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6.4 |
| J. Buyabu | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Ted Cann | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Kieran Ngwenya | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Kian Spence | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.1 |
| Brandon Ashley Cover | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Ossama Ashley | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Eyestone | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Aaron Nemane | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
Chesterfield
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Simpson | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Ryan Boot | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| Kyle McFadzean | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
| F. Bryden | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
| Lewis Gordon | 81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.4 |
| Remeao Hutton | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.4 |
| Liam Mandeville | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
| Lee Bonis | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Ryan Stirk | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.2 |
| Thomas Naylor | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 |
| George McEachran | 82 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6.1 |
| R. Lamptey | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.0 |
| Joshua Koroma | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
| Abdulmalik Owolabi-Belewu | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.9 |
| Dilan Markanday | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Alfie Pond | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.6 |
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