Boreham Wood vs Rochdale, 2025-26 English National League, Promotion Final

· Rochdale win 3-1 on penalties
Boreham Wood
  • 22': Matt Rush
  • 69': Abdul Abdulmalik
FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Rochdale win 3-1 on penalties
Rochdale
  • 78': Tyler Smith
  • 90'+7': Emmanuel Dieseruvwe

About

Boreham Wood are hosting Rochdale at Wembley Stadium, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English National League.

Game Information

Competition: English National League

Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England

Line-Ups

BOR Boreham Wood (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Ted Curd (GK)
5 Chris Bush Yellow Card
6 Charlie O'Connell
3 Oluwafemi Ilesanmi
15 James Clark
8 Zak Brunt
19 Tom White
23 Regan Booty
32 Matt Rush
10 Abdul Abdulmalik
11 Leon Ayinde
Boreham Wood Substitutes:
Lewis Richardson, Cameron Coxe, Aaron Henry, Nathan Ashmore, Josh Landers, Erico Sousa, Callum Reynolds.

RCH Rochdale (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Oliver Whatmuff (GK)
6 Ethan Ebanks-Landell
25 Callum Perry
2 Kyron Gordon
8 Harvey Gilmour
4 Ryan East
12 Luke Hannant
14 Tobi Adebayo-Rowling
9 Emmanuel Dieseruvwe
10 Devante Rodney
18 Aidan Barlow
Rochdale Substitutes:
Tyler Smith, Ian Henderson, Edward Francis, Joe Pritchard, Casey Pettit, Archie Chaplin, Sam Beckwith.

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