Salford City vs Rotherham United, 2025-26 English Carabao Cup, First Round

· Rotherham United advance 3-2 on penalties

FT - Penalties
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Rotherham United advance 3-2 on penalties

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Salford City are hosting Rotherham United at Peninsula Stadium, Salford, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English Carabao Cup.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Foul by Adebola Oluwo (Salford City).
2': Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
3': Corner,Rotherham United. Conceded by Kallum Cesay.
5': Adebola Oluwo (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
5': Foul by Jay Bird (Salford City).
5': Joe Rafferty (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Corner,Rotherham United. Conceded by Rosaire Longelo.
9': Attempt missed. Lenny Agbaire (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
10': Offside, Rotherham United. Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
11': Foul by Ar'Jany Martha (Rotherham United).
11': Rosaire Longelo (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Zak Jules (Rotherham United).
12': Rosaire Longelo (Salford City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
14': Foul by Ar'Jany Martha (Rotherham United).
14': Rosaire Longelo (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
17': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Salford City).
17': Joe Powell (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Offside, Salford City. Jay Bird is caught offside.
19': Foul by Reece James (Rotherham United).
19': Rosaire Longelo (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
25': Foul by Dru Yearwood (Rotherham United).
25': Rosaire Longelo (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Attempt blocked. Luke Garbutt (Salford City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
26': Corner,Salford City. Conceded by Zak Jules.
29': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Salford City).
29': Shaun McWilliams (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Corner,Rotherham United. Conceded by Rosaire Longelo.
31': Ben Woodburn (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
32': Attempt blocked. Jay Bird (Salford City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
32': Foul by Jay Bird (Salford City).
32': Zak Jules (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt blocked. Joe Powell (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ciaran McGuckin.
33': Corner,Rotherham United. Conceded by Adebola Oluwo.
34': Attempt missed. Zak Jules (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Powell with a cross following a corner.
34': Foul by Shaun McWilliams (Rotherham United).
34': Josh Austerfield (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Foul by Jay Bird (Salford City).
35': Joe Rafferty (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Dru Yearwood (Rotherham United).
36': Kyrell Malcolm (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
37': Dru Yearwood (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
38': Corner,Salford City. Conceded by Joe Rafferty.
38': Attempt missed. Ben Woodburn (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Edwards following a corner.
41': Attempt blocked. Kallum Cesay (Salford City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kadeem Harris.
41': Corner,Salford City. Conceded by Dru Yearwood.
42': Foul by Joe Powell (Rotherham United).
42': Rosaire Longelo (Salford City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Attempt blocked. Kallum Cesay (Salford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Woodburn with a through ball.
43': Attempt saved. Kallum Cesay (Salford City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal by Cameron Dawson (Rotherham United).
43': Offside, Salford City. Rosaire Longelo is caught offside.
45': Corner,Salford City. Conceded by Reece James.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+2': Foul by Jay Bird (Salford City).
45'+2': Joe Powell (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Salford City 0, Rotherham United 0.
45': Second Half begins Salford City 0, Rotherham United 0.
45': Substitution, Salford City. Oliver Turton replaces Adebola Oluwo.
46': Dru Yearwood (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
46': Foul by Kallum Cesay (Salford City).
49': Attempt blocked. Rosaire Longelo (Salford City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Woodburn.
50': Attempt saved. Rosaire Longelo (Salford City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cameron Dawson (Rotherham United). Assisted by Josh Austerfield.
50': Kadeem Harris (Salford City) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box.
52': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shaun McWilliams.
52': Corner,Rotherham United. Conceded by Luke Garbutt.
54': Attempt missed. Zak Jules (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Powell with a cross following a corner.
56': Attempt missed. Joe Powell (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Shaun McWilliams.
57': Foul by Shaun McWilliams (Rotherham United).
57': Luke Garbutt (Salford City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
58': Corner,Salford City. Conceded by Joe Rafferty.
59': Corner,Salford City. Conceded by Dru Yearwood.
60': Attempt missed. Ben Woodburn (Salford City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
61': Foul by Jay Bird (Salford City).
61': Joe Rafferty (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Delay in match because of an injury Ciaran McGuckin (Rotherham United).
62': Substitution, Rotherham United. Denzel Hall replaces Joe Rafferty.
62': Substitution, Rotherham United. Marvin Kaleta replaces Jordan Hugill.
62': Substitution, Rotherham United. Daniel Gore replaces Shaun McWilliams.
63': Substitution, Rotherham United. Jack Holmes replaces Ciaran McGuckin because of an injury.
63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
64': Hand ball by Joe Powell (Rotherham United).
65': Offside, Rotherham United. Ar'Jany Martha is caught offside.
66': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Austerfield (Salford City).
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
68': Attempt blocked. Rosaire Longelo (Salford City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kadeem Harris with a cross.
68': Attempt blocked. Ben Woodburn (Salford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
68': Attempt missed. Josh Austerfield (Salford City) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
68': Substitution, Salford City. Kelly N'Mai replaces Jay Bird.
68': Substitution, Salford City. Jorge Grant replaces Kadeem Harris.
69': Attempt saved. Reece James (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner by Mark Howard (Salford City). Assisted by Jack Holmes with a cross.
70': Ben Woodburn (Salford City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by Daniel Gore (Rotherham United).
71': Jack Holmes (Rotherham United) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Reece James following a fast break.
71': Attempt blocked. Reece James (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Daniel Gore.
72': Attempt missed. Marvin Kaleta (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
72': Delay in match because of an injury Marvin Kaleta (Rotherham United).
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
73': Attempt saved. Kallum Cesay (Salford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cameron Dawson (Rotherham United). Assisted by Mark Howard with a through ball.
73': Corner,Salford City. Conceded by Cameron Dawson.
76': Attempt blocked. Kallum Cesay (Salford City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Austerfield.
77': Attempt missed. Rosaire Longelo (Salford City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Jorge Grant with a cross.
79': Substitution, Salford City. Ruben Butt replaces Rosaire Longelo.
80': Dru Yearwood (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
80': Foul by Jorge Grant (Salford City).
83': Attempt saved. Ben Woodburn (Salford City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Cameron Dawson (Rotherham United). Assisted by Kyrell Malcolm.
83': Ar'Jany Martha (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Kallum Cesay (Salford City).
83': Kallum Cesay (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Attempt blocked. Ar'Jany Martha (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dru Yearwood.
88': Corner,Salford City. Conceded by Zak Jules.
88': Delay in match because of an injury Kyrell Malcolm (Salford City).
90': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
90': Substitution, Salford City. Harry Showman replaces Kyrell Malcolm because of an injury.
90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+2': Daniel Gore (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+2': Foul by Jorge Grant (Salford City).
90'+3': Substitution, Rotherham United. James Clarke replaces Ar'Jany Martha.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Joe Powell (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner by Mark Howard (Salford City).
90'+4': Foul by Ben Woodburn (Salford City).
90'+4': Lenny Agbaire (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+5': Ben Woodburn (Salford City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+6': Attempt saved. Daniel Gore (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Mark Howard (Salford City). Assisted by Jack Holmes with a cross.
90'+6': Corner,Rotherham United. Conceded by Mark Howard.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Salford City 0, Rotherham United 0.
90': Penalty Shootout begins Salford City 0, Rotherham United 0.
91': Penalty saved. Tom Edwards (Salford City) right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner by Cameron Dawson (Rotherham United).
92': Goal! Salford City 0, Rotherham United 0(1). Joe Powell (Rotherham United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
92': Goal! Salford City 0(1), Rotherham United 0(1). Luke Garbutt (Salford City) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
93': Goal! Salford City 0(1), Rotherham United 0(2). Jack Holmes (Rotherham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
94': Goal! Salford City 0(2), Rotherham United 0(2). Ben Woodburn (Salford City) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
94': Penalty missed. Daniel Gore (Rotherham United) right footed shot is close, but misses to the left.
95': Penalty saved. Jorge Grant (Salford City) right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal by Cameron Dawson (Rotherham United).
96': Goal! Salford City 0(2), Rotherham United 0(3). Denzel Hall (Rotherham United) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
97': Penalty missed. Kelly N'Mai (Salford City) right footed shot is just a bit too high.
97': Penalty Shootout ends, Salford City 0(2), Rotherham United 0(3).
0': Match ends, Salford City 0(2), Rotherham United 0(3).

Statistics

ROT		SAL
13	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	2
6	Corner Kicks	8
4	Saves	3
49.4	Possession	50.6
14	SHOTS	17
4	ON GOAL	4
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
226	Accurate Passes	226
307	Passes	313
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
5	Accurate Crosses	5
23	Crosses	22
0.2	Cross %	0.2
70	Long Balls	61
34	Accurate Long Balls	19
0.5	Long Balls %	0.3
3	Blocked Shots	8
12	Effective Tackles	18
26	Tackles	25
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
8	Interceptions	9
43	Effective Clearances	26
43	Clearances	26

Game Information

Competition: English Carabao Cup

Venue: Peninsula Stadium
Location: Salford, England
Attendance: 1,409

Line-Ups

Salford City (3-5-2)

No.	Name
33	Mark Howard (GK)
22	Adebola Oluwo
29	Luke Garbutt
12	Thomas Edwards
7	Ben Woodburn
21	Kallum Cesay
17	Joshua Austerfield
14	Kadeem Harris
45	Rosaire Longelo
11	Jay Bird
30	Kyrell Malcolm

Salford City Substitutes:

Oliver Turton, Matt Young, Harry Showman, Ruben Butt, Kelly N'Mai, Loick Ayina, Jai Curran-Nicholls, Jacob Lara, Jorge Grant.

Rotherham United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Cameron Dawson (GK)
3	Zak Jules
18	Lenny Agbaire
6	Reece James
2	Joseph Rafferty
17	Shaun McWilliams
7	Joe Powell
16	Dru Yearwood
9	Jordan Hugill
11	Ar'jany Martha
35	Ciaran Mcguckin

Rotherham United Substitutes:

Jack Holmes, James Clarke, Marvin Kaleta, Sean Raggett, Kane Richardson, Denzel Hall, Daniel Gore, Josh Ayres, Ted Cann.

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