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Blackpool vs Rotherham United
29 Dec 2025, 19:45 · League One · 2025/2026
Referee
Oliver YatesLeague One 2025/2026 · 18 matches
As it happened
Match timeline
BlackpoolMin
Rotherham United- ⚽
Josh Bowler 1-0
Goal · Left foot shot
With: Albie Morgan
Left foot shot
11′ - ⚽
Daniel Edward Peter Imray 2-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Ashley Fletcher
Right foot shot
19′ - 27′
Ar'jany Martha
Yellowcard
Foul
- 29′
Kion Etete
Yellowcard
Foul
- 38′⇄
Dru Yearwood
Substitution
Off: Jordan Hugill
James Husband
Yellowcard
Foul
55′- 58′
Jamal Baptiste
Redcard
Foul
- ⚽
Ashley Fletcher 3-0
Goal · Right foot shot
With: Tom Bloxham
Right foot shot
62′ - ⇄
Scott Banks
Substitution
Off: Daniel Edward Peter Imray
65′ - ⇄
Andy Lyons
Substitution
Off: James Husband
73′ - ⇄
Jordan Brown
Substitution
Off: George Honeyman
74′ - ⇄
Lee Evans
Substitution
Off: Albie Morgan
74′ - 74′⇄
S. Raggett
Substitution
Off: Zak Jules
- 75′⇄
Josh Ayres
Substitution
Off: Kion Etete
- 75′⇄
Liam Kelly
Substitution
Off: Dan Gore
- 75′⇄
Joe Rafferty
Substitution
Off: Hamish Douglas
- ⇄
CJ Hamilton
Substitution
Off: Ashley Fletcher
84′ - ⚽
Tom Bloxham 4-0
Goal · Right foot shot
Right foot shot
90+3′
The numbers
Fixture statistics
Green marks the higher recorded number; grey means level. This does not always mean a better performance. A dash means no reported value, not zero.
Individual contributions
Player ratings & full match stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Shots | Key | Tackles | Saves | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 90 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7.49 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 7.15 | |
| 90 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 7.65 | |
| 73 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 7.00 | |
| 65 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 7.19 | |
| 74 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | 7.04 | |
| 74 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.32 | |
| 90 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 7.31 | |
| 90 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 7.33 | |
| 90 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | — | 8.39 | |
| 84 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | — | 7.99 | |
| 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.34 | |
| 16 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 6.63 | |
| 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.65 | |
| 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6.55 | |
| 25 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 6.77 | |
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Before this match
Recent form
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Blackpool
Latest: Doncaster Rovers · 1–0
Match stats
26 Dec 2025, 15:00 · Home vs Doncaster Rovers · 2025/2026
Rotherham United
Latest: Bolton Wanderers · 1–2
Match stats
26 Dec 2025, 15:00 · Away vs Bolton Wanderers · 2025/2026
The rivalry
Head-to-head record
At Blackpool’s ground: 6 previous meetings, 1 home wins. Past results don’t predict the next match.
Matchup context
Home vs away this season
Compare Blackpool’s home games with Rotherham United’s away games. For older matches, these season totals may include games played later.
Only stats recorded for both clubs are shown. In the key stats, green marks the more favourable figure, or the higher number where neither is better. Grey means the figures are level.
The number after / is how many matches had that stat.
More team stats
Results & goals
Goal frequencies
Corners
Cards
Shots & play
Chance quality
Season xG
Choose all, home or away games for each club. Green marks higher xG or lower xG against; grey means level.
These are past-match averages, not a prediction for this fixture.
Players
Top scorers and assist makers
Season totals for 2025/2026. These players are not a confirmed lineup.
Blackpool
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Rotherham United
Goals
Assists
Yellow cards
Red cards
Tackles
Expected goals and shot quality
Match counts are shown beside each player.
Expected goals (xG)
Chance quality before the shot.
Blackpool
Rotherham United
xG on target (xGoT)
Chance quality of shots that reached the target.
Blackpool
Rotherham United
Shooting performance (xGoT - xG)
Shows whether a player made their chances better or worse with the quality of their shooting. Positive means they generally produced better-placed shots; negative means the shots were worse than the chances suggested.
Blackpool
Rotherham United
Previous meetings
Select any result to see that fixture’s score, events and statistics.