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York City
EFL Trophy
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Rotherham
York City vs Rotherham: match report
York City hosted Rotherham United at LNER Community Stadium on Tuesday 22 September 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 2). Dale Baines is the referee, averaging 3.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.
Result and scorers
York City 1-1 Rotherham. Goals: Zech Medley 44' for York City; Jili Buyabu 57' for Rotherham. Attendance: 1,999.
Key moments (contains the result)
- 44' Goal: Zech Medley (York City)
- 50' Yellow card: Ashley Palmer (York City)
- 57' Goal: Jili Buyabu (Rotherham)
Match stats (contains the result)
| 56% | Possession | 44% |
| 11 | Shots | 8 |
| 2 | Shots on target | 1 |
| 8 | Corners | 1 |
| 13 | Fouls | 8 |
| 2 | Offsides | 3 |
| 0 | Saves | 1 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
Line-ups
York City 3-4-2-1
Coach: Pascal Jansen
- 31 George Sykes-Kenworthy GK
- 32 Jack Hunt DEF
- 6 Ashley Palmer DEF
- 33 Charlie McArthur DEF
- 23 Joe Felix MID
- 26 Ethan Stiver MID
- 16 Arthur Read MID
- 4 Zech Medley MID
- 18 Jovan Malcolm MID
- 11 Frankie Maguire MID
- 20 Dipo Akinyemi FWD
Bench
- 25 Ben Farrar FWD
- 35 Isaac Swansbury
- 41 Campbell White GK
- 42 Oscar Woolford DEF
- 36 Lewis Beadle DEF
- 37 Oliver Belleh MID
- 38 Luka Ozisik MID
Rotherham 4-4-2
Coach: Alex Bruce
- 1 Ted Cann GK
- 2 Joe Rafferty DEF
- 26 Hamish Douglas DEF
- 16 Emmanuel Adegboyega DEF
- 3 Ewan Otoo DEF
- 17 Marvin Kaleta MID
- 8 Kian Spence MID
- 15 Jayce Fitzgerald MID
- 24 Jili Buyabu MID
- 9 Tom Bradshaw FWD
- 7 Fábio Tavares FWD
Bench
- 13 Julian Eyestone GK
- 14 Sonny Aljofree DEF
- 12 Denzel Hall DEF
- 4 Josh Austerfield MID
- 6 Ossama Ashley MID
- 23 Aaron Nemane FWD
- 10 Paul Mullin FWD
Previous meetings
- Saturday 22 August 2026: Rotherham United 1-1 York City
- Tuesday 8 October 2013: York City 0-3 Rotherham United
- Tuesday 26 February 2013: Rotherham United 1-1 York City
- Saturday 6 October 2012: York City 0-0 Rotherham United
- Tuesday 4 September 2012: Rotherham United 0-1 York City