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Huddersfield vs Rochdale: match report

Huddersfield Town hosted Rochdale at John Smith's Stadium on Tuesday 6 October 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 2). Paul Marsden is the referee, averaging 3.9 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Huddersfield 5-0 Rochdale. Goals: Lynden Gooch 13' for Huddersfield; Jay Smith-Sway 15' for Huddersfield; Cameron Ashia 56' for Huddersfield; Samson Tovide 79' for Huddersfield; Jamie Spencer 90'+4' for Huddersfield. Attendance: 1,666.

Watch official highlights on Rochdale AFC

Key moments (contains the result)
  • 13' Goal: Lynden Gooch (Huddersfield)
  • 15' Yellow card: Edward Francis (Rochdale)
  • 15' Goal: Jay Smith-Sway (Huddersfield)
  • 56' Goal: Cameron Ashia (Huddersfield)
  • 79' Goal: Samson Tovide (Huddersfield)
  • 88' Red card: Luke Schofield (Huddersfield)
  • 90'+4' Goal: Jamie Spencer (Huddersfield)
Match stats (contains the result)
40.6%Possession59.4%
17Shots3
8Shots on target1
2Corners4
13Fouls9
2Offsides1
1Saves3
0Yellow cards1
1Red cards0

Line-ups

Huddersfield 4-2-3-1

Coach: Martin Drury

  1. 31 Jak Alnwick GK
  2. 2 Lasse Sørensen DEF
  3. 5 Joseph Low DEF
  4. 15 Ibane Bowat DEF
  5. 23 Seán Roughan DEF
  6. 10 Marcus Harness MID
  7. 14 Ethan Brierley MID
  8. 7 Lynden Gooch MID
  9. 27 Jay Smith-Sway FWD
  10. 24 Cameron Ashia MID
  11. 9 Joe Taylor FWD

Bench

  • 33 Nikola Tzanev GK
  • 29 Max Murray DEF
  • 41 Luke Schofield MID
  • 34 Samson Tovide FWD
  • 38 Jamie Spencer FWD
  • 39 Dylan Tawodzera DEF
  • 36 Ian Togo DEF

Rochdale 4-3-3

Coach: Ian Watson

  1. 20 Sam Waller GK
  2. 19 Luke Hannant DEF
  3. 26 Sam Sherring DEF
  4. 33 Sam Beckwith DEF
  5. 13 Olutobi Adebayo-Rowling DEF
  6. 21 Kane Taylor MID
  7. 14 Edward Francis MID
  8. 40 Ian Henderson MID
  9. 7 Cian Hayes FWD
  10. 9 Emmanuel Dieseruvwe FWD
  11. 11 Zain Silcott-Duberry FWD

Bench

  • 1 Nils Ramming GK
  • 54 Tom Bradley DEF
  • 63 Ronnie Brown
  • 60 Lewis Platt DEF
  • 61 Lucas Cunliffe MID
  • 58 Fabian Nowacki MID
  • 57 Israel Pither MID
Previous meetings
  • Saturday 5 September 2020: Huddersfield Town 0-1 Rochdale
  • Saturday 28 January 2017: Rochdale 0-4 Huddersfield Town
  • Saturday 25 July 2015: Rochdale 4-3 Huddersfield Town
  • Saturday 10 March 2012: Huddersfield Town 2-2 Rochdale
  • Saturday 13 August 2011: Rochdale 2-2 Huddersfield Town