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Rochdale vs Liverpool U21: match report

Rochdale hosted Liverpool U21 at Crown Oil Arena on Tuesday 22 September 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 1). Gareth Thomas is the referee, averaging 3.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.1.

Result and scorers

Rochdale 3-3 Liverpool U21. Goals: Devante Rodney 37' for Rochdale; Will Wright 42' for Liverpool U21; Ian Henderson 77' for Rochdale; Ian Henderson 80' for Rochdale; Ben Trueman 90'+4' for Liverpool U21; Joshua Lambie 90'+6' for Liverpool U21. Attendance: 946.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 21' Red card: Talla Ndiaye (Liverpool U21)
  • 37' Goal: Devante Rodney (Rochdale)
  • 42' Goal: Will Wright (Liverpool U21)
  • 74' Yellow card: Zain Silcott-Duberry (Rochdale)
  • 77' Goal: Ian Henderson (Rochdale)
  • 80' Goal: Ian Henderson (Rochdale)
  • 90'+3' Yellow card: Luke Hannant (Rochdale)
  • 90'+4' Goal: Ben Trueman (Liverpool U21)
  • 90'+6' Goal: Joshua Lambie (Liverpool U21)
Match stats (contains the result)
65.5%Possession34.5%
18Shots15
7Shots on target9
5Corners6
7Fouls5
3Offsides5
6Saves4
2Yellow cards0
0Red cards1

Line-ups

Rochdale 4-1-4-1

Coach: Ian Watson

  1. 20 Sam Waller GK
  2. 54 Tom Bradley DEF
  3. 26 Sam Sherring DEF
  4. 3 Kaiden Wilson DEF
  5. 13 Olutobi Adebayo-Rowling DEF
  6. 14 Edward Francis MID
  7. 19 Luke Hannant MID
  8. 40 Ian Henderson MID
  9. 11 Zain Silcott-Duberry MID
  10. 10 Devante Rodney MID
  11. 9 Emmanuel Dieseruvwe FWD

Bench

  • 12 Jake Spaven GK
  • 2 Charlie Tasker DEF
  • 56 Reece Leonard MID
  • 45 Glenn Middleton MID
  • 7 Cian Hayes FWD
  • 57 Israel Pither

Liverpool U21 4-2-3-1

Coach: Rob Page

  1. 95 Harvey Davies GK
  2. 85 Prince Kobe Cissé DEF
  3. 92 Wellity Lucky DEF
  4. 75 Mor Talla Ndiaye DEF
  5. 44 Luke Chambers DEF
  6. 94 Michael Laffey MID
  7. 53 James McConnell MID
  8. 81 Oliver Evans O'Connor
  9. 76 Jayden Danns FWD
  10. 62 Joseph Bradshaw
  11. 79 Will Wright FWD

Bench

  • 69 Patrik Farkas MID
  • 91 Ben Trueman MID
  • 82 Joshua Sonni-Lambie FWD
  • 80 Bailey Hall-MacDonald GK
  • 89 Alvin Ayman MID
  • 87 Ryan Cowley MID
  • 99 Daniel Onanuga FWD
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 20 September 2022: Rochdale 1-0 Liverpool U21
  • Tuesday 31 August 2021: Rochdale 4-0 Liverpool U21