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Rochdale vs Liverpool U21 Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

Pens · HT 1–1 · 6–7 on penalties3 – 3

Devante Rodney 37′Ian Henderson 77′, 80′

Will Wright 42′Ben Trueman 90+4′Joshua Sonni-Lambie 90+6′

EF

Player of the matchEd FrancisRCH · 2 assists · 120′ · 4 key passes · 92/96 passes · 2 shots

8.4
Possession
66%34%
Shots · on target in brackets
18 (7)15 (9)
Corners
56

EFL TrophyMatchday 1Crown Oil ArenaRef G. Thomas

Match strip & events

RCH 3–3 LIV · 2–0 yellow · 0–1 red

1′HT120′Rochdale on top 78 of 120 min · RCH 63% · LIV 37% pressure · peaks RCH 80′, LIV 90′
  1. End of play 3–3 · penalties 6–7
  2. Joshua Sonni-Lambie3–3Goal · right foot · assist Ben Trueman
  3. Ben Trueman3–2Goal · right foot · assist Oliver O'Connor
  4. Luke HannantYellow card
  5. Ben Truemanfor Jayden Danns
  6. Joshua Sonni-Lambiefor Michael Laffey
  7. Ian Henderson3–1Goal · right foot · assist Ed Francis
  8. Ian Henderson2–1Goal · right foot · assist Ed Francis
  9. Cian Hayesfor Emmanuel Dieseruvwe
  10. Zain Silcott-DuberryYellow card
  11. Israel Pitherfor Tobi Adebayo-Rowling
  12. Fola Onanugafor James McConnell
  13. Glenn Middletonfor Devante Rodney
  14. Leonard Reecefor Kaiden Wilson
  15. Half-time 1–1
  16. Will Wright1–1Goal · right foot · assist Luke Chambers
  17. Devante Rodney1–0Goal · right foot · assist Zain Silcott-Duberry
  18. Mor Talla NdiayeRed card
  19. Sam WallerVAR

Team stats

38 figures
Rochdalefull timeLiverpool U21
  1. 66%Possession34%
  2. 18Shots15
  3. 7Shots on target9
  4. 5Big chances7
  5. 5Corners6
  6. 620Passes320
  7. 7Fouls5
  8. 2Yellow cards0
All 38 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 6Accurate crosses0
  3. 37Attacks34
  4. 4Big chances missed4
  5. 19Crosses12
  6. 59Dangerous attacks48
  7. 9Dribble attempts18
  8. 3Offsides5
  9. 39%Shot accuracy60%
  10. 7Shots blocked4
  11. 12Shots inside box13
  12. 4Shots off target2
  13. 6Shots outside box3
  14. 5Successful dribbles12
  15. Passing
  16. 21Accurate long passes18
  17. 552Accurate passes270
  18. 13Key passes13
  19. 60%Long pass accuracy38%
  20. 35Long passes48
  21. 89%Pass accuracy84%
  22. Defence
  23. 26Duels won34
  24. 3Goal kicks4
  25. 12Interceptions11
  26. 7Saves4
  27. 9Tackles9
  28. 8Tackles won7
  29. Discipline
  30. 5Free kicks7
  31. 0Red cards1
  32. Other
  33. 111Possession lost89
  34. 4Substitutions3
  35. 15Throw-ins11

Head-to-head

1 meeting on record since 2022

1-0-0Rochdale W-D-L · goals 1:0

1 RCH0 draws0 LIV
  1. Rochdale1–0Liverpool U21EFL Trophy

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Rochdale3d restequal rest · old → new3d restLiverpool U21
  1. 2-3L28 Jul
  2. 2-2D1 Aug
  3. 0-2L8 Aug
  4. 0-3L15 Aug
  5. 1-2L22 Aug
  6. 0-1L29 Aug
  7. 3-0W1 Sep
  8. 1-4L5 Sep
  9. 0-0D12 Sep
  10. 2-0W19 Sep

2-2-6goals 11:170.80pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 4-2W1 Mar
  2. 5-0W8 Mar
  3. 0-2L16 Mar
  4. 1-5L22 Mar
  5. 3-3D26 Apr
  6. 0-0D5 Aug
  7. 1-1D21 Aug
  8. 2-1W30 Aug
  9. 0-1L14 Sep
  10. 5-1W19 Sep

4-3-3goals 21:161.50pts/game

  1. HOldham Athletic2–0
  2. AWalsall0–0
  3. HGillingham1–4
  4. HShrewsbury Town3–0
  5. AColchester United0–1

latest 5

  1. HBrighton U215–1
  2. AWest Ham United U210–1
  3. HLeeds United U212–1
  4. AEverton U211–1
  5. ABromley0–0
Show older matches
  1. HCrawley Town1–2
  2. ANewport County0–3
  3. ABradford City0–2
  4. ATranmere Rovers2–2
  5. HHalifax Town2–3

older

  1. HCrystal Palace U213–3
  2. HCrystal Palace U211–5
  3. AManchester City U210–2
  4. HWolves U215–0
  5. HTottenham U214–2

What stands out

  • 65%on top

    Rochdale had the upper hand in 78 of 120 minutes of the momentum series.

  • 1–1half-time

    The match stood at 1–1 at half-time before 2–2 after the break (3–3 full time).

Top ratings

XI avg 7.11 v 6.56
  1. EFEd FrancisRCH8.4
  2. BTBen TruemanLIV8.2
  3. WWWill WrightLIV8.2
  4. SWSam WallerRCH8.0
  5. IHIan HendersonRCH7.4

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Rochdaleall competitionsLiverpool U21
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 3.13Goals per game (both sides)4
  3. 87%Over 1.587%
  4. 67%Over 2.567%
  5. 40%Over 3.547%
  6. 53%Both teams scored60%
  7. 20%Clean sheets27%
  8. 33%Failed to score13%
  9. Rochdale at home v Liverpool U21 away
  10. 8Played6
  11. 3Won2
  12. 2Drawn2
  13. 3Lost2
  14. 16-15Goals (for-against)6-5
  15. 1.38Points per game1.33
  16. 88%Over 2.517%
  17. 25%Clean sheets33%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 8-121st-half goals (for-against)23-11
  20. 12-152nd-half goals (for-against)16-10
  21. 60%Goals after half-time41%
  22. 87%Goal before half-time87%
  23. 3-5-7Half-time W-D-L7-4-4
How we calculate this

Referee

G. Thomas
Cards / match
3.33this match 3 (-0.33)
Yellows / match
3.17this match 2
Reds / match
0.17
Penalties / match
0.3323% of matches
Fouls / match
19.1this match 12

1.43Home 1.43 vs Away 1.73 yellows/match · +0.30 away · 7–3 red1.73

45%Results in 60 recent matches · draw 15%40%

home winsaway wins
With Liverpool U21
0-0-1 in 1 · 1 yellows/game
Analysed latest 60 of 63 career matches.

Matchday 1

EFL Trophy · the other 10 games
  1. Northampton Town0–3Brighton U21
  2. Leyton Orient15:00AFC Wimbledon
  3. Wycombe Wanderers2–2Reading
  4. Stockport County6–3Everton U21
  5. Barnet5–1Arsenal U21
  6. Mansfield Town1–4Manchester City U21
  7. Bristol Rovers2–2Chelsea U21
  8. Doncaster Rovers20:00Huddersfield Town
  9. Milton Keynes Dons4–1Crawley Town
  10. Gillingham1–4Cambridge United
EFL Trophy fixtures and results →

Match info

Competition
EFL Trophy
Season
2026/2027 · Matchday 1 of 3
Stage
Group Stage
Kick-off
Venue
Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale
Capacity
10,249 · grass
Weather
17 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 94%
Referee
G. Thomas
RCH coach
Ian Watson
LIV coach
Robert Page

Match summary

Liverpool U21 beat Rochdale 7-6 on penalties after a 3-3 draw in the EFL Trophy, Group Stage.

Goals came from Devante Rodney (37') and Ian Henderson (77', 80') for Rochdale and Will Wright (42'), Ben Trueman (90') and Joshua Sonni-Lambie (90') for Liverpool U21.

Rochdale — live results and scheduleLiverpool U21 — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Lineups

Starting XIs · ratings at full time
Rochdale7.11 avg rating 6.56Liverpool U21
  1. 208.0Sam Waller
  1. 546.5Thomas Bradley
  2. 266.4Sam Sherring
  3. 36.8Kaiden Wilson↓46′
  4. 136.8Tobi Adebayo-Rowling↓63′
  1. 148.4Ed Francis2A
  1. 197.1Luke HannantYC
  2. 407.4Ian Henderson2G
  3. 117.1Zain Silcott-DuberryA YC
  4. 107.4Devante RodneyG ↓63′
  1. 96.4Emmanuel Dieseruvwe↓75′
  1. 956.5Harvey Davies
  1. 446.6Luke ChambersA
  2. 753.7Mor Talla NdiayeRC
  3. 926.1Wellity Lucky
  4. 856.7Prince Cissé
  1. 537.1James McConnell↓63′
  2. 946.6Michael Laffey↓82′
  1. 627.0Joseph Bradshaw
  2. 766.6Jayden Danns↓82′
  3. 817.3Oliver O'ConnorA
  1. 798.2Will WrightG
  1. 7Cian HayesFW · ↑75′5.7
  2. 45Glenn MiddletonMF · ↑63′6.6
  3. 56Leonard ReeceMF · ↑46′6.7
  4. 57Israel PitherDF · ↑63′
  5. 2Charlie TaskerDF
  6. 12Jake SpavenGK

SubstitutesCoaches: Ian Watson · Robert PageG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 82Joshua Sonni-LambieFW · G ↑82′7.4
  2. 91Ben TruemanMF · G A ↑82′8.2
  3. 99Daniel OnanugaFW
  4. 69Patrik FarkasMF
  5. 80Bailey HallGK
  6. 87Ryan CowleyMF
  7. 89Alvin AymanMF

Player leaders

this match

Shots

  1. Will WrightLIV6 (4)
  2. Ian HendersonRCH4 (2)
  3. Joseph BradshawLIV4 (3)

Big chances created

  1. Oliver O'ConnorLIV2
  2. Luke HannantRCH2
  3. Ed FrancisRCH1

Passes

  1. Sam SherringRCH96/100
  2. Ed FrancisRCH92/96
  3. Zain Silcott-DuberryRCH54/64

Key passes

  1. Ed FrancisRCH4
  2. Will WrightLIV3
  3. Oliver O'ConnorLIV2

Duels won

  1. Will WrightLIV9/14
  2. Emmanuel DieseruvweRCH6/8
  3. Jayden DannsLIV5/10

Dribbles

  1. Will WrightLIV7/9
  2. Oliver O'ConnorLIV2/3
  3. Glenn MiddletonRCH2/2

Tackles

  1. Ed FrancisRCH2
  2. Kaiden WilsonRCH2
  3. Leonard ReeceRCH2

Clearances

  1. Prince CisséLIV7
  2. Wellity LuckyLIV7
  3. James McConnellLIV5

Saves

  1. Sam WallerRCH7
  2. Harvey DaviesLIV4

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