Salford City 0-0 Rotherham United · Carabao Cup
Salford City drew 0-0 with Rotherham United in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Salford City and Rotherham United met in the Carabao Cup at Peninsula in Kersal on Tuesday, 12 August 2025.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 51% to 49%. Salford City had 17 shots with 4 on target, Rotherham United 14 with 4 on target. There were 14 corners in total, 8 to Salford City and 6 to Rotherham United. Salford City conceded 13 fouls, Rotherham United 13. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Salford City, 1 for Rotherham United).
Line-ups
Salford City started in a 3-5-2: Mark Howard, Tom Edwards, Adebola Oluwo, Luke Garbutt, Rosaire Longelo, Kallum Cesay, Josh Austerfield, Ben Woodburn, Kadeem Harris, Kyrell Malcolm, Jay Bird.
Rotherham United started in a 4-2-3-1: Cameron Dawson, Joe Rafferty, Lenny Agbaire, Zak Jules, Reece James, Dru Yearwood, Joe Powell, Ciaran McGuckin, Shaun McWilliams, Ar'Jany Martha, Jordan Hugill.
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Minute by minute
Full commentary (46 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Salford City vs Rotherham United.
- 9'Attempt missed. L. Agbaire (Rotherham United), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 24'Attempt missed. J. Hugill (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 26'Attempt blocked. L. Garbutt (Salford City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 32'Attempt blocked. J. Bird (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 33'Attempt blocked. J. Powell (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 34'Attempt missed. Z. Jules (Rotherham United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 37'Yellow card for D. Yearwood (Rotherham United).
- 38'Attempt missed. B. Woodburn (Salford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 41'Attempt blocked. K. Cesay (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 43'Attempt saved. K. Cesay (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
- 43'Attempt blocked. K. Cesay (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Salford City: O. Turton comes on for A. Oluwo.
- 49'Attempt blocked. R. Longelo (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 50'Off the woodwork! K. Harris (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 50'Attempt saved. R. Longelo (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 52'Attempt blocked. J. Hugill (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 54'Attempt missed. Z. Jules (Rotherham United), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 56'Attempt missed. J. Powell (Rotherham United), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 60'Attempt missed. B. Woodburn (Salford City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 62'Substitution, Rotherham United: D. Gore comes on for S. McWilliams.
- 62'Substitution, Rotherham United: M. Kaleta comes on for J. Hugill.
- 62'Substitution, Rotherham United: D. Hall comes on for J. Rafferty.
- 63'Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Holmes comes on for C. McGuckin.
- 68'Substitution, Salford City: J. Grant comes on for K. Harris.
- 68'Substitution, Salford City: K. N'Mai comes on for J. Bird.
- 68'Attempt missed. J. Austerfield (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 68'Attempt blocked. B. Woodburn (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 68'Attempt blocked. R. Longelo (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 69'Attempt saved. R. James (Rotherham United), header. xG 0.05.
- 71'Attempt blocked. R. James (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.14.
- 71'Off the woodwork! J. Holmes (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 72'Attempt missed. M. Kaleta (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
- 73'Attempt saved. K. Cesay (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 76'Attempt blocked. K. Cesay (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 77'Attempt missed. R. Longelo (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.22.
- 79'Substitution, Salford City: R. Butt comes on for R. Longelo.
- 83'Yellow card for K. Cesay (Salford City).
- 83'Attempt saved. B. Woodburn (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 85'Attempt saved. A. Martha (Rotherham United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
- 90'Yellow card for B. Woodburn (Salford City).
- 90'Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Clarke comes on for A. Martha.
- 90'Substitution, Salford City: H. Showman comes on for K. Malcolm.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. J. Powell (Rotherham United), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 90+6'Attempt saved. D. Gore (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.