Cheltenham Town 2-1 Rotherham United · League Two
Cheltenham Town beat Rotherham United 2-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Cheltenham Town and Rotherham United met in the League Two at Whaddon Road in Cheltenham on Saturday, 15 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Cheltenham Town: C. McCann 30'; J. Evans 71'. Rotherham United: J. Buyabu 62'.
How the match went
Rotherham United saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Cheltenham Town had 6 shots with 4 on target, Rotherham United 19 with 5 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 5 to Cheltenham Town and 4 to Rotherham United. Cheltenham Town conceded 10 fouls, Rotherham United 11. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Cheltenham Town, 1 for Rotherham United).
Line-ups
Cheltenham Town started in a 4-1-4-1: Wyll Stanway, Jonathan Tomkinson, Robbie Cundy, Pierce Sweeney, George Nurse, Ben Stevenson, Ryan Broom, Shaun McWilliams, Charlie McCann, Jordan Shipley, Kirsten Otchere.
Rotherham United started in a 4-3-3: Ted Cann, Denzel Hall, Sonny Aljofree, Lenny Agbaire, Ewan Otoo, Kian Spence, Brandon Cover, Jamie Jellis, Fábio Tavares, Paul Mullin, Jili Buyabu.
More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.
Minute by minute
- 30'Goal! Cheltenham Town 1-0 Rotherham United. C. McCann (Cheltenham Town) scores, assisted by R. Broom.
- 45'Half-time. Cheltenham Town 1-0 Rotherham United.
- 62'Goal! Cheltenham Town 1-1 Rotherham United. J. Buyabu (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by F. Tavares.
- 71'Goal! Cheltenham Town 2-1 Rotherham United. J. Evans (Cheltenham Town) scores, assisted by R. Cundy.
- 90'Full-time. Cheltenham Town 2-1 Rotherham United.
Full commentary (55 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Cheltenham Town vs Rotherham United.
- 2'Attempt saved. P. Mullin (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 7'Offside, Rotherham United.
- 13'Attempt missed. L. Agbaire (Rotherham United), header from a set piece. xG 0.08.
- 15'Attempt missed. P. Mullin (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
- 20'Attempt blocked. K. Otchere (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 21'Corner, Rotherham United.
- 21'Attempt saved. F. Tavares (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 22'Attempt saved. D. Hall (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.54.
- 22'Attempt blocked. D. Hall (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.30.
- 23'Offside, Cheltenham Town.
- 24'Attempt blocked. K. Spence (Rotherham United), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 30'Goal! Cheltenham Town 1-0 Rotherham United. C. McCann (Cheltenham Town) scores, assisted by R. Broom.
- 33'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 33'Attempt missed. R. Cundy (Cheltenham Town), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
- 35'Yellow card for K. Spence (Rotherham United).
- 36'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 36'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 38'Yellow card for J. Tomkinson (Cheltenham Town) for argument.
- 40'Yellow card for S. McWilliams (Cheltenham Town) for foul.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Cheltenham Town 1-0 Rotherham United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: J. Evans comes on for S. McWilliams.
- 51'Attempt missed. J. Jellis (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 53'Attempt missed. J. Jellis (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 53'Attempt blocked. J. Buyabu (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 53'Attempt blocked. J. Jellis (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 55'Attempt saved. P. Mullin (Rotherham United), header. xG 0.04.
- 55'Attempt blocked. K. Spence (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 56'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 58'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: J. Bickerstaff comes on for K. Otchere.
- 62'Goal! Cheltenham Town 1-1 Rotherham United. J. Buyabu (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by F. Tavares.
- 63'Attempt missed. K. Spence (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 66'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 67'Attempt missed. J. Buyabu (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 67'Attempt saved. J. Shipley (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 70'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: A. Weimann comes on for J. Shipley.
- 70'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: J. Tomlinson comes on for R. Broom.
- 71'Goal! Cheltenham Town 2-1 Rotherham United. J. Evans (Cheltenham Town) scores, assisted by R. Cundy.
- 72'Substitution, Rotherham United: O. Ashley comes on for B. Cover.
- 72'Substitution, Rotherham United: T. Bradshaw comes on for S. Aljofree.
- 73'Yellow card for P. Sweeney (Cheltenham Town) for time wasting.
- 77'Attempt blocked. T. Bradshaw (Rotherham United), header. xG 0.03.
- 78'Corner, Rotherham United.
- 79'Substitution, Rotherham United: A. Martha comes on for J. Buyabu.
- 79'Corner, Rotherham United.
- 86'Corner, Rotherham United.
- 86'Attempt blocked. T. Bradshaw (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 86'Corner, Rotherham United.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: F. Willcox comes on for C. McCann.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. K. Spence (Rotherham United), header. xG 0.04.
- 90+5'Attempt saved. J. Tomlinson (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Cheltenham Town 2-1 Rotherham United.