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Rotherham United 2-1 Chesterfield · League Two

Rotherham United beat Chesterfield 2-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Rotherham United and Chesterfield met in the League Two at New York Stadium in Rotherham on Saturday, 29 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Rotherham United: F. Tavares 12'; P. Mullin 90'. Chesterfield: L. Mandeville 88'.

How the match went

Chesterfield saw more of the ball, 68% of it. Rotherham United had 13 shots with 4 on target, Chesterfield 7 with 2 on target. There were 2 corners in total, 2 to Rotherham United and 0 to Chesterfield. Rotherham United conceded 14 fouls, Chesterfield 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Rotherham United, 1 for Chesterfield).

Line-ups

Rotherham United started in a 3-4-2-1: Ted Cann, Emmanuel Adegboyega, Sonny Aljofree, Kieran Ngwenya, Denzel Hall, Brandon Cover, Ewan Otoo, Jili Buyabu, Kian Spence, Fábio Tavares, Tom Bradshaw.

Chesterfield started in a 4-2-3-1: Ryan Boot, Remeao Hutton, Kyle McFadzean, Jack Simpson, Lewis Gordon, Ryan Stirk, George James McEachran, Dilan Markanday, Liam Mandeville, Josh Koroma, Lee Bonis.

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Minute by minute

  1. 12'Goal! Rotherham United 1-0 Chesterfield. F. Tavares (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by E. Otoo.
  2. 41'Penalty missed! T. Bradshaw (Rotherham United), saved.
  3. 45'Half-time. Rotherham United 1-0 Chesterfield.
  4. 88'Goal! Rotherham United 1-1 Chesterfield. L. Mandeville (Chesterfield) converts the penalty.
  5. 90'Goal! Rotherham United 2-1 Chesterfield. P. Mullin (Rotherham United) scores.
  6. 90'Full-time. Rotherham United 2-1 Chesterfield.
Full commentary (43 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Rotherham United vs Chesterfield.
  2. 7'Offside, Rotherham United.
  3. 9'Attempt missed. D. Markanday (Chesterfield), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  4. 12'Goal! Rotherham United 1-0 Chesterfield. F. Tavares (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by E. Otoo.
  5. 14'Attempt blocked. J. Buyabu (Rotherham United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  6. 14'Corner, Rotherham United.
  7. 15'Attempt missed. K. Spence (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  8. 17'Yellow card for B. Cover (Rotherham United) for foul.
  9. 18'Yellow card for L. Bonis (Chesterfield) for simulation.
  10. 26'Attempt blocked. J. Buyabu (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  11. 28'Attempt blocked. G. McEachran (Chesterfield), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 35'Attempt blocked. F. Tavares (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  13. 40'Attempt saved. F. Tavares (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  14. 41'Penalty missed! T. Bradshaw (Rotherham United), saved.
  15. 43'Yellow card for J. Buyabu (Rotherham United) for foul.
  16. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  17. 45'Half-time. Rotherham United 1-0 Chesterfield.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 47'Corner, Rotherham United.
  20. 49'Attempt missed. F. Tavares (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  21. 58'Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Rafferty comes on for E. Adegboyega.
  22. 60'Substitution, Chesterfield: F. Bryden comes on for L. Bonis.
  23. 62'Attempt saved. F. Bryden (Chesterfield), header. xG 0.04.
  24. 62'Attempt blocked. J. Simpson (Chesterfield), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  25. 64'Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Austerfield comes on for J. Buyabu.
  26. 64'Substitution, Rotherham United: P. Mullin comes on for T. Bradshaw.
  27. 68'Attempt blocked. K. Spence (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  28. 70'Substitution, Chesterfield: T. Naylor comes on for J. Koroma.
  29. 70'Attempt missed. L. Mandeville (Chesterfield), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  30. 74'Attempt missed. F. Tavares (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  31. 75'Attempt missed. P. Mullin (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  32. 76'Attempt missed. F. Tavares (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  33. 81'Substitution, Chesterfield: D. Anisjko comes on for D. Markanday.
  34. 81'Substitution, Chesterfield: M. Owolabi-Belewu comes on for L. Gordon.
  35. 81'Substitution, Rotherham United: A. Martha comes on for F. Tavares.
  36. 82'Substitution, Chesterfield: R. Lamptey comes on for G. McEachran.
  37. 83'Offside, Chesterfield.
  38. 88'Goal! Rotherham United 1-1 Chesterfield. L. Mandeville (Chesterfield) converts the penalty.
  39. 89'Offside, Chesterfield.
  40. 89'Attempt missed. F. Bryden (Chesterfield), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
  41. 90'Goal! Rotherham United 2-1 Chesterfield. P. Mullin (Rotherham United) scores.
  42. 90'9 minutes of added time.
  43. 90'Full-time. Rotherham United 2-1 Chesterfield.
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