Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Rotherham United · League Two
Tranmere Rovers drew 2-2 with Rotherham United in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Tranmere Rovers fixtures and results · Rotherham United fixtures and results · League Two table
Match report
Tranmere Rovers and Rotherham United met in the League Two at Prenton Park in Wirral on Tuesday, 1 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Tranmere Rovers: Z. Okoro 16'; T. Ince 87'. Rotherham United: A. Nemane 84'; T. Bradshaw 90'.
How the match went
Rotherham United saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Tranmere Rovers had 12 shots with 4 on target, Rotherham United 14 with 3 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 2 to Tranmere Rovers and 4 to Rotherham United. Tranmere Rovers conceded 9 fouls, Rotherham United 10. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Tranmere Rovers, 2 for Rotherham United) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Tranmere Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Luke McGee, Joel Senior, Bobby Faulkner, Jordan Turnbull, Jacob Slater, Will Vaulks, Sam Finley, Zane Okoro, Tom Ince, Dylan Jones, Joe Ironside.
Rotherham United started in a 3-4-2-1: Ted Cann, Joe Rafferty, Sonny Aljofree, Ewan Otoo, Denzel Hall, Brandon Cover, Josh Austerfield, Jili Buyabu, Kian Spence, Fábio Tavares, Paul Mullin.
More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.
Minute by minute
- 16'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Rotherham United. Z. Okoro (Tranmere Rovers) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Rotherham United.
- 84'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Rotherham United. A. Nemane (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by A. Martha.
- 87'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Rotherham United. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers) scores, assisted by J. Slater.
- 90+4'Red card! B. Faulkner (Tranmere Rovers) is sent off for professional foul last man.
- 90+6'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Rotherham United. T. Bradshaw (Rotherham United) converts the penalty.
- 90'Full-time. Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Rotherham United.
Full commentary (60 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Tranmere Rovers vs Rotherham United.
- 6'Corner, Rotherham United.
- 7'Attempt missed. B. Cover (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 16'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Rotherham United. Z. Okoro (Tranmere Rovers) scores.
- 16'Attempt saved. D. Jones (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 23'Attempt missed. S. Finley (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 27'Attempt missed. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 30'Attempt missed. D. Jones (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 34'Yellow card for E. Otoo (Rotherham United) for foul.
- 36'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
- 36'Attempt blocked. J. Ironside (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 36'Offside, Tranmere Rovers.
- 38'Attempt saved. K. Spence (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 44'Corner, Tranmere Rovers.
- 44'Attempt blocked. D. Jones (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt blocked. P. Mullin (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45+2'Corner, Rotherham United.
- 45'Half-time. Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Rotherham United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Corner, Rotherham United.
- 48'Attempt missed. E. Otoo (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 51'Attempt blocked. K. Spence (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 51'Corner, Rotherham United.
- 53'Attempt missed. E. Otoo (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 54'Attempt blocked. B. Cover (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 54'Attempt blocked. J. Buyabu (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 56'Attempt missed. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 57'Attempt missed. F. Tavares (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 58'Attempt missed. S. Finley (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 62'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: J. Davies comes on for Z. Okoro.
- 62'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: C. Whitaker comes on for D. Jones.
- 63'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: T. Conlon comes on for S. Finley.
- 63'Attempt missed. J. Rafferty (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 65'Offside, Tranmere Rovers.
- 67'Substitution, Rotherham United: T. Bradshaw comes on for P. Mullin.
- 68'Substitution, Rotherham United: A. Nemane comes on for J. Rafferty.
- 68'Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Fitzgerald comes on for K. Spence.
- 69'Yellow card for S. Aljofree (Rotherham United) for handball.
- 70'Offside, Tranmere Rovers.
- 74'Yellow card for B. Faulkner (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.
- 75'Attempt blocked. J. Fitzgerald (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 76'Corner, Rotherham United.
- 79'Attempt saved. J. Davies (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 81'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: N. Smith comes on for J. Turnbull.
- 81'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: C. Baker-Richardson comes on for J. Ironside.
- 82'Substitution, Rotherham United: A. Martha comes on for F. Tavares.
- 84'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 1-1 Rotherham United. A. Nemane (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by A. Martha.
- 84'Attempt missed. A. Martha (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 87'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 2-1 Rotherham United. T. Ince (Tranmere Rovers) scores, assisted by J. Slater.
- 90'Off the woodwork! J. Davies (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Offside, Rotherham United.
- 90+4'Red card! B. Faulkner (Tranmere Rovers) is sent off for professional foul last man.
- 90+5'Yellow card for J. Davies (Tranmere Rovers) for time wasting.
- 90+6'Yellow card for L. McGee (Tranmere Rovers) for argument.
- 90+6'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Rotherham United. T. Bradshaw (Rotherham United) converts the penalty.
- 90+7'Substitution, Rotherham United: K. Ngwenya comes on for J. Buyabu.
- 90+8'Corner, Rotherham United.
- 90'Full-time. Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Rotherham United.