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Rotherham United 1-0 Plymouth Argyle · League One

Rotherham United beat Plymouth Argyle 1-0 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Rotherham United and Plymouth Argyle met in the League One at New York Stadium in Rotherham on Saturday, 28 February 2026.

Goalscorers

Rotherham United: J. Rafferty 7'. Plymouth Argyle did not score.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. Rotherham United had 18 shots with 7 on target, Plymouth Argyle 20 with 4 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 3 to Rotherham United and 8 to Plymouth Argyle. Rotherham United conceded 11 fouls, Plymouth Argyle 13. The referee showed 11 yellow cards (5 for Rotherham United, 6 for Plymouth Argyle).

Line-ups

Rotherham United started in a 4-2-3-1: Ted Cann, Joe Rafferty, Emmanuel Adegboyega, Jamal Baptiste, Reece James, Josh Benson, Dru Yearwood, Ar'Jany Martha, Duncan Watmore, Harry Gray, Sam Nombe.

Plymouth Argyle started in a 4-4-2: Luca Ashby-Hammond, Wes Harding, Julio Pleguezuelo, Alex Mitchell, Matthew Sorinola, Tegan Finn, Joe Edwards, Malachi Boateng, Caleb Watts, Ronan Curtis, Aribim Pepple.

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Minute by minute

  1. 7'Goal! Rotherham United 1-0 Plymouth Argyle. J. Rafferty (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by D. Yearwood.
  2. 45'Half-time. Rotherham United 1-0 Plymouth Argyle.
  3. 90'Full-time. Rotherham United 1-0 Plymouth Argyle.
Full commentary (63 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Rotherham United vs Plymouth Argyle.
  2. 0'Yellow card for T. Cleverley (Plymouth Argyle) for argument.
  3. 2'Attempt blocked. R. Curtis (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  4. 3'Attempt blocked. J. Edwards (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  5. 7'Goal! Rotherham United 1-0 Plymouth Argyle. J. Rafferty (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by D. Yearwood.
  6. 7'Attempt missed. D. Yearwood (Rotherham United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  7. 11'Attempt blocked. H. Gray (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  8. 14'Attempt saved. M. Boateng (Plymouth Argyle), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  9. 15'Yellow card for J. Baptiste (Rotherham United) for foul.
  10. 15'Attempt saved. H. Gray (Rotherham United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
  11. 16'Attempt missed. W. Harding (Plymouth Argyle), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  12. 18'Attempt blocked. M. Boateng (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  13. 18'Attempt blocked. J. Edwards (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  14. 18'Attempt blocked. J. Edwards (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
  15. 18'Attempt saved. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.09.
  16. 25'Attempt missed. T. Finn (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  17. 26'Attempt blocked. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  18. 27'Attempt missed. A. Mitchell (Plymouth Argyle), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  19. 28'Yellow card for W. Harding (Plymouth Argyle) for foul.
  20. 29'Yellow card for J. Benson (Rotherham United) for foul.
  21. 29'Attempt saved. J. Benson (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  22. 32'Yellow card for A. Martha (Rotherham United) for time wasting.
  23. 33'Attempt saved. S. Nombe (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.34.
  24. 36'Substitution, Rotherham United: Z. Jules comes on for E. Adegboyega.
  25. 36'Attempt missed. D. Watmore (Rotherham United), header from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
  26. 37'Attempt saved. S. Nombe (Rotherham United), header from a throw-in. xG 0.09.
  27. 37'Off the woodwork! Z. Jules (Rotherham United), header from a throw-in. xG 0.16.
  28. 41'Attempt saved. Z. Jules (Rotherham United), header from a set piece. xG 0.08.
  29. 42'Yellow card for J. Pleguezuelo (Plymouth Argyle) for foul.
  30. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  31. 45+3'Attempt missed. T. Finn (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  32. 45'Half-time. Rotherham United 1-0 Plymouth Argyle.
  33. 46'The second half is under way.
  34. 46'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: J. Mackenzie comes on for J. Pleguezuelo.
  35. 50'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: X. Amaechi comes on for T. Finn.
  36. 51'Attempt saved. C. Watts (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  37. 53'Substitution, Rotherham United: D. Gore comes on for J. Benson.
  38. 53'Substitution, Rotherham United: S. McWilliams comes on for D. Watmore.
  39. 55'Attempt blocked. X. Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  40. 57'Attempt missed. M. Boateng (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  41. 58'Attempt missed. J. Mackenzie (Plymouth Argyle), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  42. 60'Attempt blocked. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  43. 60'Attempt missed. J. Baptiste (Rotherham United), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
  44. 65'Attempt missed. S. McWilliams (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  45. 70'Attempt blocked. D. Gore (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  46. 71'Attempt blocked. D. Gore (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  47. 72'Attempt missed. A. Pepple (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  48. 75'Yellow card for D. Gore (Rotherham United) for foul.
  49. 78'Yellow card for J. Rafferty (Rotherham United) for foul.
  50. 79'Attempt saved. R. Curtis (Plymouth Argyle), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  51. 79'Attempt blocked. M. Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  52. 81'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: J. Paterson comes on for M. Sorinola.
  53. 81'Substitution, Plymouth Argyle: O. Oseni comes on for J. Edwards.
  54. 81'Yellow card for J. Edwards (Plymouth Argyle) for argument.
  55. 81'Yellow card for M. Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) for foul.
  56. 82'Substitution, Rotherham United: L. Agbaire comes on for A. Martha.
  57. 85'Attempt missed. D. Gore (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
  58. 87'Yellow card for J. Mackenzie (Plymouth Argyle) for foul.
  59. 90'Attempt missed. H. Gray (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  60. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  61. 90+2'Attempt missed. H. Gray (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  62. 90+4'Attempt saved. S. Nombe (Rotherham United), header. xG 0.01.
  63. 90'Full-time. Rotherham United 1-0 Plymouth Argyle.
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