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Rochdale 2-1 Scunthorpe United · National League

Rochdale beat Scunthorpe United 2-1 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Rochdale and Scunthorpe United met in the National League at Crown Oil Arena in Rochdale on Sunday, 3 May 2026.

Goalscorers

Rochdale: W. Evans 3'; D. Rodney 57'. Scunthorpe United: D. Howe 81'.

How the match went

Rochdale saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Rochdale had 8 shots with 4 on target, Scunthorpe United 7 with 5 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to Rochdale and 3 to Scunthorpe United. Rochdale conceded 12 fouls, Scunthorpe United 15. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (1 for Rochdale, 5 for Scunthorpe United).

Line-ups

Rochdale started in a 3-4-3: Oliver Whatmuff, Kyron Gordon, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Callum Perry, Tobi Adebayo-Rowling, Ryan East, Harvey Gilmour, Daniel Moss, Devante Rodney, Emmanuel Dieseruvwe, Luke Hanannt.

Scunthorpe United started in a 4-3-3: Louis Jones, Jean Belehouan, Will Evans, Branden Horton, Tyler Denton, Oliver Ewing, Zain Westbrooke, Joe Rowley, Callum Roberts, Danny Whitehall, Patrick Jones.

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Minute by minute

  1. 3'Goal! Rochdale 1-0 Scunthorpe United. Own goal by W. Evans.
  2. 45'Half-time. Rochdale 1-0 Scunthorpe United.
  3. 57'Goal! Rochdale 2-0 Scunthorpe United. D. Rodney (Rochdale) scores, assisted by L. Hanannt.
  4. 81'Goal! Rochdale 2-1 Scunthorpe United. D. Howe (Scunthorpe United) scores, assisted by L. Jones.
  5. 90'Full-time. Rochdale 2-1 Scunthorpe United.
Full commentary (35 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Rochdale vs Scunthorpe United.
  2. 3'Goal! Rochdale 1-0 Scunthorpe United. Own goal by W. Evans.
  3. 9'Attempt blocked. C. Roberts (Scunthorpe United), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  4. 13'Attempt saved. C. Roberts (Scunthorpe United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 19'Yellow card for B. Horton (Scunthorpe United) for foul.
  6. 31'Attempt saved. L. Hanannt (Rochdale), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  7. 34'Yellow card for T. Adebayo-Rowling (Rochdale) for foul.
  8. 42'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: D. Howe comes on for D. Whitehall.
  9. 45+1'Substitution, Rochdale: C. Pettit comes on for D. Moss.
  10. 45+9'Attempt missed. D. Rodney (Rochdale), header from a corner. xG 0.22.
  11. 45'Half-time. Rochdale 1-0 Scunthorpe United.
  12. 46'The second half is under way.
  13. 47'Attempt missed. L. Hanannt (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.38.
  14. 48'Yellow card for D. Howe (Scunthorpe United) for foul.
  15. 55'Attempt missed. C. Pettit (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
  16. 57'Goal! Rochdale 2-0 Scunthorpe United. D. Rodney (Rochdale) scores, assisted by L. Hanannt.
  17. 60'Attempt saved. J. Belehouan (Scunthorpe United), left-footed shot. xG 0.27.
  18. 61'Attempt saved. D. Rodney (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.28.
  19. 66'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: A. Beestin comes on for J. Belehouan.
  20. 66'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: R. Barrows comes on for P. Jones.
  21. 66'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: K. Scales comes on for O. Ewing.
  22. 69'Yellow card for T. Denton (Scunthorpe United) for foul.
  23. 72'Attempt saved. R. Barrows (Scunthorpe United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.35.
  24. 72'Attempt blocked. D. Rodney (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  25. 73'Attempt saved. D. Howe (Scunthorpe United), header from a corner. xG 0.13.
  26. 76'Attempt saved. R. East (Rochdale), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  27. 77'Substitution, Rochdale: J. Pritchard comes on for L. Hanannt.
  28. 77'Substitution, Rochdale: I. Henderson comes on for D. Rodney.
  29. 81'Goal! Rochdale 2-1 Scunthorpe United. D. Howe (Scunthorpe United) scores, assisted by L. Jones.
  30. 82'Attempt blocked. D. Howe (Scunthorpe United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  31. 86'Substitution, Rochdale: S. Beckwith comes on for R. East.
  32. 89'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: A. Boyce comes on for J. Rowley.
  33. 90+1'Yellow card for K. Scales (Scunthorpe United) for foul.
  34. 90+4'Yellow card for W. Evans (Scunthorpe United) for foul.
  35. 90'Full-time. Rochdale 2-1 Scunthorpe United.
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