Fleetwood Town vs Rotherham United

17 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee S Copeland

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Shaun Rooney 46’
Ronan Coughlan 80’

Match summary

Fleetwood Town won 2-0 at home to Rotherham United. It was goalless at half-time.

Shaun Rooney put Fleetwood Town ahead from a corner in the 46th minute and Ronan Coughlan made it 2-0 with a header in the 80th minute.

Shots finished 15-8 to Fleetwood Town, with 5 on target for Fleetwood Town and 0 for Rotherham United.

Match stats

54% Possession 46%

15 Shots 8

5 Shots on target 0

9 Corners 5

35 Attacks 35

26 Dangerous attacks 11

363 Passes 308

64.2% Pass accuracy 60.7%

4 Tackles 18

9 Fouls 14

4 Yellow cards 4

5 Offsides 2

Key events

Fleetwood Town Rotherham United

Kick-off

Mark HelmShot on target

34’

38’

Brandon CoverFoul

Harrison NealShot on target

39’

Half-time0-0

Shaun RooneyRight foot shot

1-0

46’

Second half underway

53’

Kian SpenceJosh Austerfield

53’

Aaron NemaneSonny Aljofree

54’

Jayce FitzgeraldBrandon Cover

54’

Klaidi LolosTom Bradshaw

62’

Hamish DouglasFoul

Mark HelmHandball

65’

Will DaviesChed Evans

65’

Ronan CoughlanFoul

66’

Crispin McLeanAdam Murphy

77’

Ronan CoughlanHeader

2-0

80’

Raffaele CirinoRonan Coughlan

85’

Conor HaugheyMark Helm

85’

Jay LynchArgument

89’

Klaidi LolosArgument

Will DaviesShot on target

90’

Lewis McCannArgument

90+1’

Dominic IorfaArgument

Full-time2-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Rotherham United attacking Fleetwood Town attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jay Lynch	90′	0	0	28	2	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Shaun Rooney	90′	–	–	–	3	3	53	–	1	–	–
Rhys Bennett	90′	–	–	–	4	4	45	1	–	–	–
Finley Potter	90′	–	2	1	9	8	53	–	–	–	–
Jake Batty	90′	–	2	–	–	–	25	–	–	–	–
Conor Haughey Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Harrison Neal	90′	–	–	39	–	–	3	1	4	–	–	–
Lewis McCann	90′	–	–	30	2	–	–	2	5	–	2
Adam Murphy Taken off	77′	–	–	30	–	–	–	–	2	2	1	–
Mark Helm Taken off	85′	–	–	20	–	–	–	–	5	1	3
Crispin McLean Came on as a substitute	13′	–	1	6	1	–	–	–	2	1	1	–
Raffaele Cirino Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Ched Evans Taken off	65′	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	10	–
Ronan Coughlan Taken off	85′	1	–	1	1	–	–	–	4	3	13
Will Davies Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	2	1	–	–	–	1	–	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Julian Eyestone	90′	3	2	34	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Dominic Iorfa	90′	1	2	1	5	1	28	1	–	–
Sonny Aljofree Taken off	53′	1	2	–	2	1	15	1	–	–	–
Hamish Douglas	90′	2	2	1	6	2	36	1	–	–
Denzel Hall	90′	1	–	–	3	2	25	1	–	–	–
Brandon Cover Taken off	54′	1	2	–	3	2	13	1	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Jamie Jellis	90′	–	–	49	1	–	5	1	7	3	1	–
Jili Buyabu	90′	–	–	28	1	–	2	–	6	2	1	–
Josh Austerfield Taken off	53′	–	–	21	1	–	1	2	3	1	–	–
Kian Spence Came on as a substitute	37′	–	–	7	–	–	1	–	2	–	1	–
Aaron Nemane Came on as a substitute	37′	–	–	9	–	–	2	–	2	–	–	–
Jayce Fitzgerald Came on as a substitute	36′	–	–	15	1	–	–	–	2	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Tom Bradshaw Taken off	54′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	3	–	12	–
Paul Mullin	90′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	1	–	11	–
Klaidi Lolos Came on as a substitute	36′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	3	–	5

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Fleetwood Town win 49% Avg odds 1.93

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.59

Rotherham United win 25% Avg odds 3.69

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Fleetwood Town D L L L D

Rotherham United D W D L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Fleetwood Town 1-0 Rotherham United, 15 Jan 22 Next meeting: Rotherham United vs Fleetwood Town, 16 Jan 27 (upcoming) All Fleetwood Town vs Rotherham United meetings

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