Rotherham United vs Blackpool

5 April 2025 · League One · 2024/25 · Referee E Bell

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Hakeem Odofin 26’
  • Joe Rafferty 90’
  • Sonny Carey 82’ (pen)

Match summary

Rotherham United beat Blackpool 2-1, with a late winner. Rotherham United led 1-0 at half-time.

Hakeem Odofin put Rotherham United ahead in the 26th minute, Sonny Carey equalised from the penalty spot in the 82nd minute, and Joe Rafferty won it in the 90th minute.

Shots finished 14-12 to Rotherham United, with 10 on target for Rotherham United and 4 for Blackpool. Blackpool had a player sent off.

Match stats

Rotherham United Blackpool
14 Shots 12
10 Shots on Target 4
7 Corners 6
2 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 1

Key events

Rotherham United Blackpool
Kick-off
Hakeem Odofin1-0 (Rotherham United)
26’
Half-time1-0
82’
Sonny Carey
Penalty
1-1 (Blackpool)
Joe Rafferty2-1 (Rotherham United)
90’
Full-time2-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Rotherham United
  • Mallik Wilks
  • Sam Nombe
Blackpool
  • Jake Beesley

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Blackpool attacking Rotherham United attacking 
1’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), open play, saved 26’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), set piece, goal 26’ Mallik Wilks (Rotherham United), set piece, saved 29’ Sonny Carey (Blackpool), open play, saved 41’ Louie Sibley (Rotherham United), open play, saved 45’ Mallik Wilks (Rotherham United), open play, saved 45’ Louie Sibley (Rotherham United), open play, saved 48’ Jake Beesley (Blackpool), open play, off target 57’ Sam Nombe (Rotherham United), open play, saved 67’ Sonny Carey (Blackpool), open play, saved 69’ Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Rotherham United), open play, off target 70’ Louie Sibley (Rotherham United), open play, blocked 71’ Cameron Humphreys (Rotherham United), from a corner, saved 79’ Samuel Silvera (Blackpool), set piece, blocked 80’ Sonny Carey (Blackpool), from a corner, off target 80’ Albie Morgan (Blackpool), from a corner, blocked 82’ Sonny Carey (Blackpool), penalty, goal 85’ CJ Hamilton (Blackpool), open play, blocked 86’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), from a corner, blocked 86’ CJ Hamilton (Blackpool), from a corner, blocked 86’ Oliver Casey (Blackpool), from a corner, blocked 88’ Jack Holmes (Rotherham United), from a corner, saved 90’ Joe Rafferty (Rotherham United), set piece, goal 90+3’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), set piece, off target 90+5’ Joe Powell (Rotherham United), direct free kick, blocked 90+6’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), set piece, saved 1’ Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool), open play, saved 26’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), set piece, goal 26’ Mallik Wilks (Rotherham United), set piece, saved 29’ Sonny Carey (Blackpool), open play, saved 41’ Louie Sibley (Rotherham United), open play, saved 45’ Mallik Wilks (Rotherham United), open play, saved 45’ Louie Sibley (Rotherham United), open play, saved 48’ Jake Beesley (Blackpool), open play, off target 57’ Sam Nombe (Rotherham United), open play, saved 67’ Sonny Carey (Blackpool), open play, saved 69’ Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Rotherham United), open play, off target 70’ Louie Sibley (Rotherham United), open play, blocked 71’ Cameron Humphreys (Rotherham United), from a corner, saved 79’ Samuel Silvera (Blackpool), set piece, blocked 80’ Sonny Carey (Blackpool), from a corner, off target 80’ Albie Morgan (Blackpool), from a corner, blocked 82’ Sonny Carey (Blackpool), penalty, goal 85’ CJ Hamilton (Blackpool), open play, blocked 86’ Tom Bloxham (Blackpool), from a corner, blocked 86’ CJ Hamilton (Blackpool), from a corner, blocked 86’ Oliver Casey (Blackpool), from a corner, blocked 88’ Jack Holmes (Rotherham United), from a corner, saved 90’ Joe Rafferty (Rotherham United), set piece, goal 90+3’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), set piece, off target 90+5’ Joe Powell (Rotherham United), direct free kick, blocked 90+6’ Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United), set piece, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players13 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
90′ 1 – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Liam Kelly Taken off
87′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 3 – – – –
Mallik Wilks Taken off
68′ – – 2 – – –
Sam Nombe Taken off
90′ – – 1 – – –
Jordan Hugill Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 2 – – – –
Jack Holmes Came on as a substitute
3′ – – 1 – – – –
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

Rotherham United win 33% Avg odds 2.81
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.38
Blackpool win 39% Avg odds 2.39

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

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.