Rotherham United vs Huddersfield

20 December 2025 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Matthew Russell

Full time 1 – 3

Half-time: 0–3

Sam Nombe 90+5’

Lynden Gooch 26’
Bojan Radulović 30’
Leo Castledine 44’

Match summary

Huddersfield won 3-1 away at Rotherham United. Huddersfield led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Lynden Gooch put Huddersfield ahead in the 26th minute, Bojan Radulović made it 0-2 in the 30th minute, and Leo Castledine made it 0-3 with a header in the 44th minute. In the second half, Sam Nombe pulled one back to make it 1-3 in stoppage time.

The chances backed that up: Huddersfield created 1.70 expected goals (xG) from 9 shots to Rotherham United's 0.13 from 4.

Match stats

58% Possession 42%

4 Shots 9

1 Shots on target 6

5 Corners 4

363 Passes 267

69.4% Pass accuracy 56.2%

13 Tackles 21

15 Fouls 13

2 Yellow cards 1

3 Offsides 7

Key events

Rotherham United Huddersfield

Kick-off

Daniel GoreFoul

4’

14’

Bojan RadulovićShot on target

26’

Lynden GoochLeft foot shot

0-1

30’

Bojan RadulovićRight foot shot

0-2

44’

Leo CastledineHeader

0-3

Half-time0-3

Dru YearwoodLiam Kelly

46’

Hamish DouglasThomas Holmes

46’

Zak JulesJoe Rafferty

46’

Second half underway

Sam NombeMarvin Kaleta

59’

60’

David KasumuMarcus Harness

60’

Ben WilesLeo Castledine

70’

Lynden GoochFoul

74’

Dion CharlesAlfie May

74’

Lasse SørensenLynden Gooch

Kion EteteJordan Hugill

75’

Dion CharlesShot on target

75’

Bojan RadulovićShot on target

Cameron DawsonArgument

90+4’

Sam NombeRight foot shot

1-3

90+5’

Full-time1-3

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Rotherham United 0.13 xGHuddersfield 1.70 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Huddersfield attacking Rotherham United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Rotherham United 3-4-3 Starting XI

Huddersfield 5-3-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Cameron Dawson	90′	3	3	37	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Joe Rafferty Taken off	45′	–	–	–	1	–	29	1	–	–	–
Thomas Holmes Taken off	45′	–	–	1	2	1	10	–	–	–	–
Jamal Baptiste	90′	–	1	–	5	1	37	–	–	–	–
Denzel Hall	90′	2	3	1	3	–	26	–	–	–	–
Marvin Kaleta Taken off	59′	1	–	–	4	1	13	2	–	–	–
Zak Jules Came on as a substitute	45′	2	–	–	3	–	26	–	–	–	–
Hamish Douglas Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	–	5	5	25	1	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Liam Kelly Taken off	45′	–	–	18	–	0.00	–	–	3	1	2	–
Daniel Gore	90′	–	–	44	1	0.04	2	1	6	1	3
Joe Powell	90′	–	–	39	–	0.12	3	–	3	1	–	–
Ar'Jany Martha	90′	–	–	21	–	0.01	–	–	4	1	2	–
Dru Yearwood Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	19	–	0.02	2	1	3	2	–	–

Forwards3 players


Jordan Hugill Taken off	75′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	7	1	14	–
Sam Nombe Came on as a substitute	31′	1	–	1	1	0.05	0.01	–	1	–	3	–
Kion Etete Came on as a substitute	15′	–	1	–	–	–	0.00	1	1	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Lee Nicholls	90′	0	1	29	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Lynden Gooch Taken off	74′	3	–	–	5	–	19	3	1	2
Radinio Balker	90′	2	2	–	4	1	22	–	–	–	–
Joe Low	90′	1	1	–	6	4	26	–	–	–	–
Murray Wallace	90′	5	2	–	15	8	28	–	–	–	–
Sean Roughan	90′	1	1	–	6	3	23	–	–	–	–
Lasse Sørensen Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Marcus Harness Taken off	60′	–	–	22	1	0.04	3	–	6	–	1	–
Ryan Ledson	90′	–	–	30	–	0.03	4	2	11	1	3	–
Leo Castledine Taken off	60′	1	–	15	–	0.01	1	2	4	1	1	–
Ben Wiles Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	7	–	0.00	1	–	1	–	–	–
David Kasumu Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	6	–	0.00	–	–	–	2	–	–

Forwards3 players


Alfie May Taken off	74′	–	–	–	–	–	0.14	1	1	1	12	–
Bojan Radulović	90′	1	1	3	3	0.83	0.11	1	6	–	25	–
Dion Charles Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	1	1	0.33	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 28% Avg odds 3.36

Draw 29% Avg odds 3.23

Huddersfield win 43% Avg odds 2.16

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

Form going into the game

Rotherham United D D D L L

Huddersfield L D L D D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Huddersfield 0-0 Rotherham United, 04 Jan 25 Next meeting: Huddersfield 1-0 Rotherham United, 07 Mar 26 All Rotherham United vs Huddersfield meetings

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