York City vs Rotherham United, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· Rotherham United win 5-4 on penalties

York City

44': Zech Medley

FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Rotherham United win 5-4 on penalties

Rotherham United

57': Jili Buyabu

About

York City are hosting Rotherham United at LNER Community Stadium, York, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

36': Denzel Hall (Rotherham United) Substitution at 36'
43': Ben Farrar (York City) Substitution at 43'
44': Zech Medley (York City) Goal at 44'
45'+7': Aaron Nemane (Rotherham United) Substitution at 45'+7'
45': Joshua Austerfield (Rotherham United) Substitution at 45'
50': Ashley Palmer (York City) Yellow Card at 50'
57': Jili Buyabu (Rotherham United) Goal at 57'
70': Ossama Ashley (Rotherham United) Substitution at 70'
70': Paul Mullin (Rotherham United) Substitution at 70'
72': Oliver Belleh (York City) Substitution at 72'
73': Luka Ozisik (York City) Substitution at 73'
90'+1': Lewis Beadle (York City) Substitution at 90'+1'
91': Arthur Read (York City) Penalty - Scored at 91'
91': Paul Mullin (Rotherham United) Penalty - Scored at 91'
92': Dipo Akinyemi (York City) Penalty - Scored at 92'
93': Jayce Fitzgerald (Rotherham United) Penalty - Scored at 93'
94': Ethan Stiver (York City) Penalty - Scored at 94'
94': Joseph Rafferty (Rotherham United) Penalty - Scored at 94'
95': Jovan Malcolm (York City) Penalty - Missed at 95'
96': Denzel Hall (Rotherham United) Penalty - Scored at 96'
96': Ben Farrar (York City) Penalty - Scored at 96'
97': Jili Buyabu (Rotherham United) Penalty - Scored at 97'

Statistics

ROT		YORK
8	Fouls	13
0	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
1	Corner Kicks	8
1	Saves	0
44	Possession	56
8	SHOTS	11
1	ON GOAL	2
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
365	Accurate Passes	438
428	Passes	544
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
2	Blocked Shots	6
10	Effective Tackles	14
19	Tackles	19
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
25	Clearances	10

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: LNER Community Stadium
Location: York, England
Attendance: 1,999

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bradford City	2	+5	6
2	Newcastle United U21	2	+1	3
3	Rotherham United	2	-4	2
4	York City	2	-2	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

York City (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
31	George Sykes-Kenworthy (GK)
6	Ashley Palmer
33	Charlie Mcarthur
32	Jack Hunt
16	Arthur Read
26	Ethan Stiver
4	Zech Medley
23	Joe Felix
20	Dipo Akinyemi
11	Frankie Maguire
18	Jovan Malcolm

York City Substitutes:

Lewis Beadle, Oscar Woolford, Luka Ozisik, Ben Farrar, Campbell White, Isaac Swansbury, Oliver Belleh.

Rotherham United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Ted Cann (GK)
16	Emmanuel Adegboyega
26	Hamish Douglas
3	Ewan Otoo
2	Joseph Rafferty
15	Jayce Fitzgerald
8	Kian Spence
24	Jili Buyabu
17	Marvin Kaleta
7	Fabio Tavares
9	Tom Bradshaw

Rotherham United Substitutes:

Sonny Aljofree, Aaron Nemane, Paul Mullin, Julian Eyestone, Joshua Austerfield, Denzel Hall, Ossama Ashley.

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