Rochdale vs Liverpool U21, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· Liverpool U21 win 7-6 on penalties

Rochdale

37': Devante Rodney
77': Ian Henderson
80': Ian Henderson

FT - Penalties
3 - 3
Liverpool U21 win 7-6 on penalties

Liverpool U21

21': Talla Ndiaye
42': Will Wright
90'+4': Ben Trueman
90'+6': Joshua Lambie

About

Rochdale are hosting Liverpool U21 at Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

21': Talla Ndiaye (Liverpool U21) Red Card at 21'
37': Devante Rodney (Rochdale) Goal at 37'
42': Will Wright (Liverpool U21) Goal at 42'
45': Reece Leonard (Rochdale) Substitution at 45'
63': Daniel Onanuga (Liverpool U21) Substitution at 63'
63': Glenn Middleton (Rochdale) Substitution at 63'
63': Israel Pither (Rochdale) Substitution at 63'
74': Zain Silcott-Duberry (Rochdale) Yellow Card at 74'
75': Cian Hayes (Rochdale) Substitution at 75'
77': Ian Henderson (Rochdale) Goal at 77'
80': Ian Henderson (Rochdale) Goal at 80'
82': Joshua Lambie (Liverpool U21) Substitution at 82'
82': Ben Trueman (Liverpool U21) Substitution at 82'
90'+3': Luke Hannant (Rochdale) Yellow Card at 90'+3'
90'+4': Ben Trueman (Liverpool U21) Goal at 90'+4'
90'+6': Joshua Lambie (Liverpool U21) Goal at 90'+6'
91': Will Wright (Liverpool U21) Penalty - Scored at 91'
92': Zain Silcott-Duberry (Rochdale) Penalty - Scored at 92'
93': Ben Trueman (Liverpool U21) Penalty - Scored at 93'
93': Glenn Middleton (Rochdale) Penalty - Scored at 93'
94': Oliver Evans O'Connor (Liverpool U21) Penalty - Scored at 94'
95': Edward Francis (Rochdale) Penalty - Scored at 95'
95': Joe Bradshaw (Liverpool U21) Penalty - Scored at 95'
97': Ian Henderson (Rochdale) Penalty - Scored at 97'
97': Luke Chambers (Liverpool U21) Penalty - Scored at 97'
98': Cian Hayes (Rochdale) Penalty - Scored at 98'
99': Joshua Lambie (Liverpool U21) Penalty - Scored at 99'
99': Sam Sherring (Rochdale) Penalty - Scored at 99'
100': Daniel Onanuga (Liverpool U21) Penalty - Scored at 100'
101': Sam Waller (Rochdale) Penalty - Missed at 101'

Statistics

LIV		RCH
5	Fouls	7
0	Yellow Cards	2
1	Red Cards	0
5	Offsides	3
6	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	6
34.5	Possession	65.5
15	SHOTS	18
9	ON GOAL	7
0.6	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
270	Accurate Passes	549
323	Passes	617
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.9
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
4	Blocked Shots	7
7	Effective Tackles	8
10	Tackles	9
0.7	Tackle %	0.9
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
25	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Crown Oil Arena
Location: Rochdale, England
Attendance: 946

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Huddersfield Town	2	+7	6
2	Doncaster Rovers	2	-1	3
3	Liverpool U21	2	-1	2
4	Rochdale	2	-5	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Rochdale (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
20	Sam Waller (GK)
3	Kaiden Wilson
26	Sam Sherring
14	Edward Francis
13	Tobi Adebayo-Rowling
54	Thomas Bradley
11	Zain Silcott-Duberry
40	Ian Henderson
10	Devante Rodney
19	Luke Hannant
9	Emmanuel Dieseruvwe

Rochdale Substitutes:

Reece Leonard, Charlie Tasker, Israel Pither, Cian Hayes, Glenn Middleton, Jake Spaven.

Liverpool U21 (4-4-2)

No.	Name
95	Harvey Davies (GK)
75	Talla Ndiaye
92	Wellity Lucky
44	Luke Chambers
85	Prince Kobe Cissé
53	James McConnell
94	Michael Laffey
62	Joe Bradshaw
81	Oliver Evans O'Connor
79	Will Wright
76	Jayden Danns

Liverpool U21 Substitutes:

Bailey Hall, Ryan Cowley, Daniel Onanuga, Joshua Lambie, Alvin Ayman, Patrik Csaba Farkas, Ben Trueman.

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