Rochdale 3-2 Sutton United: result and report
League Two · Saturday 23 October 2021
Result
Rochdale 3-2 Sutton United
League Two · Saturday 23 October 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Rochdale 3-2 Sutton United: match report
Rochdale defeated Sutton United 3-2 in the League Two on Saturday 23 October 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.
Alex Newby opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Rochdale's goals came from Alex Newby (23'), Liam Kelly (66') and Aaron Morley (90+5'). Sutton United scored through Isaac Olaofe (82') and Alistair Smith (90').
Discipline: Rochdale received no yellow cards; Sutton United received no yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Rochdale were 18th on 14 points from 13 and Sutton United 8th on 20 points from 12. Rochdale went on to finish that season 18th with 53 points, and Sutton United 8th with 76.
Rochdale lined up in a 3-4-3 and Sutton United in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Liam Kelly of Rochdale (9.2), ahead of Aaron Morley (8.1).
Going into the match Rochdale's last five read D-D-L-L-L and Sutton United's L-W-W-W-W.
Key events
- 23'Goal · Alex Newby
- 45+2'Red card · Richie Bennett
- 66'Goal · Liam Kelly
- 82'Goal · Isaac Olaofe
- 90'Goal · Alistair Smith
- 90+5'Goal · Aaron Morley
Team news
Rochdale line-up (3-4-3)
Joel Coleman, Sam Graham, Eoghan O'Connell, Jimmy McNulty, Corey O'Keeffe, Liam Kelly, Aaron Morley, Jimmy Keohane, Alex Newby, Jake Beesley, Abraham Odoh
Sutton United line-up (4-4-2)
Dean Bouzanis, Joe Kizzi, Ben Goodliffe, Louis John, Robert Milsom, Enzio Boldewijn, Jonathan Barden, Alistair Smith, Will Randall, Donovan Wilson, Richie Bennett