Rotherham United 1-0 Blackpool: result and report

League One · Saturday 5 May 2018

Result

Rotherham United 1-0 Blackpool

League One · Saturday 5 May 2018, 16:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Rotherham United 1-0 Blackpool: match report

Rotherham United beat Blackpool 1-0 in the League One on Saturday 5 May 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.

The only goal came from Will Vaulks of Rotherham United in the 58th minute.

Discipline: Rotherham United received 1 yellow card; Blackpool received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Rotherham United were 4th on 76 points from 45 and Blackpool 12th on 60 points from 45. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 4th with 84 points, and Blackpool 12th with 60.

Rotherham United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Blackpool in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Rotherham United wins, 2 draws and 0 for Blackpool.

Going into the match Rotherham United's last five read L-W-W-D-W and Blackpool's D-W-W-W-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Yellow card · Michael IhiekweRotherham United
  • 58'Goal · Will VaulksRotherham United · 1-0

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Rotherham United 3, draws 2, Blackpool 0.

Team news

Rotherham United line-up (4-4-2)

Marek Rodák, Joe Mattock, Richard Wood, Michael Ihiekwe, Josh Emmanuel, Will Vaulks, Matt Palmer, Jon Taylor, Ryan Williams, David Ball, Michael Smith

Blackpool line-up (4-4-2)

Christoffer Mafoumbi, Kelvin Mellor, Clark Robertson, Curtis Tilt, Ollie Turton, Colin Daniel, Jimmy Ryan, Sean Longstaff, Viv Solomon-Otabor, Jay Spearing, Nathan Delfouneso