Rotherham United 2-1 Blackpool: result and report
League One · Saturday 5 April 2025
Result
Rotherham United 2-1 Blackpool
League One · Saturday 5 April 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Rotherham United 2-1 Blackpool: match report
Rotherham United won against Blackpool 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 5 April 2025. The half-time score was 1-0.
Hakeem Odoffin opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Rotherham United's goals came from Hakeem Odoffin (26') and Joe Rafferty (90'). Blackpool scored through Sonny Carey (82', penalty).
Discipline: Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards; Blackpool received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.
Going into the game Rotherham United were 15th on 48 points from 39 and Blackpool 9th on 60 points from 40. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 13th with 59 points, and Blackpool 9th with 67.
Rotherham United lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Blackpool in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Louie Sibley of Rotherham United (8.0), ahead of Hakeem Odoffin (7.9).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Rotherham United wins, 4 draws and 0 for Blackpool.
Key events
- 26'Goal · Hakeem Odoffin
- 52'Yellow card · Jake Beesley
- 61'Yellow card · Mallik Wilks
- 72'Yellow card · Sam Nombe
- 82'Penalty goal · Sonny Carey
- 89'Second yellow · Jake Beesley
- 90'Goal · Joe Rafferty
Head-to-head
Team news
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Rotherham United line-up (3-4-1-2)
Cameron Dawson, Joe Rafferty, Hakeem Odoffin, Cameron Humphreys, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Liam Kelly, Joe Powell, Reece James, Louie Sibley, Mallik Wilks, Sam Nombe
Blackpool line-up (4-4-2)
Harry Tyrer, O. Offiah, Oliver Casey, James Husband, Hayden Coulson, Rob Apter, Lee Evans, Albie Morgan, Sonny Carey, Niall Ennis, Ashley Fletcher