Rotherham United 2-1 Northampton Town: result and report
League One · Tuesday 27 January 2026
Result
Rotherham United 2-1 Northampton Town
League One · Tuesday 27 January 2026, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1
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Rotherham United 2-1 Northampton Town: match report
Rotherham United won against Northampton Town 2-1 in the League One on Tuesday 27 January 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Tom Eaves opened the scoring in the 26th minute. Rotherham United's goals came from Harry Gray (58') and Emmanuel Adegboyega (84'). Northampton Town scored through Tom Eaves (26').
Discipline: Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards; Northampton Town received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Rotherham United were 23rd on 25 points from 26 and Northampton Town 21st on 29 points from 26. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 23rd with 41 points, and Northampton Town 24th with 35.
Rotherham United lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Northampton Town in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Joe Powell of Rotherham United (8.4), ahead of Conor McCarthy (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 6 Rotherham United wins, 3 draws and 1 for Northampton Town.
Key events
- 26'Goal · Tom Eaves
- 28'Yellow card · Sam Nombe
- 46'Yellow card · Harry Gray
- 58'Goal · Harry Gray
- 84'Goal · Emmanuel Adegboyega
- 90+2'Yellow card · Joe Rafferty
Head-to-head
Team news
Rotherham United line-up (3-4-1-2)
Cameron Dawson, Joe Rafferty, Zak Jules, Jamal Baptiste, Marvin Kaleta, Kian Spence, Shaun McWilliams, Reece James, Joe Powell, Harry Gray, Sam Nombe
Northampton Town line-up (3-4-3)
Ross Fitzsimons, Jordan Willis, Jon Guthrie, Conor McCarthy, Jack Burroughs, Terry Taylor, Dean Campbell, Nesta Guinness-Walker, Sam Hoskins, Tom Eaves, Elliott List