Rotherham United 2-1 Port Vale: result and report
League One · Saturday 2 August 2025
Result
Rotherham United 2-1 Port Vale
League One · Saturday 2 August 2025, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Rotherham United 2-1 Port Vale: match report
Rotherham United defeated Port Vale 2-1 in the League One on Saturday 2 August 2025. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Sam Nombe opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Rotherham United's goals came from Sam Nombe (13') and Sam Nombe (29'). Port Vale scored through Connor Hall (60').
Discipline: Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Port Vale received 1 yellow card and 1 red card.
Rotherham United went on to finish that season 23rd with 41 points, and Port Vale 22nd with 42.
Rotherham United lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Port Vale in a 3-4-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Sam Nombe of Rotherham United (8.3), ahead of Connor Hall (7.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Rotherham United wins, 0 draws and 7 for Port Vale.
Key events
- 13'Goal · Sam Nombe
- 24'Yellow card · George Byers
- 29'Goal · Sam Nombe
- 32'Red card · Jaheim Headley
- 39'Yellow card · Zak Jules
- 53'Yellow card · Dan Gore
- 60'Goal · Connor Hall
- 77'Second yellow · Zak Jules
Head-to-head
Team news
Rotherham United line-up (3-1-4-2)
Cameron Dawson, Joe Rafferty, Lenny Agbaire, Zak Jules, Liam Kelly, Denzel Hall, Dan Gore, Joe Powell, Reece James, Jordan Hugill, Sam Nombe
Port Vale line-up (3-4-3)
Marko Marosi, Jesse Debrah, Cameron Humphreys, Connor Hall, Mitch Clark, George Byers, Jordan Shipley, Jaheim Headley, L. Tolaj, Jayden Stockley, Ben Waine