Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Rotherham United: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 1 September 2026

Result

Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Rotherham United

League Two · Tuesday 1 September 2026, 18:45 UTC · Prenton Park, Birkenhead · half-time 1-0

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Tranmere Rovers 2-2 Rotherham United: match report

Tranmere Rovers drew with Rotherham United 2-2 in the League Two on Tuesday 1 September 2026 at Prenton Park. The half-time score was 1-0.

Zane Okoro opened the scoring in the 16th minute. Tranmere Rovers's goals came from Zane Okoro (16') and Tom Ince (87'). Rotherham United scored through Aaron Nemane (84') and Tom Bradshaw (90+6', penalty).

Discipline: Tranmere Rovers received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card; Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Tranmere Rovers were 8th on 5 points from 3 and Rotherham United 13th on 4 points from 3. In the current table Tranmere Rovers are 11th on 19 points and Rotherham United are 22nd on 12 points.

Tranmere Rovers lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rotherham United in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jordan Turnbull of Tranmere Rovers (7.5), ahead of Tom Bradshaw (7.4).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 16'Goal · Zane OkoroTranmere Rovers · 1-0
  • 34'Yellow card · Ewan OtooRotherham United
  • 69'Yellow card · Sonny AljofreeRotherham United
  • 74'Yellow card · Bobby FaulknerTranmere Rovers
  • 84'Goal · Aaron NemaneRotherham United · 1-1
  • 87'Goal · Tom InceTranmere Rovers · 2-1
  • 90+4'Red card · Bobby FaulknerTranmere Rovers
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Jordan DaviesTranmere Rovers
  • 90+6'Penalty goal · Tom BradshawRotherham United · 2-2
  • 90+6'Yellow card · Luke McGeeTranmere Rovers

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
11Tranmere Rovers144731917+219DLWDW
22Rotherham United142661825-712LLDDL

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Head-to-head

7 meetings: Tranmere Rovers 2, draws 2, Rotherham United 3.

Team news

Tranmere Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)

Luke McGee, Joel Senior, Bobby Faulkner, Jordan Turnbull, Jacob Slater, Will Vaulks, Sam Finley, Zane Okoro, Tom Ince, Dylan Jones, Joe Ironside

Rotherham United line-up (3-4-2-1)

Ted Cann, Joe Rafferty, Sonny Aljofree, Ewan Otoo, Denzel Hall, Brandon Cover, Josh Austerfield, Jili Buyabu, Kian Spence, Fábio Tavares, Paul Mullin

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