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Rotherham United — Chesterfield: 2:1, League Two

League Two
Rotherham United D22 Aug · Home York · 1:1W29 Aug · Home Chesterfield · 2:1D1 Sep · Away Tranmere Rovers · 2:2L5 Sep · Away Bristol Rovers · 0:1D12 Sep · Home Salford City · 3:3W19 Sep · Away Northampton Town FC · 1:0
2:1
Finished

Kick-off was BST

Chesterfield L29 Aug · Away Rotherham United · 1:2D1 Sep · Home Gillingham · 1:1D5 Sep · Home Barnet · 3:3W12 Sep · Away Oldham · 2:1W15 Sep · Home Manchester City U21 · 5:3W19 Sep · Home York · 2:0
Venue: New York Stadium City: Rotherham

In the League Two game on 29 August 2026, Rotherham United beat Chesterfield 2:1. Match numbers: shots on target 4:2, corners 2:0.

Match report

Rotherham United beat Chesterfield 2-1 in League Two on Saturday. The hosts took the lead early and held on despite spending most of the match under pressure. It was a match decided by three moments rather than sustained dominance from either side.

Fábio Tavares opened the scoring in the twelfth minute. Chesterfield responded with increased pressure but Rotherham's defence held firm through the first half. Tom Bradshaw missed a penalty in the forty-first minute, and that chance might have shifted the momentum entirely.

Chesterfield controlled possession at sixty-eight percent but struggled to create clear-cut opportunities. They registered only two shots on target compared to Rotherham's four. The visitors had no corners and relied on open play to break through.

The decisive period came after the hour mark. Liam Mandeville converted a penalty in the eighty-eighth minute to level things up. Then Paul Mullin struck in stoppage time to complete the turnaround.

Rotherham moved to five points from four games and sit in thirteenth place. Chesterfield remain on four points in sixteenth, a result that extends their winless run to two matches.

Prepared from match data

Video

Match video Rotherham United — Chesterfield Rotherham United

Key numbers

Possession, % 32 – 68
Shots on target 4 – 2
Shots off target 5 – 3
Attacks 92 – 133

Match events

  1. 12' 1:0 Rotherham United Goal Fábio Tavares assist: Ewan Otoo
  2. 17' 1:0 Rotherham United Yellow card Brandon Cover
  3. 18' 1:0 Chesterfield Yellow card Lee Bonis
  4. 41' 1:0 Rotherham United Penalty missed Tom Bradshaw
  5. 43' 1:0 Rotherham United Yellow card Jili Buyabu
  6. 58' 1:0 Rotherham United Substitution Emmanuel Adegboyega off: Joe Rafferty
  7. 60' 1:0 Chesterfield Substitution Lee Bonis off: Fraser Bryden
  8. 64' 1:0 Rotherham United Substitution Jili Buyabu off: Josh Austerfield
  9. 64' 1:0 Rotherham United Substitution Tom Bradshaw off: Paul Mullin
  10. 70' 1:0 Chesterfield Substitution Josh Koroma off: Tom Naylor
  11. 81' 1:0 Rotherham United Substitution Fábio Tavares off: Ar'Jany Martha
  12. 81' 1:0 Chesterfield Substitution Dilan Markanday off: Danny Anisjko
  13. 81' 1:0 Chesterfield Substitution Lewis Gordon off: Malik Owolabi-Belewu
  14. 82' 1:0 Chesterfield Substitution George James McEachran off: Rafiq Lamptey
  15. 88' 1:1 Chesterfield Penalty Liam Mandeville
  16. 90' 2:1 Rotherham United Goal Paul Mullin

Statistics

32 Possession, % 68
4 Shots on target 2
5 Shots off target 3
92 Attacks 133
2 Corners 0
14 Fouls 11
11 Free kicks 14
1 Offsides 2
2 Yellow cards 1
0 Red cards 0
6 Goal kicks 7
23 Throw-ins 30
All statistics
4 Blocked shots 2
116 Failed passes 132
1 Goalkeeper saves 2
0.31 Shot accuracy 0.29
6 Shots from outside the box 3
7 Shots inside the box 4
296 Total passes 640

The data source provides no per-player statistics for this match: only team totals are available.

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D22 Aug · Home York · 1:1W29 Aug · Home Chesterfield · 2:1D1 Sep · Away Tranmere Rovers · 2:2L5 Sep · Away Bristol Rovers · 0:1D12 Sep · Home Salford City · 3:3W19 Sep · Away Northampton Town FC · 1:0

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