Huddersfield Town vs Rochdale, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· English EFL Trophy

13': Lynden Gooch
15': Jay Smith-Sway
56': Cameron Ashia
79': Samson Tovide
88': Luke Schofield
90'+4': Jamie Spencer

FT
5 - 0

About

Huddersfield Town are hosting Rochdale at John Smith's Stadium, Huddersfield, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

13': Lynden Gooch (Huddersfield Town) Goal at 13'
15': Edward Francis (Rochdale) Yellow Card at 15'
15': Jay Smith-Sway (Huddersfield Town) Goal at 15'
32': Thomas Bradley (Rochdale) Substitution at 32'
32': Israel Pither (Rochdale) Substitution at 32'
45': Samson Tovide (Huddersfield Town) Substitution at 45'
45': Fabian Marcin Nowacki (Rochdale) Substitution at 45'
56': Cameron Ashia (Huddersfield Town) Goal at 56'
59': Jamie Spencer (Huddersfield Town) Substitution at 59'
60': Ian Togo (Huddersfield Town) Substitution at 60'
67': Lucas James Cunliffe (Rochdale) Substitution at 67'
70': Max Murray (Huddersfield Town) Substitution at 70'
79': Samson Tovide (Huddersfield Town) Goal at 79'
80': Luke Schofield (Huddersfield Town) Substitution at 80'
88': Luke Schofield (Huddersfield Town) Red Card at 88'
90'+2': Ronnie Jack Brown (Rochdale) Substitution at 90'+2'
90'+4': Jamie Spencer (Huddersfield Town) Goal at 90'+4'

Statistics

RCH		HUD
9	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	1
1	Offsides	2
4	Corner Kicks	2
3	Saves	1
59.4	Possession	40.6
3	SHOTS	17
1	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
563	Accurate Passes	361
623	Passes	423
0.9	Pass Completion %	0.9
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
1	Blocked Shots	4
7	Effective Tackles	11
12	Tackles	17
0.6	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
12	Clearances	17

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: John Smith's Stadium
Location: Huddersfield, England
Attendance: 1,666

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Huddersfield Town	2	+7	6
2	Doncaster Rovers	2	-1	3
3	Liverpool U21	2	-1	2
4	Rochdale	2	-5	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Huddersfield Town (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
31	Jak Alnwick (GK)
15	Ibane Bowat
5	Joe Low
23	Sean Roughan
2	Lasse Sorenson
27	Jay Smith-Sway
14	Ethan Brierley
10	Marcus Myers-Harness
9	Joseph Taylor
24	Cameron Ashia
7	Lynden Gooch

Huddersfield Town Substitutes:

Luke Schofield, Ian Togo, Nik Tzanev, Jamie Spencer, Max Murray, Samson Tovide, Dylan Tawodzera.

Rochdale (4-3-3)

No.	Name
20	Sam Waller (GK)
33	Sam Beckwith
26	Sam Sherring
13	Tobi Adebayo-Rowling
19	Luke Hannant
14	Edward Francis
40	Ian Henderson
21	Kane Taylor
9	Emmanuel Dieseruvwe
11	Zain Silcott-Duberry
7	Cian Hayes

Rochdale Substitutes:

Ronnie Jack Brown, Lucas James Cunliffe, Thomas Bradley, Israel Pither, Fabian Marcin Nowacki, Nils Ramming, Lewis Platt.

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