Rochdale 3-3 Liverpool U21

EFL Trophy · Group North · 8

Rochdale

Devante Rodney 37'

Ian Henderson 77', 80', 97'

Zain Silcott-Duberry 92'

Glenn Middleton 93'

Edward Francis 95'

Cian Hayes 98'

Sam·Sherring 99'

Sam William John Waller 101'

3 – 3

HT 1–1

Liverpool U21

Will Wright 42', 91'

B. Trueman 90+4', 93'

Joshua Sonni-Lambie 90+6', 99'

Oliver O'Connor 94'

Joe Bradshaw 95'

Luke Chambers 97'

Daniel Onanuga 100'

EFL Trophy

Group North · 8

Rochdale3–3Liverpool U21

Shots in the box

Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.

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Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.

Match report

Rochdale 3-3 Liverpool U21

Rochdale and Liverpool U21 shared 6 goals in a 3-3 EFL Trophy draw at Spotland Stadium. Rodney opened the scoring for Rochdale on 37', Wright levelled for Liverpool U21 on 42', Henderson put Rochdale back in front on 77', Henderson added his second on 80', Wright added his second on 91' from the penalty spot, Silcott-Duberry made it 4-2 to Rochdale on 92' from the penalty spot, Trueman pulled one back for Liverpool U21 on 93' from the penalty spot and Middleton made it 5-3 to Rochdale on 93' from the penalty spot, before 11 further goals.

Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Rochdale took 12 of their 18 attempts inside the box, Liverpool U21 13 of 16. Rochdale held 66.0% of the ball.

The game turned on a dismissal: Ndiaye was sent off on 21', leaving Liverpool U21 69 minutes to play a man short. It was settled late — Onanuga struck on 100' to swing it Liverpool U21's way with the game otherwise level.

The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Liverpool U21 graded out for box occupation — 13 of 16 shots in the box. Rochdale graded out for busy goalkeeper — 7 saves and 3 conceded.

E. Francis came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.6 for Rochdale from 2 assists, 4 key passes and 2 shots.

Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.

Quick stats

66%Possession34%

18Shots16

What the numbers say

5 reads

Down To Ten

Liverpool U21

Liverpool U21 played the closing 69 minutes a man down after a 21′ dismissal.

Sent off: 21′
Player: Mor Talla Ndiaye

Comeback Win

Liverpool U21

Liverpool U21 went behind and turned the match around.

Final score: 9–10

Box Occupation

Liverpool U21

Liverpool U21 kept getting bodies into the area — 81% of their shots came from inside the box.

Shots in the box: 13 of 16
Share: 81%

Late Drama

Both teams

The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Liverpool U21 scored on 100′.

Goals after 80′: 16
Last goal: 100′

Timeline

🟥21'

Mor Talla Ndiaye

Devante Rodney — assist: Zain Silcott-Duberry

⚽37'

⚽42'

Will Wright — assist: Luke Chambers

Reece Leonard ↑ Kaiden Wilson ↓

🔄45'

Half-time

🔄63'

Daniel Onanuga ↑ James McConnell ↓

Glenn Middleton ↑ Devante Rodney ↓

🔄63'

Israel Pither ↑ Olutobi Adebayo-Rowling ↓

🔄63'

Zain Silcott-Duberry

Foul

🟨74'

Cian Hayes ↑ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe ↓

🔄75'

Ian Henderson — assist: Edward Francis

⚽77'

Ian Henderson — assist: Edward Francis

⚽80'

🔄82'

Joshua Sonni-Lambie ↑ Michael Laffey ↓

🔄82'

B. Trueman ↑ Jayden Danns ↓

Luke Hannant

🟨90+3'

⚽90+4'

B. Trueman — assist: Oliver O'Connor

⚽90+6'

Joshua Sonni-Lambie — assist: B. Trueman

Full-time

⚽91'

Will Wright (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Zain Silcott-Duberry (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽92'

⚽93'

B. Trueman (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Glenn Middleton (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽93'

⚽94'

Oliver O'Connor (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Edward Francis (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽95'

Joe Bradshaw (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Ian Henderson (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽97'

Luke Chambers (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Cian Hayes (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽98'

⚽99'

Joshua Sonni-Lambie (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Sam·Sherring (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽99'

⚽100'

Daniel Onanuga (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Sam William John Waller (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽101'

Match info

Kickoff

VenueSpotland Stadium, Rochdale

RefereeG. Thomas

CompetitionEFL Trophy

Season2026

RoundGroup North · 8

StatusMatch Finished

Rochdale 3-3 Liverpool U21

The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Liverpool U21 graded out for box occupation — 13 of 16 shots in the box. Rochdale graded out for busy goalkeeper — 7 saves and 3 conceded.

E. Francis came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.6 for Rochdale from 2 assists, 4 key passes and 2 shots.

Timeline

🟥21'

Mor Talla Ndiaye

Devante Rodney — assist: Zain Silcott-Duberry

⚽37'

⚽42'

Will Wright — assist: Luke Chambers

Reece Leonard ↑ Kaiden Wilson ↓

🔄45'

Half-time

🔄63'

Daniel Onanuga ↑ James McConnell ↓

Glenn Middleton ↑ Devante Rodney ↓

🔄63'

Israel Pither ↑ Olutobi Adebayo-Rowling ↓

🔄63'

Zain Silcott-Duberry

Foul

🟨74'

Cian Hayes ↑ Emmanuel Dieseruvwe ↓

🔄75'

Ian Henderson — assist: Edward Francis

⚽77'

Ian Henderson — assist: Edward Francis

⚽80'

🔄82'

Joshua Sonni-Lambie ↑ Michael Laffey ↓

🔄82'

B. Trueman ↑ Jayden Danns ↓

Luke Hannant

🟨90+3'

⚽90+4'

B. Trueman — assist: Oliver O'Connor

⚽90+6'

Joshua Sonni-Lambie — assist: B. Trueman

Full-time

⚽91'

Will Wright (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Zain Silcott-Duberry (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽92'

⚽93'

B. Trueman (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Glenn Middleton (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽93'

⚽94'

Oliver O'Connor (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Edward Francis (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽95'

Joe Bradshaw (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Ian Henderson (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽97'

Luke Chambers (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Cian Hayes (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽98'

⚽99'

Joshua Sonni-Lambie (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Sam·Sherring (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽99'

⚽100'

Daniel Onanuga (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

Sam William John Waller (Pen)

Penalty Shootout

⚽101'

Rochdale3–3Liverpool U21

Rochdale 3-3 Liverpool U21

What the numbers say

Down To Ten

Comeback Win

Box Occupation

Late Drama

Timeline

Rochdale3–3Liverpool U21

Rochdale 3-3 Liverpool U21

Match context

What the numbers say

Down To Ten

Comeback Win

Box Occupation

Late Drama

Timeline

Match context