English League One

Rotherham United vs Port Vale

2 August 2025AESSEAL New York Stadium, RotherhamMD1MD 1

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Rotherham United

John Paintsil

0–1

HT 2–0

away

Port Vale

Brett Emerton

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Match events

Home · Rotherham United

Port Vale · Away

Goals

13'Sam Nombe · assist Joe Rafferty
29'Sam Nombe

Connor Hall · assist Mitchell Clark60'

Substitutions

67'Josh Benson↑Daniel Gore
68'Marvin Kaleta↑Denzel Hall
68'Dru Yearwood↑Liam Kelly
79'Ar'jany Martha↑Sam Nombe
80'Kion Reece Etete↑Jordan Hugill

Ben Heneghan↑Mitchell Clark90+6'
Ronan Curtis↑Jayden Stockley46'
Ryan Croasdale↑Ben Waine46'
Funso-King Ojo↑Jordan Shipley46'

Cards

53'Daniel Gore ·
77'Zak Jules ·
39'Zak Jules ·

George Byers · 24'
Jaheim Headley · 32'

Lineups

Rotherham United

Manager · John Paintsil

Starting XI

1Cameron Dawson
2Joe Rafferty
3Zak Jules
4Liam Kelly
6Reece James
7Joe Powell
9Jordan Hugill
10Sam Nombe
18Lenny Agbaire
22Denzel Hall
44Daniel Gore

Substitutes

11Ar'jany Martha
13Ted Cann
14Marvin Kaleta
16Dru Yearwood
17Shaun McWilliams
19Josh Benson
29Kion Reece Etete

Port Vale

Manager · Brett Emerton

Starting XI

1Marko Maroši
2Mitchell Clark
3Jaheim Headley
5Connor Hall
7George Byers
9Jayden Stockley
10Lorent Tolaj
19Ben Waine
22Jesse Debrah
25Cameron Humphreys
26Jordan Shipley

Substitutes

4Ben Heneghan
11Ronan Curtis
14Funso-King Ojo
18Ryan Croasdale
20Rico Richards
24Kyle Alex John
29Arron Davies

Details

Sport

Football

Competition

English League One

Date

2 August 2025

Venue

AESSEAL New York Stadium

City

Rotherham

Stage

MD1

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