Rotherham United 2-1 Chesterfield: result and report

League Two · Saturday 29 August 2026

Result

Rotherham United 2-1 Chesterfield

League Two · Saturday 29 August 2026, 12:00 UTC · AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham · half-time 1-0

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Rotherham United 2-1 Chesterfield: match report

Rotherham United defeated Chesterfield 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 29 August 2026 at AESSEAL New York Stadium. The half-time score was 1-0.

Fábio Tavares opened the scoring in the 12th minute. Rotherham United's goals came from Fábio Tavares (12') and Paul Mullin (90'). Chesterfield scored through Liam Mandeville (88', penalty).

Discipline: Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards; Chesterfield received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Rotherham United were 18th on 1 point from 2 and Chesterfield 16th on 3 points from 2. In the current table Rotherham United are 22nd on 12 points and Chesterfield are 10th on 19 points.

Rotherham United lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Chesterfield in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Paul Mullin of Rotherham United (7.2), level with Liam Mandeville (7.2).

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 12'Goal · Fábio TavaresRotherham United · 1-0
  • 17'Yellow card · Brandon CoverRotherham United
  • 18'Yellow card · Lee BonisChesterfield
  • 41'Missed penalty · Tom BradshawRotherham United
  • 43'Yellow card · Jili BuyabuRotherham United
  • 88'Penalty goal · Liam MandevilleChesterfield · 1-1
  • 90'Goal · Paul MullinRotherham United · 2-1

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
10Chesterfield145452421+319DLDWL
22Rotherham United142661825-712LLDDL

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

Ted Cann, Emmanuel Adegboyega, Sonny Aljofree, Kieran Ngwenya, Denzel Hall, Brandon Cover, Ewan Otoo, Jili Buyabu, Kian Spence, Fábio Tavares, Tom Bradshaw

Chesterfield line-up (4-2-3-1)

Ryan Boot, Remeao Hutton, Kyle McFadzean, Jack Simpson, Lewis Gordon, Ryan Stirk, George McEachran, Dilan Markanday, Liam Mandeville, Josh Koroma, Lee Bonis

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