Rotherham United 1-0 Plymouth Argyle: result and report

League One · Saturday 28 February 2026

Result

Rotherham United 1-0 Plymouth Argyle

League One · Saturday 28 February 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Rotherham United 1-0 Plymouth Argyle: match report

Rotherham United won against Plymouth Argyle 1-0 in the League One on Saturday 28 February 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Joe Rafferty of Rotherham United in the 7th minute.

Discipline: Rotherham United received 5 yellow cards; Plymouth Argyle received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rotherham United were 23rd on 31 points from 32 and Plymouth Argyle 12th on 46 points from 33. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 23rd with 41 points, and Plymouth Argyle 8th with 73.

Rotherham United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Plymouth Argyle in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ted Cann of Rotherham United (7.8), ahead of Luca Ashby-Hammond (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Rotherham United wins, 0 draws and 3 for Plymouth Argyle.

Going into the match Rotherham United's last five read L-L-L-L-W and Plymouth Argyle's W-W-W-L-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 7'Goal · Joe RaffertyRotherham United · 1-0
  • 15'Yellow card · Jamal BaptisteRotherham United
  • 28'Yellow card · Wes HardingPlymouth Argyle
  • 29'Yellow card · Josh BensonRotherham United
  • 32'Yellow card · Ar'jany MarthaRotherham United
  • 42'Yellow card · Julio PleguezueloPlymouth Argyle
  • 75'Yellow card · Dan GoreRotherham United
  • 78'Yellow card · Joe RaffertyRotherham United
  • 81'Yellow card · Joe EdwardsPlymouth Argyle
  • 81'Yellow card · Matthew SorinolaPlymouth Argyle
  • 87'Yellow card · Jack MackenziePlymouth Argyle

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Rotherham United 0, draws 0, Plymouth Argyle 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Herbie KanePlymouth Argyle · injury (Groin Injury)
  • Joe RallsPlymouth Argyle · injury (Hamstring Injury)

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

Ted Cann, Joe Rafferty, Emmanuel Adegboyega, Jamal Baptiste, Reece James, Josh Benson, Dru Yearwood, Ar'jany Martha, Duncan Watmore, Harry Gray, Sam Nombe

Plymouth Argyle line-up (4-4-2)

Luca Ashby-Hammond, Wes Harding, Julio Pleguezuelo, Alex Mitchell, Matthew Sorinola, Tegan Finn, Joe Edwards, Malachi Boateng, Caleb Watts, Ronan Curtis, Aribim Pepple