Rotherham United vs Morecambe

League Cup - 1st Round 8 Aug 2023, 18:45

Rotherham United

2–1

HT 1–1

FULL TIME

Morecambe

🏟 AESSEAL New York Stadium (Rotherham, South Yorkshire) 👤 T. Parsons

Match report

Rotherham United edged past Morecambe 2-1 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 8 August 2023.

Rotherham United had 8 shots to Morecambe's 7.

The match was played at AESSEAL New York Stadium (Rotherham, South Yorkshire), with T. Parsons in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 58% - 42% Shots 8 - 7 On target 3 - 2 Corners 6 - 2 Fouls 10 - 12 Yellow cards 2

Player of the match

Michael Mellon

Morecambe · 1 goal

8 Oliver Rathbone captained the side

7 Joshua Kayode 1 goal

7 Dillon Phillips captained the side

7 Cameron Humphreys 69 passes (81% accurate)

First half vs second half

	1st half	2nd half
Shots Total	3–4	5–3
Shots On Goal	2–2	1–0
Ball Possession	53–47	—
Corners	3–2	3–0

Match statistics

8 Shots Total 7

3 Shots On Goal 2

4 Shots Off Goal 4

1 Shots Blocked 1

8 Shots Inside Box 4

0 Shots Outside Box 3

10 Fouls 12

6 Corners 2

1 Offsides 1

58% Ball Possession 42%

1 Yellow Cards 1

1 Saves 2

441 Passes Total 323

310 Passes Accurate 189

Line-ups 3-5-2 vs 4-2-3-1

Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward

Rotherham United · 3-5-2

26 D. Phillips

24 C. Humphreys 23 S. Morrison 5 J. McCart

2 D. Lembikisa 8 B. Wiles 22 H. Odofin 18 O. Rathbone 3 C. Bramall

19 J. Kayode 12 G. Kelly

Morecambe · 4-2-3-1

1 S. Moore

2 D. Love 5 F. Rawson 4 J. Bedeau 12 J. Senior

6 Y. Songo'o 8 E. King

7 T. Bloxham 10 J. Mckiernan 14 J. Slew

9 M. Mellon

Rotherham United

Coach
M. Taylor

Substitutes

14 Fred Onyedinma
10 Jordan Hugill
6 Tyler Blackett
35 Ciaran McGuckin
15 Tolaji Bola
1 Viktor Johansson
41 Josh Ayres

Morecambe

Coach
D. Adams

Substitutes

23 Max Melbourne
18 Jake Taylor
20 Charlie Brown
17 Cammy Smith
16 Jacob Davenport
21 Adam Smith
15 Christopher Stokes
24 Cameron Rooney

Substitutions

62' ↑ F. Onyedinma ↓ J. Ogunfaolu-Kayode Rotherham United
73' ↑ J. Hugill ↓ G. Kelly Rotherham United
74' ↑ M. Melbourne ↓ Y. Songoo Morecambe
74' ↑ C. Smith ↓ J. Slew Morecambe
74' ↑ C. Brown ↓ M. Mellon Morecambe
74' ↑ J. Taylor ↓ T. Bloxham Morecambe
78' ↑ C. McGuckin ↓ S. Morrison Rotherham United
78' ↑ T. Blackett ↓ D. Lembikisa Rotherham United
78' ↑ T. Bola ↓ C. Bramall Rotherham United
82' ↑ J. Davenport ↓ E. King Morecambe

Cards

59' S. Moore Morecambe
89' F. Onyedinma Rotherham United

Head-to-head

Rotherham United 3 0 draws 1 Morecambe

2023-08-08 Rotherham United vs Morecambe 2 - 1

2022-08-23 Rotherham United vs Morecambe 0 - 1

2022-02-22 Rotherham United vs Morecambe 2 - 0

2021-08-17 Morecambe vs Rotherham United 0 - 1

Recent form

Rotherham United D D D L D

Morecambe L W D L L

Frequently asked questions

What was the final score in Rotherham United vs Morecambe?

Rotherham United won 2-1 against Morecambe on 8 August 2023.

Who won Rotherham United vs Morecambe?

Rotherham United won the match 2-1.

Where was Rotherham United vs Morecambe played?

The match was played at AESSEAL New York Stadium (Rotherham, South Yorkshire).

Who had more possession in Rotherham United vs Morecambe?

Rotherham United had 58% of possession, compared to 42% for the other side.