Rotherham United 2-1 Port Vale: xG & Lineups – Aug 2, 2025

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League One ·Sat 02 Aug

Rotherham United

2–1

HT 2–0

Full time

Port Vale

Commentary

90'

Full-time. Rotherham United 2-1 Port Vale.

90+9'

B. Heneghan

Attempt missed. B. Heneghan (Port Vale), header from a throw-in. xG 0.05.

90+7'

R. Curtis

Attempt missed. R. Curtis (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.

90+6'

M. Clark

Substitution, Port Vale: B. Heneghan comes on for M. Clark.

90+3'

R. Curtis

Attempt missed. R. Curtis (Port Vale), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.13.

90+3'

L. Tolaj

Off the woodwork! L. Tolaj (Port Vale), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.20.

90+3'

C. Hall

Attempt missed. C. Hall (Port Vale), header from a throw-in. xG 0.43.

90'

7 minutes of added time.

90'

R. Curtis

Attempt missed. R. Curtis (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.

85'

G. Byers

Attempt missed. G. Byers (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

82'

F. Ojo

Attempt blocked. F. Ojo (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.

80'

J. Hugill

Substitution, Rotherham United: K. Etete comes on for J. Hugill.

79'

S. Nombe

Substitution, Rotherham United: A. Martha comes on for S. Nombe.

77'

Z. Jules

Second yellow card for Z. Jules (Rotherham United), who is sent off.

68'

L. Kelly

Substitution, Rotherham United: D. Yearwood comes on for L. Kelly.

68'

D. Hall

Substitution, Rotherham United: M. Kaleta comes on for D. Hall.

67'

D. Gore

Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Benson comes on for D. Gore.

60'

C. Hall

Goal! Rotherham United 2-1 Port Vale. C. Hall (Port Vale) scores.

57'

G. Byers

Attempt saved. G. Byers (Port Vale), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.

57'

R. Curtis

Attempt missed. R. Curtis (Port Vale), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.

53'

L. Tolaj

Attempt saved. L. Tolaj (Port Vale), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.

53'

D. Gore

Yellow card for D. Gore (Rotherham United) for foul.

49'

D. Hall

Attempt missed. D. Hall (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.

48'

R. Curtis

Attempt missed. R. Curtis (Port Vale), header from a set piece. xG 0.16.

46'

B. Waine

Substitution, Port Vale: R. Croasdale comes on for B. Waine.

46'

J. Stockley

Substitution, Port Vale: R. Curtis comes on for J. Stockley.

46'

J. Shipley

Substitution, Port Vale: F. Ojo comes on for J. Shipley.

46'

The second half is under way.

45'

Half-time. Rotherham United 2-0 Port Vale.

45+1'

B. Waine

Attempt saved. B. Waine (Port Vale), header. xG 0.12.

45'

3 minutes of added time.

41'

J. Hugill

Attempt blocked. J. Hugill (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.

41'

J. Powell

Attempt missed. J. Powell (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.

39'

Z. Jules

Yellow card for Z. Jules (Rotherham United) for time wasting.

38'

L. Tolaj

Attempt missed. L. Tolaj (Port Vale), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.

32'

J. Headley

Red card! J. Headley (Port Vale) is sent off for foul.

31'

G. Byers

Attempt missed. G. Byers (Port Vale), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.

29'

D. Hall

Attempt saved. D. Hall (Rotherham United), header from a corner. xG 0.06.

29'

S. Nombe

Goal! Rotherham United 2-0 Port Vale. S. Nombe (Rotherham United) scores.

25'

J. Hugill

Attempt saved. J. Hugill (Rotherham United), header. xG 0.03.

24'

G. Byers

Yellow card for G. Byers (Port Vale).

23'

L. Kelly

Attempt missed. L. Kelly (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.

22'

J. Hugill

Attempt missed. J. Hugill (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.

20'

M. Clark

Attempt missed. M. Clark (Port Vale), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.

17'

G. Byers

Attempt blocked. G. Byers (Port Vale), header from a corner. xG 0.02.

13'

S. Nombe

Goal! Rotherham United 1-0 Port Vale. S. Nombe (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by J. Rafferty.

J. Powell

Attempt missed. J. Powell (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.

L. Kelly

Attempt missed. L. Kelly (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.

Kick-off: Rotherham United vs Port Vale.

Player of the match

Match events

13' ⚽ S. Nombe · assist J. Rafferty1–0

24' G. Byers

29' ⚽ S. Nombe2–0

32' J. Headley · Foul

39' Z. Jules · Time wasting

Half-time · 2–0

46' 🔁 F. Ojo ◂ J. Shipley

46' 🔁 R. Curtis ◂ J. Stockley

46' 🔁 R. Croasdale ◂ B. Waine

53' D. Gore · Foul

60' ⚽ C. Hall2–1

67' 🔁 J. Benson ◂ D. Gore

68' 🔁 M. Kaleta ◂ D. Hall

68' 🔁 D. Yearwood ◂ L. Kelly

77' Z. Jules · Foul

79' 🔁 A. Martha ◂ S. Nombe

80' 🔁 K. Etete ◂ J. Hugill

Full-time · 2–1

90'⁺⁶ 🔁 B. Heneghan ◂ M. Clark

Coaches

Alex Bruce

Jon Brady

Recent form

Rotherham United

WHPeterborough United2-1

DAStevenage1-1

LAWigan Athletic0-1

DHMansfield Town3-3

LAStockport County1-3

Port Vale

LHGillingham0-1

WAAFC Wimbledon2-0

DHGrimsby Town2-2

LACarlisle United2-3

WHBromley5-0

Match facts

Referee

Jacob Miles

4.35 yellows/match · 34 matches

Kickoff

02 Aug, 14:00 UTC

Competition

League One

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