ROCHDALE. Rochdale crushes Sutton United 4-1 with goals of Devante Rodney (8′), Ethan Brierley (25′), Jimmy Keohane (50′) and Devante Rodney (56′). Regarding the opposition, Sutton United scored with ​Donovan Wilson (38′). Rochdale was definitely better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

The match was played at the Crown Oil Arena stadium in Rochdale on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Toner who was helped by Daniel Jarvis and Thomas Harty. The 4th official was Matthew Sowerby. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.2 degrees Celsius or 59.38 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Rochdale

4 - 1

Sutton United

  • ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
  • 16 Total 7
  • 6 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 4
  • 116 Attack 100
  • 70 Dangerous attack 25
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 8 Total 14
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Rochdale had a strong ball possession 68% while Sutton United was struggling with a 32% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rochdale was putting more pressure with 70 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rochdale won the match​.

Rochdale shot 18 times, 6 on target, 10 off target. On the other side, Sutton United shot 7 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Rochdale received 1 yellow card (Abraham Odoh). Regarding the opposition, Sutton United received 3 yellow cards (Harry Beautyman, Alistair Smith and ).

Also, Sutton United didn’t end the match with 11 players after B. House (Sutton United) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (29′).

Match Timeline

Devante Rodney(goal)Ian Henderson
8'
Ethan Brierley(goal)
25'
29'
B. House- Red
31'
Jack Rose- sub ->Kylian Kouassi
38'
Jimmy Keohane(goal)O. Dodgson
50'
Devante Rodney(goal)Tyrese Sinclair
56'
64'
Harry Beautyman- Yellow
69'
74'
82'
83'
85'
Sam Hart- sub ->David Ajiboye
G. Nevett- sub ->O. Dodgson
88'
89'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leyton Orient
91
46
Stevenage
85
46
Northampton Town
83
46
Stockport County
79
46
Carlisle United
76
46
Bradford City
76
46
Salford City
75
46
Mansfield Town
75
46
Barrow
62
46
Swindon Town
61
46
Grimsby Town
61
46
Tranmere Rovers
58
46
Crewe Alexandra
58
46
Sutton United
58
46
Newport County
57
46
Walsall
55
46
Gillingham
55
46
Doncaster Rovers
55
46
Harrogate Town
52
46
Colchester United
49
46
AFC Wimbledon
48
46
Crawley Town
46
46
Hartlepool United
43
46
Rochdale
38
46

After this encounter, Rochdale will have 37 points to remain in the 24th place. On the other side, Sutton United will stay with 57 points to sit in the 13th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Rochdale will play away with Harrogate Town on the 8th of May with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Harrogate Town (1 draw).

Sutton United will host Carlisle United on the 8th of May with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Sutton United (1 draw).

Rochdale – Formation

Rochdale
G
Richard O'Donnell 1.England
D
Ethan Ebanks-Landell 6.England
D
S. Graham 15.England
D
Owen Dodgson 22.England
88'
M
Jimmy Keohane 13.Republic of Ireland
50'
M
L. Kelly 7.Republic of Ireland
M
Ethan Brierley 14.England
89' 25'
M
Tyrese Sinclair 17.England
69'
F
Ian Henderson 40.England
82'
F
Devante Rodney 10.England
8', 56'
F
D'Mani Mellor 9.England
Substitutes
G
Jake Eastwood 21.England
D
Cameron John 24.England
D
G. Nevett 49.Wales
88'
D
Femi Seriki 2.England
M
James Ball 8.England
89'
F
Abraham Odoh 11.England
69' 90'
F
Danny Lloyd 25.England
82'

Rochdale adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Jim McNulty decided to play with the following team: Richard O’Donnell, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Sam Graham, Owen Dodgson, Jimmy Keohane, Liam Kelly, Ethan Brierley, Ian Henderson, Tyrese Sinclair, Devante Rodney and D’Mani Bughail-Mellor.

The home team had on the bench: Cameron John, George Nevett, Abraham Odoh, Danny Lloyd, Femi Seriki, Jimmy Ball and Jake Eastwood.

Substitutions

Rochdale made 3 changes: Tyrese Sinclair for Abraham Odoh (69′), Ian Henderson for Danny Lloyd (82′) and Ethan Brierley for James Ball (89′).

Sutton United – Formation

Sutton United
G
B. House 13.England
29'
D
Ben Goodliffe 5.England
D
Joe Kizzi 22.England
D
Coby Rowe 4.England
D
Rob Milsom 24.England
M
Harry Beautyman 10.England
64'
M
Alistair Smith 8.England
83'
F
David Ajiboye 16.England
85'
F
Enzio Boldewijn 7.Netherlands
F
Donovan Wilson 25.England
74' 38'
F
Kylian Kouassi 27.England
31'
Substitutes
G
Jack Rose 1.England
31'
D
Roman Charles-Cook 28.England
D
Sam Hart 3.England
85'
D
Matt Ridley 17.England
F
Luke Gambin 21.Malta
F
Craig Dundas 14.England
F
Lee Angol 33.England
74'

Also Sutton United adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Matt Gray played with: Bradley House, Ben Goodliffe, Joseph Kizzi, Coby Rowe, Robert Milsom, Harry Beautyman, David Ibukun Ajiboye, Alistair Smith, Enzio Boldewijn, Donovan Junior Wilson and Kylian Kouassi.

These were the players on the bench: Luke Gambin, Roman Charles-Cook, Jack Rose, Sam Hart, Matt Ridley, Craig Dundas and Lee Angol.

Substitutions

Sutton United made 3 changes: Kylian Kouassi for Jack Rose (31′), Donovan Wilson for Lee Angol (74′) and David Ajiboye for Sam Hart (85′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​