Blackpool v Rotherham result

Full-time · Blackpool 4–0 Rotherham

League One · Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:45 GMT

Updated 30 Jul 2026, 10:24 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Blackpool · Rotherham · Head-to-head

Blackpool 4–0 Rotherham — Blackpool won this League One match.

Match report, in numbers

The result

Blackpool beat Rotherham 4–0 in League One on Monday 29 December. Blackpool are unbeaten in their last six matches in all competitions. Rotherham are winless in their last eight matches in all competitions.

The goals

Blackpool led 2–0 at half-time. The goals — Blackpool: Joshua Bowler (11’, assisted by Albie Morgan), Daniel Edward Peter Imray (19’, assisted by Ashley Fletcher), Ashley Fletcher (62’, assisted by Tom Bloxham) and Tom Bloxham (90’). Jamal Baptiste (58’) was sent off.

The numbers

Expected goals (xG) had little between the sides: Blackpool 0.00, Rotherham 0.00, from 14 shots to 11 (the provider’s expected goals for this match).

Discipline

Oliver Yates, England showed three yellow cards and one red — against 4.0 yellows a game across the last 5 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Blackpool: James Husband (55’); Rotherham: Ar'jany Martha (27’) and K. Etete (29’).

What it changes

Blackpool move up from 16th to ninth (23 league matches played). Blackpool have scored 54 goals, the 10th-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Blackpool have conceded 65 goals, the eighth-most of the 24 clubs.

Rotherham move down from 20th to 22nd (23 league matches played). Rotherham have scored 41 goals, the third-fewest of the 24 clubs (2025/26 so far, after 46 games). Rotherham have conceded 71 goals, the fifth-most (shared) of the 24 clubs.

Blackpool’s four-goal margin was the biggest of round 23, across 12 matches. Blackpool have scored in six consecutive matches in all competitions. Blackpool have kept a clean sheet in their last three matches in all competitions.

Who stood out

By TACTIX Impact for this match, Tom Bloxham (Blackpool) 11.1, Ashley Fletcher (Blackpool) 9.9 and Daniel Edward Peter Imray (Blackpool) 5.9 led the match.

Next up

Blackpool next travel to AFC Wimbledon on 14 November 2026.

Rotherham next host Crawley Town on 14 November 2026.

Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.

Next for Blackpool: AFC Wimbledon v Blackpool, Saturday 14 November — the preview. Next for Rotherham: Rotherham v Crawley Town, Saturday 14 November — the preview.

The Numbers

Result: Blackpool 4–0 Rotherham · League One
Referee: Oliver Yates, England
Head-to-head (last 6): Blackpool 1 · draws 2 · Rotherham 3 · 2 goals/game
Recent form: Blackpool 4W 1D 0L · Rotherham 0W 1D 4L

Blackpool 4–0 Rotherham (League One): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 30 July 2026). See the live track record →

Key Stats

1.63 / 0.88

Goals

against 1 / 1.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

4.63 / 5.5

Corners

against 6.38 / 4.38 · 3 of the last 5 over 9.5

over 8 matches

5.25 / 3.13

Shots on target

against 3.88 / 5.63 · 3 of the last 5 over 8.5

over 8 matches

2.63 / 1.88

Cards

against 2.25 / 1.75 · 3 of the last 5 over 3.5

over 8 matches

4 yellows

Referee · Oliver Yates, England

21.6 fouls a game

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over 5 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 26 December 2025. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 played matches, friendlies left out, to 26 December 2025. Goals in a match that went to extra time count at the 90-minute score; its other figures are left out. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Blackpool for / against	Line	Rotherham for / against
Goals scored	1.63 for · 1 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	0.88 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	4.63 for · 6.38 against n 8 Last 5	9.5standard	5.5 for · 4.38 against n 8 Last 5
Shots	12.25 for · 13.25 against n 8 Last 5	19.5standard	10.75 for · 12.25 against n 8 Last 5
Shots on target	5.25 for · 3.88 against n 8 Last 5	8.5standard	3.13 for · 5.63 against n 8 Last 5
Fouls committed	12.38 for · 12.13 against n 8 Last 5	21.5standard	11 for · 9.5 against n 8 Last 5
Cards shown	2.63 for · 2.25 against n 8 Last 5	3.5standard	1.88 for · 1.75 against n 8 Last 5

Referee: Oliver Yates, England — 4 yellow cards a game, 0.2 red cards, 21.6 fouls over 5 matches.

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Blackpool

Blackpool Goalkeeper

Blackpool — Goalkeeper: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Saves	Goals conceded	Penalties saved
B. Peacock-Farrell	22	901980 min	653 /90	301.4 /90	10 /90

Blackpool — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 26 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	90	3.9 7/5

Blackpool Defensive

Blackpool — Defensive: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Tackles	Interceptions	Blocks	Duels won	Fouls committed	Yellow cards
O. Casey	22	891966 min	321.5 /90	381.7 /90	170.8 /90	1336.1 /90	251.1 /90	40.2 /90
F. Horsfall	13	771006 min	90.8 /90	151.3 /90	70.6 /90	847.5 /90	100.9 /90	40.4 /90
Z. Ashworth	13	61790 min	263 /90	111.3 /90	40.5 /90	869.8 /90	171.9 /90	30.3 /90
Daniel Edward Peter Imray	11	69757 min	101.2 /90	70.8 /90	40.5 /90	475.6 /90	91.1 /90	20.2 /90
J. Husband	4	73290 min	41.2 /90	10.3 /90	10.3 /90	103.1 /90	20.6 /90	10.3 /90
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Blackpool — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 26 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 2/1	—
O. Casey n 8	88.3	1.5 5/3	0.9 5/2	—
J. Brown n 8	85.9	1 5/2	0.8 4/2	—
A. Fletcher n 8	86.1	2.1 7/4	1.2 6/3	J. Hugill
T. Bloxham n 8	82	0.8 5/1	0.7 4/1	J. Hugill
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Blackpool — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 26 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
O. Casey n 8	88.3	2.2 5/4
J. Brown n 8	85.9	2 6/6
A. Fletcher n 8	86.1	0.3 2/0
T. Bloxham n 8	82	0.5 3/1
M. Ihiekwe n 8	83.1	2.7 8/6
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Blackpool Attacking

Blackpool — Attacking: season totals in played matches, friendlies left out, appearances of 15+ minutes; per 90 minutes under each figure; total minutes under the average, before kick-off.
Player	Apps	Avg mins	Goals	Assists	Shots	Shots on target	Key passes	Dribbles completed
A. Fletcher	21	761601 min	100.6 /90	30.2 /90	251.4 /90	160.9 /90	160.9 /90	140.8 /90
T. Bloxham	21	671410 min	40.3 /90	20.1 /90	171.1 /90	100.6 /90	130.8 /90	151 /90
J. Brown	22	831820 min	00 /90	30.1 /90	120.6 /90	30.1 /90	140.7 /90	70.3 /90
H. Coulson	19	781475 min	00 /90	00 /90	60.4 /90	00 /90	50.3 /90	50.3 /90
G. Honeyman	18	841517 min	10.1 /90	30.2 /90	20.1 /90	10.1 /90	211.2 /90	90.5 /90
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Blackpool — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 26 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Casey n 8	88.3	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Brown n 8	85.9	0.8 5/1	0 0/0
A. Fletcher n 8	86.1	1.6 7/4	1.3 7/3
T. Bloxham n 8	82	1.4 7/3	0.7 5/0
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Blackpool — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Blackpool before kick-off, to 26 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
B. Peacock-Farrell n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
O. Casey n 8	88.3	0 0/0	0 0/0
J. Brown n 8	85.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
A. Fletcher n 8	86.1	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0
T. Bloxham n 8	82	0.4 3/0	0.1 1/0
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Rotherham

Rotherham Defensive

Rotherham — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rotherham before kick-off, to 26 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
C. Dawson n 8	90	0 0/0	0.4 3/0	—
Daniel Gore n 8	90	1.4 6/4	1.8 7/3	—
J. Powell n 8	89.3	0.6 4/1	0.9 5/2	—
D. Hall n 8	90	0.4 2/1	0.3 2/0	—
J. Hugill n 8	68.9	2 7/3	1.1 6/1	T. Bloxham
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Rotherham — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rotherham before kick-off, to 26 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
C. Dawson n 8	90	0 0/0
Daniel Gore n 8	90	2.1 6/6
J. Powell n 8	89.3	1.5 5/3
D. Hall n 8	90	1.5 6/3
J. Hugill n 8	68.9	0.2 1/0
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Rotherham Attacking

Rotherham — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rotherham before kick-off, to 26 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
C. Dawson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Daniel Gore n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.1 1/0
J. Powell n 8	89.3	0.6 3/2	0.1 1/0
D. Hall n 8	90	0.6 3/2	0.3 2/0
J. Hugill n 8	68.9	1.6 6/3	0.5 3/0
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Rotherham — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances of 15+ minutes in played matches, friendlies left out for Rotherham before kick-off, to 26 December 2025. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
C. Dawson n 8	90	0 0/0	0 0/0
Daniel Gore n 8	90	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
J. Powell n 8	89.3	0 0/0	0.1 1/0
D. Hall n 8	90	0.1 1/0	0.1 1/0
J. Hugill n 8	68.9	0 0/0	0 0/0
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Match Statistics & Details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Blackpool		Rotherham
60%	Possession	40%
14	Shots	11
6	Shots on target	4
5	Shots off target	3
3	Blocked shots	4
9	Shots inside the box	5
6	Corners	3
6	Offsides	2
11	Fouls	14
1	Yellow cards	2
0	Red cards	1
4	Saves	2
455	Passes	293
82%	Pass accuracy	73%

Blackpool Player Stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
B. Peacock-Farrell	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.7
O. Casey	90	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	6.9
F. Horsfall	90	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	7.9
Z. Ashworth	90	0	0	0	0	1	2	0	7.9
J. Bowler	90	1	0	2	1	2	1	0	7.7
T. Bloxham	90	1	1	2	1	2	3	0	8.5
A. Fletcher	84	1	1	2	2	1	2	0	7.9
A. Morgan	74	0	1	0	0	2	0	0	7.3
G. Honeyman	74	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	6.7
J. Husband	73	0	0	0	0	1	1	Y	7.2
Daniel Edward Peter Imray	65	1	0	1	1	1	1	0	7.9
S. Banks sub	25	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	6.7
A. Lyons sub	17	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
L. Evans sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.9
J. Brown sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.6
C. Hamilton sub	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.7

Rotherham Player Stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
C. Dawson	90	0	0	0	0	0	5.9
D. Hall	90	2	1	0	0	0	5.9
J. Powell	90	1	1	1	2	0	6.3
R. James	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.3
A. Martha	90	0	0	1	2	Y	6.9
Z. Jules	75	0	0	0	2	0	6.3
Daniel Gore	75	0	0	0	2	0	6.6
K. Etete	75	1	1	0	1	Y	6.2
H. Douglas	74	1	1	1	0	0	5.9
J. Baptiste	58	0	0	1	0	R	5.2
J. Hugill	38	1	0	0	0	0	6.2
D. Yearwood sub	52	1	0	0	2	0	6.6
J. Rafferty sub	16	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
S. Raggett sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.2
L. Kelly sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
Josh Ayres sub	15	0	0	0	0	0	6.2

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, Head-to-Head & Standings

The numbers behind Blackpool v Rotherham — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

BlackpoolWWDWW

Last 5: 4W 1D 0L · 2.4 scored / 0.6 conceded per game

RotherhamDLLLL

Last 5: 0W 1D 4L · 0.6 scored / 2 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Blackpool 1 · 2 draws · Rotherham 3 · 2 goals/game

2025-12-10 Rotherham 0–3 Blackpool
2025-04-05 Rotherham 2–1 Blackpool
2025-02-11 Blackpool 0–0 Rotherham
2023-02-11 Blackpool 0–0 Rotherham
2022-09-14 Rotherham 3–0 Blackpool
2020-01-01 Rotherham 2–1 Blackpool

League standing · 2025/26

Blackpool#13 pos60 pts46 pl-11 GD

Rotherham#23 pos41 pts46 pl-30 GD

Goals per game

Blackpool scored1.17

Rotherham scored0.89

Blackpool conceded1.41

Rotherham conceded1.54

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the head-to-head record between Blackpool and Rotherham?: In their last 6 meetings, Blackpool won 1, Rotherham won 3 and there were 2 draws, averaging 2 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Blackpool and Rotherham?: Recent form — Blackpool 4W 1D 0L; Rotherham 0W 1D 4L.

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