Carabao Cup · 2026/27

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale — Carabao Cup

Final score, key moments and the story of the tie.

UK kick-off times · GMT / BSTUpdated twice daily · Last fixture check: 14 Nov 2026, 18:00 GMT

Result and match summary

After penalties

Tranmere Rovers 2–2 Rochdale. After penalties. Rochdale win 2–1 on penalties. Rochdale go through. Carabao Cup preliminary round, Sat 1 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST. Venue: Prenton Park, Birkenhead, England.

Tranmere Rovers

2–2

Rochdale

Rochdale win 2–1 on penalties

Rochdale go through

Kick-off (UK time): Sat 1 Aug 2026 · 15:00 BST
Round: Preliminary round
Ground: Prenton Park, Birkenhead, England
Final whistle: 1 Aug 2026, 17:09 BST

Score by half

Goals scored in each half. Penalty shoot-outs are shown separately.
Period	Tranmere Rovers	Rochdale
First half	1	1
Second half	1	1

UK TV coverage for this match

This match has finished. The channels below refer to its original coverage; use the highlights section for available videos.

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Match details checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Attendance and match officials

RefereeOliver Mackey

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale highlights

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Key match events

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT20 events

0'
Kick-off
4'
Goal
Tranmere Rovers
Charlie Whitaker ScorerTom Conlon Assist
11'
Goal
Rochdale
Ryan East Scorer
42'
Yellow Card
Tranmere Rovers
Joel Senior
53'
Yellow Card
Tranmere Rovers
Jordan Davies
60'
Goal
Tranmere Rovers
Jordan Davies ScorerJordan Turnbull Assist
61'
Substitution
Tranmere Rovers
Tom Ince OnTom Conlon Off
61'
Substitution
Tranmere Rovers
Zane Okoro OnSam Finley Off
64'
Substitution
Rochdale
Zain Silcott-Duberry OnCian Hayes Off
64'
Substitution
Rochdale
Daniel Moss OnSam Sherring Off
71'
Substitution
Rochdale
Devante Rodney OnLuke Hannant Off
72'
Substitution
Rochdale
Casey Pettit OnHarvey Gilmour Off
72'
Substitution
Tranmere Rovers
Courtney Baker-Richardson OnJoe Ironside Off
72'
Substitution
Tranmere Rovers
Lewis Warrington OnLee O'Connor Off
76'
Substitution
Tranmere Rovers
Bobby Faulkner OnJordan Turnbull Off
85'
Goal - Volley
Rochdale
Zain Silcott-Duberry ScorerBryant Bilongo Assist
87'
Yellow Card
Tranmere Rovers
Charlie Whitaker
90'+2'
Substitution
Rochdale
Thomas Bradley OnCasey Pettit Off
90'+11'
End of normal time
101'Pens
End Match

Penalty shoot-out

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Tranmere Rovers

1Jordan DaviesScored
2Charlie WhitakerMissed
3Courtney Baker-RichardsonMissed

Rochdale

1Ethan Ebanks-LandellMissed
2Edward FrancisScored
3Zain Silcott-DuberryScored

Match statistics

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Tranmere RoversRochdale

28.4%Possession71.6%

15Shots10

6Shots on target2

4Corners3

18Fouls11

3Offsides1

0Saves4

3Yellow cards0

0Red cards0

242Passes627

176Accurate passes548

72.7%Pass accuracy87.4%

14Crosses15

3Accurate crosses4

60Long balls62

21Accurate long balls23

3Blocked shots3

19Tackles15

11Interceptions5

28Clearances26

40.0%Shots on target (%)20.0%

0Penalties scored0

0Penalties taken0

21.4%Cross accuracy26.7%

35.0%Long-ball accuracy37.1%

11Successful tackles6

57.9%Tackle success40.0%

28Effective clearances26

Line-ups & formations

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

Tranmere Rovers

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

12
Harrison Male
Goalkeeper
4
Jordan Turnbull
Centre Left Defender · Substituted
5
Nathan Smith
Centre Right Defender
3
Jacob Slater
Left Back
2
Joel Senior
Right Back
11
Tom Conlon
Attacking Midfielder · Substituted
22
Lee O'Connor
Left Midfielder · Substituted
8
Sam Finley
Right Midfielder · Substituted
9
Joe Ironside
Forward · Substituted
7
Charlie Whitaker
Attacking Midfielder Left
15
Jordan Davies
Attacking Midfielder Right

Substitutes

16
Bobby Faulkner
Substitute · Came on
10
Tom Ince
Substitute · Came on
27
Sam Mann
Substitute
19
Courtney Baker-Richardson
Substitute · Came on
14
Oliver Scott
Substitute
17
Zane Okoro
Substitute · Came on
23
Patrick Brough
Substitute
20
Charlie Veevers
Substitute
25
Lewis Warrington
Substitute · Came on

Rochdale

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

1
Nils Ramming
Goalkeeper
26
Sam Sherring
Centre Left Defender · Substituted
6
Ethan Ebanks-Landell
Centre Right Defender
27
Bryant Bilongo
Left Back
13
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling
Right Back
8
Harvey Gilmour
Attacking Midfielder · Substituted
4
Ryan East
Left Midfielder
14
Edward Francis
Right Midfielder
9
Emmanuel Dieseruvwe
Forward
19
Luke Hannant
Attacking Midfielder Left · Substituted
7
Cian Hayes
Attacking Midfielder Right · Substituted

Substitutes

12
Jake Spaven
Substitute
16
Casey Pettit
Substitute · Came on · Substituted
20
Sam Waller
Substitute
11
Zain Silcott-Duberry
Substitute · Came on
22
Daniel Moss
Substitute · Came on
10
Devante Rodney
Substitute · Came on
54
Thomas Bradley
Substitute · Came on

Player statistics

YC: yellow cards. RC: red cards. A dash means the figure is unavailable.
Player	Goals	Assists	Shots	On target	YC	Saves
Harrison MaleGoalkeeper More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan TurnbullCentre Left Defender More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	1	0	0	0	—
Nathan SmithCentre Right Defender More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	0	0	—
Jacob SlaterLeft Back More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	0	0	—
Joel SeniorRight Back More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	1	—
Tom ConlonAttacking Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 3 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	1	1	0	0	—
Lee O'ConnorLeft Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Sam FinleyRight Midfielder More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Joe IronsideForward More statistics Fouls committed 3 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 2 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Charlie WhitakerAttacking Midfielder Left More statistics Fouls committed 4 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	1	0	4	1	1	—
Jordan DaviesAttacking Midfielder Right More statistics Fouls committed 2 Fouls won 2 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 2 Shots faced 0	1	0	5	4	1	—
Bobby FaulknerSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Tom InceSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 1 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	2	0	0	—
Sam MannSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Courtney Baker-RichardsonSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Oliver ScottSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Zane OkoroSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 1 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	1	1	0	—
Patrick BroughSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Charlie VeeversSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 0 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 0 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—
Lewis WarringtonSubstitute More statistics Fouls committed 1 Fouls won 0 Own goals 0 Offsides 0 Goals conceded 1 Shots faced 0	0	0	0	0	0	—

Previous meetings

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMTBefore this fixture · All competitions

18 Apr 2023 · 2022-23 English League Two

Rochdale2 – 2

Tranmere Rovers

25 Oct 2022 · 2022-23 English League Two

Tranmere Rovers1 – 1

Rochdale

15 Jan 2022 · 2021-22 English League Two

Tranmere Rovers2 – 0

Rochdale

11 Sept 2021 · 2021-22 English League Two

Rochdale1 – 0

Tranmere Rovers

3 Aug 2019 · 2019-20 English League One

Tranmere Rovers2 – 3

Rochdale

Form before this match

Last checked 14 Nov 2026, 03:06 GMT

W: win; D: draw; L: loss. H: home; A: away. Scores are shown home team first.

Tranmere Rovers

Grimsby Town (H)

2 May 2026 · EFL League Two

1 – 1

Milton Keynes Dons (A)

25 Apr 2026 · EFL League Two

3 – 0

Cheltenham Town (A)

21 Apr 2026 · EFL League Two

1 – 3

Bristol Rovers (H)

18 Apr 2026 · EFL League Two

1 – 2

Chesterfield (A)

11 Apr 2026 · EFL League Two

1 – 1

Rochdale

Boreham Wood (A)

10 May 2026 · National League

2 – 2

Scunthorpe United (H)

3 May 2026 · National League

2 – 1

York City (H)

25 Apr 2026 · National League

1 – 1

Braintree Town (A)

18 Apr 2026 · National League

1 – 2

Wealdstone (H)

11 Apr 2026 · National League

2 – 1

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale: match questions

When and where was Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale?

The listed kick-off is Sat 1 Aug 2026, 15:00 BST. The venue is Prenton Park, Birkenhead, England. Times are shown for the UK, including GMT or BST.

Where can I watch Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale highlights?

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Are penalties included in the final score?

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Match updates

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Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale — Carabao Cup

Result and match summary

Tranmere Rovers

Rochdale

Score by half

UK TV coverage for this match

Attendance and match officials

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale highlights

EPIC SHOOTOUT! | Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale extended highlights

Key match events

Kick-off

Goal

Goal

Yellow Card

Yellow Card

Goal

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Substitution

Goal - Volley

Yellow Card

Substitution

End of normal time

End Match

Penalty shoot-out

Tranmere Rovers

Rochdale

Match statistics

Line-ups & formations

Tranmere Rovers

Starting XI

Substitutes

Rochdale

Starting XI

Substitutes

Player statistics

Previous meetings

Form before this match

Tranmere Rovers

Rochdale

Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale: match questions

When and where was Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale?

Where can I watch Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale highlights?

Are penalties included in the final score?

Match updates