Salford City vs Rotherham United: 2–7

Rotherham United beat Salford City 7–2 in the English EFL Trophy on Tuesday, 2 December 2025 at Peninsula Stadium, Salford, England.

Competition: English EFL Trophy (2025-26 EFL Trophy, Round of 32)
Kick-off time: Tue, 2 Dec 2025, 19:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Peninsula Stadium, Salford, England
Attendance: 519
Teams: Salford City (home), Rotherham United (away)

Goals

8' — Nicolás Siri (Salford City)
18' — Josh Ayres (Rotherham United)
22' — James Clarke (Rotherham United)
31' — Cole Stockton (Salford City)
39' — Josh Benson (Rotherham United)
53' — Josh Benson (Rotherham United)
55' — Josh Benson (Rotherham United)
85' — Daniel Gore (Rotherham United)
89' — Dean Gardner (Rotherham United)

Starting line-ups

Salford City (3-1-4-2): Mark Howard (G), Jacob Lara (CD), Kevin Berkoe (CD-L), Thomas Edwards (CD-R), Joshua Austerfield (SW), Ruben Butt (CM-L), Kallum Cesay (CM-R), Bruno Padovani (LM), Rosaire Longelo (RM), Nicolás Siri (CF-L), Cole Stockton (CF-R).

Rotherham United (3-4-1-2): Ted Cann (G), Sean Raggett (CD), Thomas Holmes (CD-L), Hamish Douglas (CD-R), Dru Yearwood (CM-L), Liam Kelly (CM-R), Josh Benson (AM), Jack Holmes (LM), James Clarke (RM), Ar'jany Martha (CF-L), Josh Ayres (CF-R).

Recent form

Salford City: drew 0–0 vs Cambridge United (8 Nov); won 4–2 vs Wolverhampton Wanderers U21 (11 Nov); lost 2–0 away to Milton Keynes Dons (15 Nov); lost 2–0 away to Bromley (22 Nov); won 4–3 vs Crawley Town (29 Nov).

Rotherham United: drew 2–2 vs Burton Albion (4 Nov); won 3–0 vs Lincoln City (8 Nov); drew 0–0 away to Luton Town (15 Nov); drew 1–1 away to Reading (22 Nov); drew 1–1 vs Wycombe Wanderers (29 Nov).