- Date:01 Jan 2011
- Kick-off:15:00:00
- Venue:Spotland Stadium
- Gary Jones - pen (25:10) Gary Jones (43:31) Bobby Grant (83:53)
- Joss Labadie (41:53)
Ian Thomas-Moore - pen (80:39)
Live Commentary
The final whistle is blown by the referee.
- 91mins
Ian Thomas-Moore delivers the ball.
- 90mins
Ian Goodison challenges Bobby Grant unfairly and gives away a free kick. Bobby Grant produces a shot on goal direct from the free kick, John Welsh gets a block in.
- 88mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Chris O'Grady by John Welsh. Free kick crossed left-footed by Brian Barry-Murphy from left wing.
- 88mins
Enoch Showunmi gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Brian Barry-Murphy. Free kick taken by Joe Widdowson.
- 86mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Ian Thomas-Moore on Chris O'Grady. Brian Barry-Murphy takes the free kick.
- 85mins
Aaron Cresswell delivers the ball, clearance by Craig Dawson.
- 84mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Aaron Cresswell, clearance by Craig Dawson.
- 83mins
Bobby Grant finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the area high into the middle of the goal. Rochdale 3-2 Tranmere.Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Brian Barry-Murphy, assist on the goal came from Brian Barry-Murphy.
- 83mins
Chris O'Grady has an effort at goal. Save by Joe Collister.
- 79mins
Jason Kennedy goes into the book. Ian Thomas-Moore scores a penalty. Rochdale 2-2 Tranmere.Centre by Ian Thomas-Moore, Jason Kennedy challenges Joss Labadie unfairly and gives away a Penalty.
- 78mins
Corner taken by Aaron Cresswell from the left by-line, Ian Thomas-Moore has an effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the left of the target.
- 78mins
Aaron Cresswell takes a short corner, The ball is delivered by John Welsh, Brian Barry-Murphy manages to make a clearance.
- 78mins
John Welsh crosses the ball, Craig Dawson manages to make a clearance.
- 77mins
Handball decision goes against Brian Barry-Murphy. Aaron Cresswell takes the direct free kick.
- 76mins
Foul by John Welsh on Chris O'Grady, free kick awarded. Joe Thompson takes the direct free kick.
- 74mins
Joe Thompson replaces Matt Done.
- 74mins
Chris O'Grady produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the target.
- 72mins
Dale Jennings produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the target.
- 70mins
Enoch Showunmi has a headed effort at goal from just inside the area that misses to the right of the goal.
- 70mins
Unfair challenge on Joss Labadie by Bobby Grant results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Aaron Cresswell.
- 69mins
Chris O'Grady gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Scott Wootton. Joe Collister restarts play with the free kick.
- 68mins
Aaron Cresswell takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Scott Wootton takes a shot.
- 68mins
The ball is swung over by John Welsh, Shot from 6 yards by Enoch Showunmi. Blocked by Craig Dawson.
- 67mins
Bobby Grant gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ian Goodison. Joe Collister restarts play with the free kick.
- 66mins
Ian Goodison is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour. Bobby Grant booked.
- 65mins
Bobby Grant replaces Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro.
- 64mins
Dale Jennings comes on in place of Lateef Elford-Alliyu.
- 63mins
The ball is sent over by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro.
- 62mins
Centre by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro, clearance made by Ian Goodison.
- 61mins
The offside flag is raised against Matt Done. Free kick taken by Ian Goodison.
- 60mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro. Scott Wootton restarts play with the free kick.
- 59mins
Corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy.
- 59mins
Chris O'Grady has an effort at goal. Save by Joe Collister.
- 55mins
The referee cautions Brian Barry-Murphy for unsporting behaviour. Brian Barry-Murphy challenges Enoch Showunmi unfairly and gives away a free kick. Aaron Cresswell shoots direct from the free kick.
- 52mins
Enoch Showunmi challenges Brian Barry-Murphy unfairly and gives away a free kick. Marcus Holness takes the direct free kick.
- 51mins
Lateef Elford-Alliyu sends in a cross.
- 50mins
The ball is swung over by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro, Effort from the edge of the penalty area by Gary Jones goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 48mins
Unfair challenge on Brian Barry-Murphy by Enoch Showunmi results in a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Marcus Holness.
- 48mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Matt Done. Indirect free kick taken by Joe Collister.
- 46mins
Scott Wootton gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro. Direct free kick taken by Joe Widdowson.
The second half begins.
It is the end of the first-half.
- 45mins
John Welsh challenges Craig Dawson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Craig Dawson takes the direct free kick.
- 43mins
Goal scored by Gary Jones from inside the penalty box low into the middle of the goal. Rochdale 2-1 Tranmere.Assist by Scott Wiseman.
- 41mins
Joss Labadie fires in a goal from inside the penalty box to the top left corner of the goal. Rochdale 1-1 Tranmere.Assist by Enoch Showunmi.
- 41mins
Enoch Showunmi takes a shot. Josh Lillis gets a block in.
- 40mins
Jason Kennedy delivers the ball, Header by Craig Dawson from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
- 40mins
Corner taken right-footed by Brian Barry-Murphy from the left by-line, clearance made by Enoch Showunmi.
- 40mins
Jason Kennedy takes a shot. Blocked by Jermaine Grandison.
- 38mins
Gary Jones has a shot on goal from outside the area which misses left.
- 37mins
The ball is sent over by Scott Wootton, save by Josh Lillis.
- 36mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Matt Done by Enoch Showunmi. Brian Barry-Murphy takes the direct free kick.
- 35mins
Ian Thomas-Moore receives a caution for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro by Ian Thomas-Moore. Direct free kick taken by Joe Widdowson.
- 34mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lateef Elford-Alliyu by Brian Barry-Murphy. Aaron Cresswell restarts play with the free kick.
- 32mins
Corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy.
- 32mins
The ball is crossed by Joe Widdowson, clearance by Ian Thomas-Moore.
- 31mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Ian Thomas-Moore on Brian Barry-Murphy. Brian Barry-Murphy takes the free kick.
- 31mins
Ian Thomas-Moore has a drilled shot. Save made by Josh Lillis.
- 31mins
Effort from 30 yards by John Welsh. Blocked by Craig Dawson.
- 30mins
Corner taken left-footed by Aaron Cresswell from the left by-line, Scott Wiseman makes a clearance.
- 30mins
The referee blows for offside. Indirect free kick taken by Joe Collister.
- 28mins
The ball is swung over by Brian Barry-Murphy.
- 27mins
Inswinging corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy from the right by-line, Scott Wootton makes a clearance.
- 26mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro on Jermaine Grandison. Joe Collister restarts play with the free kick.
- 25mins
Ash Taylor goes off and Jermaine Grandison comes on.
- 23mins
Marlon Broomes shown a red card for professional foul. Gary Jones scores a penalty. Rochdale 1-0 Tranmere.Brian Barry-Murphy produces a cross, Marlon Broomes concedes a Penalty for a foul on Chris O'Grady.
- 22mins
Jason Kennedy fouled by Lateef Elford-Alliyu, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Craig Dawson.
- 21mins
Lateef Elford-Alliyu crosses the ball, Josh Lillis makes a save.
- 20mins
Handball decision goes against Marcus Holness. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Aaron Cresswell.
- 19mins
The referee penalises Enoch Showunmi for handball. Marcus Holness takes the direct free kick.
- 19mins
Joe Widdowson sends in a cross.
- 17mins
Aaron Cresswell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Matt Done. Scott Wiseman takes the direct free kick.
- 15mins
The ball is crossed by Lateef Elford-Alliyu, Craig Dawson makes a clearance.
- 15mins
The ball is crossed by Aaron Cresswell, Craig Dawson manages to make a clearance.
- 14mins
Ian Thomas-Moore crosses the ball, clearance by Scott Wiseman.
- 13mins
John Welsh produces a cross, Marcus Holness makes a clearance.
- 13mins
Aaron Cresswell crosses the ball, Marcus Holness makes a clearance.
- 12mins
The ball is delivered by Chris O'Grady, Marlon Broomes gets a block in.
- 10mins
The ball is sent over by Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro, clearance made by Aaron Cresswell.
- 9mins
Scott Wiseman delivers the ball.
- 9mins
Joss Labadie handles the ball and concedes a free kick. Jason Kennedy restarts play with the free kick.
- 8mins
Foul by Joss Labadie on Jason Kennedy, free kick awarded. The ball is crossed by Brian Barry-Murphy, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Craig Dawson misses to the right of the target.
- 7mins
Outswinging corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy, clearance made by Enoch Showunmi.
- 7mins
Centre by Gary Jones, clearance by Scott Wootton.
- 6mins
The ball is sent over by Scott Wootton, clearance made by Scott Wiseman.
- 5mins
Effort from outside the penalty box by John Welsh goes wide right of the goal.
- 4mins
Outswinging corner taken by Brian Barry-Murphy from the left by-line.
- 2mins
The assistant referee flags for offside against Chris O'Grady. Free kick taken by Joe Collister.
- 1mins
Corner from right by-line crossed in by Aaron Cresswell.
Foul by Ian Thomas-Moore on Gary Jones, free kick awarded. Marcus Holness restarts play with the free kick.
The match has kicked off.
Match Preview
Lillis available for Dale Rochdale boss Keith Hill will have on-loan goalkeeper Josh Lillis available for the home clash with Tranmere. Lillis returned to Spotland from Scunthorpe to resume his loan spell after recovering from a hamstring injury. As a result, fellow loanee Luke Daniels - who stood in for Lillis - has returned to West Brom and winger Joe Thompson is also fit after a hamstring strain as Hill's men bid to end 2010 on a high. Hill guided the club to their first promotion since 1969 in May and is determined to keep on pushing forward. He said: "I think we should be given a little bit more respect from outside for what we've done for this club. We want to continue that development." Tranmere boss Les Parry has virtually a full-strength squad available for the trip to Spotland. Rovers are set to end an 18-day wait for a match at Spotland after games against Swindon, Sheffield Wednesday and Brentford were all postponed. The period has allowed Marlon Broomes, Enoch Showunmi and Ian Thomas-Moore to shake off knocks that affected them earlier in December while Joss Labadie should finally return from suspension. Parry said: "Injury wise, players are fitter. Unfortunately the type of training we have been doing is tick-over work. People have not been able to get any significant long work under their belts. "You can do all the training you want but the way to get fit to play football is to play football. Rochdale are in the same boat as us."
Rochdale
Tranmere
- Josh Lillis
- Scott Wiseman
- Marcus Holness
- Craig Dawson
- Joe Widdowson
- Jason Kennedy
- Gary Jones
- Brian Barry-Murphy
- Matt Done
- Jean-Louis Akpa Akpro
- Chris O'Grady
- SUBS
- Matthew Edwards
- Josh Thompson
- Anthony Elding
- Reece Gray
- Joe Thompson
- Tom Kennedy
- Bobby Grant
Home
Away
- Joe Collister
- Scott Wootton
- Marlon Broomes
- Ian Goodison
- Aaron Cresswell
- Ash Taylor
- John Welsh
- Joss Labadie
- Ian Thomas-Moore
- Enoch Showunmi
- Lateef Elford-Alliyu
- SUBS
- Simon Miotto
- Jermaine Grandison
- Ryan Fraughan
- Maxime Blanchard
- Dale Jennings
- Zoumana Bakayogo
- Adam McGurk
Match Report
Dale back to winning ways Rochdale returned to action with a first win in seven games with a 3-2 success against the stubborn 10 men of Tranmere. Dale captain Gary Jones made it 10 goals for the season with a first-half brace either side of Joss Labadie's effort for the visitors, but it appeared the hosts hopes of victory were dashed by Ian Thomas-Moore's penalty late in the second half. But the points were secured when on-loan Scunthorpe striker Bobby Grant headed home Brian Barry-Murphy's corner in the 85th minute. The breakthrough arrived in the 26th minute when Marlon Broomes hauled down Chris O'Grady, referee Carl Boyeson awarding a spot-kick and showing Broomes a red card. Jones planted a firm drive wide of Joe Collister to hand the hosts the lead. Tranmere levelled in the 42nd minute through Labadie's neat finish but the home side restored the lead before half-time when Scott Wiseman's miscued attempt was forced over the line by Jones from close range. Collister denied O'Grady and Jason Kennedy after the break before Ladabie was brought down in the area by Kennedy and Thomas-Moore levelled matters from the spot. But Grant ruined the visitors' day when he met Barry-Murphy's cross with five minutes
Form Guide
- LLDDDL
- Rochdale
- VS
- Tranmere WLWWLL
Last Meetings
- Tranmere
- 1 - 1
- Rochdale
- 29/12/1973
- Rochdale
- 0 - 1
- Tranmere
- 08/09/1973
- Tranmere
- 0 - 1
- Rochdale
- 06/02/1973
- Rochdale
- 1 - 1
- Tranmere
- 09/09/1972
- Tranmere
- 2 - 0
- Rochdale
- 17/12/1971
- Rochdale
- 2 - 1
- Tranmere
- 03/09/1971
Top Scorers
Rochdale
- C O'Grady 5
- G Jones 4
- A Elding 3
- J Kennedy 3
- J Akpa Akpro 2
- C Dawson 2
- M Done 1
- B Grant 1
- J Thompson 1
Tranmere
- E Showunmi 5
- D Jennings 4
- I Thomas-Moore 2
- J Welsh 2
- S Wootton 2
- A Cresswell 1
Goals
Rochdale
- Total goals 53
- Goals per game 27
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 3 (For) Period 51-60 mins
- 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Tranmere
- Total goals 46
- Goals per game 20
- 1 (For) 6 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
