Date:01 Jan 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Spotland Stadium
Attendance:5,500

Jones - pen (25) Jones (43) Grant (83)
Labadie (41)
Thomas-Moore - pen (80)

Goal!

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."

Formation:433Manager: Keith Hill

Rochdale

Formation: 433Manager: Les Parry

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