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06 Sept 2025

Ryan Graydon’s brace earns Fleetwood a shock win against Rotherham

Ryan Graydon’s brace earns Fleetwood a shock win against Rotherham

Ryan Graydon bagged a brace as League Two Fleetwood dumped Rotherham out of the EFL Cup with a fine comeback 2-1 victory.

The Cod Army turned the tables on their League One opponents, who went ahead inside the first two minutes thanks to Jamie McCart’s opener at Highbury.

He reacted quickest as Joe Powell’s delivery caused chaos in the hosts’ box as he fired into the roof of the net.

Matty Virtue was kept out by Cameron Dawson as Charlie Adam’s side threatened an equaliser.

After hitting a post, the hosts levelled through Graydon’s calmly-taken 16th-minute effort.

And the 25-year-old Irishman doubled his and Town’s tally as he curled a strike beyond Dawson in the 27th minute.

After the break, goalkeeper Jay Lynch did well to keep out Sam Nombe’s strike at the near post before Mallik Wilks stung the palms of the Town stopper.

With time running out, Wilks nodded against the crossbar with Lynch keeping out Shaun McWilliams from point-blank range as the hosts held on for a confidence-boosting win.

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