Preview | Gateshead (H)

9 November 2018

Rochdale v Gateshead | Crown Oil Arena, Emirates FA Cup First Round, Saturday 10th November 2018, 3pm Kick-Off

The Emirates FA Cup returns this weekend! Dale welcome Gateshead to the Crown Oil Arena in the first round.

Last season’s FA Cup campaign will live long in the memory for Dale fans, as Keith Hill’s men reached the fifth round, earning a replay against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley.

Gateshead reached the first-round proper with a 4-0 win over Dunston UTS in the fourth qualifying round. The Tynesiders are currently eighth in the Vanarama National League.

PRE-MATCH INTERVIEW

Keith Hill says his side do not underestimate any opponent ahead of the game.

Click HERE to read his thoughts, or HERE to watch his pre-match interview.

OPPOSITION VIEW

Click HERE to visit Gateshead’s official website to hear what their manager Steve Watson had to say ahead of the game.

REMEMBERANCE DAY COMMEMERATIONS

Saturday’s match is our official game of Remembrance, where Rochdale AFC pays tribute to those servicemen, women and former players who have fallen.

Click HERE to see what we have planned on matchday.

ADMISSION DETAILS

Admission prices have been reduced for the fixture – they are as follows.

Main Stand & Reside Estate Agency Stand (away end)
Adults - £15
Concessions (21 & under & seniors 65+) - £10
Juniors - £5

The Smith Metals Family Stand (Pearl Street Stand) & the Sandy Lane
Adults - £12
Concessions - £8
Juniors - £4

Fans can pay cash through the turnstiles on Saturday, or purchase tickets in advance HERE.

FIRST TIME VISITOR GUIDE

Are you a first-time visitor to the Crown Oil Arena? Click HERE for all of the information you may need in order to plan your visit and make the most of the matchday experience at Rochdale Football Club!

AWAY SUPPORTERS’ GUIDE

If you are a Gateshead fan making your way to the Crown Oil Arena for Saturday’s game, click HERE and have a read of our Visiting Supporters’ Guide which is packed full of useful information!

PRE-MATCH

Youngsters can make their own Emirates FA Cup trophy at our FREE junior event before Saturday’s game! Click HERE for details.

Make sure you give Saturday’s mascots a warm reception! See what the Community Trust have going on at tomorrow’s game HERE.

The Ratcliffe Bars, situated on the Crown Oil Arena car park, are open to both home and away supporters from midday.

REF WATCH

Referee | Peter Wright

Assistant Referees | Gary Hilton & Matthew Parry

Fourth Official | Elliott Swallow

MATCH ODDS

Sky Bet are offering odds of 8/15 for a Dale win on Saturday.

Click HERE for the full betting preview.

MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

Rochdale AFC’s matchday programme – The Voice of Spotland – is back for the Emirates FA Cup first round game.

Available for just £2, the programme includes profiles of former Dale players who were known to have lost their lives in WW1, along with many more features!

Click HERE to read the full TVOS preview.

WE’VE GOT IT COVERED

Fans in the UK can listen to match audio commentary on iFollow, whilst overseas supporters can watch the match live! The programme will start at 2.45pm.

Click HERE to subscribe to iFollow.

To access commentary/watch live via your desktop, click on the 'iFollow' tab on our navigation bar. Hover over the 'More' tab and more selections will appear, which is where the 'iFollow' tab is located. Once you’ve clicked through, a link will appear on the left-hand side of the page for you to access the commentary. This will appear on the site around half an hour before kick-off.

We will be tweeting live updates from the match and will go behind-the-scenes with our Instagram Story feature. Follow @officiallydale (Twitter and Instagram).

Match Previews

Match Reports

Report | Dale 2-1 Gateshead

10 November 2018

Ian Henderson’s 100^th Rochdale goal secured a passage through to the second round of the Emirates FA Cup with a 2-1 win over Gateshead.

An own goal from Jon Mellish put Dale in front after 21 minutes, before Henderson converted Inman’s low ball across the six-yard box for his milestone goal two minutes later.

The non-league side fought valiantly and pulled a goal back shortly after the break through Mellish, but Dale were able to see the game out and advance to the next round.

Keith Hill named the same starting eleven as last weekend’s Sky Bet League One draw at home to Luton Town, with Dan Adshead, called up on Friday to the England Under-18 squad for their four nations tournament this month, on the bench.

It was a quiet start to the game in terms of goalscoring opportunities, with the visitors creating the first shot on target through captain Scott Barrow, before Luke Armstrong fired off target.

However, with Dale’s first sight of goal, the deadlock was broken, when Henderson did well to pull the ball back to Williams, who saw his effort across the face of goal come off a Gateshead defender and into the back of the net.

The lead doubled just two minutes later when Henderson converted for his 100^th for the club, finishing off a sweeping move forward, side-footing home Bradden Inman’s low ball across the six-yard box.

The Crown Oil Arena rose to applaud the club’s captain and third highest goalscorer in history, before shaking the hand of his manager Keith Hill.

The visitors weren’t deterred by Dale’s quickfire double, as Greg Olley fired an effort off target and saw two shots held by goalkeeper Brendan Moore.

Callum Camps saw an effort from outside the area held, whilst Scott Boden cushioned an effort over after what looked to be a push on Harrison McGahey just before half-time.

The visitors halved the deficit shortly after the restart when Mellish’s shot looped into the back of the net after Moore had got a hand to it.

Williams sent a curling shot over shortly before Matty Done was replaced by Calvin Andrew.

Olley sent a lobbed effort over the crossbar after being played in behind the Dale defence, whilst substitute Luke Molyneux fired a volley well wide.

Williams was replaced by Perkins with 15 minutes remaining to help Dale try and see the game out, but the visitors came inches away from equalising with two minutes remaining when substitute Steve Rigg curled an effort just wide of the far post.

It was the closest either side came to another goal, as Dale progressed to the second round of the Emirates FA Cup on a day that will be remember for Henderson’s 100^th Rochdale goal.

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