Rochdale v Fleetwood Town | Crown Oil Arena, Sky Bet League One, Thursday 26th December 2019, 3:00pm Kick-Off

Dale take on Fleetwood Town in the traditional festive Boxing Day fixture, back at the Crown Oil Arena.

Joey Barton’s men make the trip across to Greater Manchester, as they look to better the two draws in their previous games against Rotherham United and Gillingham.

Ched Evans’ late goal separated the team’s in this season’s previous campaign, with Brian Barry-Murphy’s side looking to come out the victors this time around.

PRE-MATCH INTERVIEW

The Dale boss hopes the support his side received at Burton Albion can continue throughout the Christmas period.

Click HERE to read what he had to say on the game.

ADMISSION DETAILS

Fans can pay on the day at the Crown Oil Arena.

Supporters can pay cash through the turnstiles in the Smith Metals Family Stand and Sandy Lane Stand. Fans wishing to sit in the Main Stand must purchase a ticket before heading to the turnstiles.

Click HERE to read our admission details for the 2019/20 season in full.

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 an Fleetwood fan making your way to the Crown Oil Arena for Thursday’s game, click HERE and have a read of our Visiting Supporters’ Guide which is packed full of useful information.

We wish all Fleetwood fans a safe journey!

PRE-MATCH

Junior Dale fans can join us in Desmond’s Den, located inside the Carlsberg Lounge, for our Boxing Day party! There will be arts and crafts, candyfloss, popcorn, party games and more.

Desmond’s Den / Carlsberg Lounge opens at 2.00pm. Click HERE for full details on how to access.

The Ratcliffe Bars, situated on the Club's car park, are open from 12pm.

GRAB A GRAND

For just £1, you can be in with a chance of winning £1,000 at Saturday’s game!

There will be one guaranteed winner of £100, and the chance to win the Man of the Match's shirt.

Get your ticket from one of sellers around the ground or from the Club Shop. Click HERE for full details.

REF WATCH

Referee | Andy Haines

Assistant Referees | David Avent and Paul Graham

Fourth Official | Anthony Moore

MATCH ODDS

Sky Bet are offering odds of 13/5 for a Dale win on Thursday.

Don’t forget that Sky Bet customers who select Rochdale as their favourite team on their Sky Bet profile, for every losing bet made, 50% of the stake will be passed on to the Club!

So, if you are having a flutter ahead of the match, make sure you do it via Sky Bet and select Rochdale as your favourite team!

Click HERE for the full betting preview.

HEAD TO HEAD

MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

Rochdale AFC’s matchday programme – The Voice of Spotland – returns for Thursday’s game!

Purchase from the Club Shop and around the ground on matchday for just £3. Click HERE to read the full preview.

WE’VE GOT IT COVERED

Fans in the UK and Ireland, as well as those overseas, can watch the match live!

Purchase your match pass HERE for just £10.

The programme will start at 2.45pm.

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).