Fleetwood Town vs Rochdale. Sky Bet League One.
Highbury StadiumAttendance3,565.
Saturday 18 August 2018 19:33, UK
Rochdale striker Ian Henderson's last-gasp leveller denied Joey Barton a first home victory as Fleetwood boss.
Barton was on course to secure his first win at Highbury since taking over, but Henderson popped up in the fifth minute of stoppage time to thwart Town.
Things had started well for Barton as Paddy Madden scored his second of the season in the 26th minute, pouncing on a whirling Ash Hunter cross at the back post.
But Town shot themselves in the foot in the 50th minute when skipper Craig Morgan was ruled to have fouled Henderson in the box.
Keeper Alex Cairns could not repeat his spot-kick heroics from Fleetwood's shoot-out win at Crewe in midweek as the forward powered the ball home in the 50th minute.
Fleetwood came back fighting, Hunter the architect once again as his shot was palmed away by Josh Lillis but only into the path of Ched Evans who made it two in two in the 56th minute.
Just as Fleetwood thought they could celebrate victory, Henderson struck at the death to prompt the home fans to direct boos at the referee.
