Rotor Volgograd 1-0 Arsenal Tula
Wednesday 16 December, Volgograd Arena

Goal: Rotor - Flamarion (pen 81)

Man of the Match: Danil Stepanov (Rotor)

Flamarion’s spot kick 10 minutes from time was enough to lift Rotor out of the automatic relegation places for the first time since matchday 1. Arsenal, meanwhile, drop into the bottom three - their lowest position since matchday 7, after eight consecutive winless games.

Rotor escape the bottom two on 14 points, while Arsenal drop to 14th on 14 points.

First RPL fixtures in 2021: 27-28 February - FC Tambov vs Rotor Volgograd; FC Sochi vs Arsenal Tula.