ROTHERHAM. Rotherham United demolishes Sunderland 5-1 with goals of M. Smith (10′), F. Ladapo (41′), M. Ihiekwe (53′), M. Smith (73′), F. Ladapo (88′) and F. Ladapo (88′). Talking about the opposition, Sunderland scored with R. Stewart (24′).
The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was David Rock with the help of Alan Clayton and Chris Husband. The 4th official was Mark Jones. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 20 Total 7
- 9 On Target 4
- 11 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 130 Attack 56
- 75 Dangerous attack 18
- 58 Ball safe 71
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 0
Fouls
- 13 Total 22
- 1 Yellow Cards 4
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Rotherham United had a strong ball possession 55% while Sunderland was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rotherham United was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rotherham United won the match.
Rotherham United shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. On the opposite side, Sunderland shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rotherham United received 1 yellow card (M. Smith). On the other side, Sunderland received 3 yellow cards (A. McGeady, L. O’Nien and C. Evans).
Also, Sunderland didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after A. McGeady (Sunderland) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (56′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this contest, Rotherham United will have 30 points to stay in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland will stay with 28 points to stay in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Rotherham United will play away with Shrewsbury Town on the 13th of November with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Shrewsbury Town (6 draws).
Sunderland will host Lincoln City on the 13th of November with a 3-2 head to head statistic in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).
Rotherham United – Formation
Rotherham United
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75'
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Rotherham United started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Paul Warne decided to play with the following team: Josh Vickers , Rarmani Edmonds-Green , Michael Ihiekwe , Wes Harding , Daniel Barlaser , Chiedozie Ogbene , Oliver Rathbone , Ben Wiles , Shane Ferguson , Michael Smith and Freddie Ladapo .
The home team had on the bench: T. Bola, H. Odoffin, Mikel Miller , Joshua Kayode , R. Wood, V. Johansson and Kieran Sadlier .
Substitutions
Rotherham United made 3 changes: M. Smith for J. Kayode (75′), M. Smith for J. Kayode (75′) and C. Ogbene for K. Sadlier (75′).
Best player: Michael Smith
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rotherham United was Michael Smith.
His rating is with 2 goals, 13 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 2 crosses.
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
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Sunderland started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
On the other side, Lee Johnson played with: Ron-Thorben Hoffmann , Carl Winchester , Tom Flanagan , Callum Doyle , Dennis Cirkin , Luke O’Nien , Daniel Neil , Leon Dajaku , Elliot Embleton , Aiden McGeady and Ross Stewart .
The following players were sitting on the bench: A. O’Brien, Bailey Wright , S. Wearne, Corry Evans , F. Alves, L. Burge and Lynden Gooch .
Substitutions
Sunderland made 3 changes: E. Embleton for B. Wright (46′), C. Doyle for L. Gooch (46′) and L. Dajaku for C. Evans (59′).
Best player: Ross Stewart
The most impressive player for Sunderland was Ross Stewart.
His rating is with 1 goal, 29 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 9 duels out of 22. He hit the woodwork once times.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Lincoln City – Shrewsbury Town – 1-1
- Cambridge United – AFC Wimbledon – 1-0
- Charlton Athletic – Doncaster Rovers – 4-0
- Cheltenham Town – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-2
- Crewe Alexandra – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-4
- Fleetwood Town – Wycombe Wanderers – 3-3
- Gillingham – Accrington Stanley – 0-0
- Oxford United – Morecambe – 3-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Ipswich Town – 2-1
- Portsmouth – Bolton Wanderers – 1-0
- Rotherham United – Sunderland – 5-1
- Wigan Athletic – Burton Albion – 2-0
