SOUTHAMPTON. Southampton and Rotherham United draw 1-1. S. Armstrong scored the first goal (2′) for Southampton. J. Hugill made it even (74′). Southampton was surely better in terms of ball possession (80%)​

The match was played at the St. Mary’s Stadium stadium in Southampton on Saturday and it started at 10:00 am local time. The referee was John Busby with the help of Richard Wild and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was Tom Nield. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.67 degrees Celsius or 58.41 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Southampton had a superior ball possession 80% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 20% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Southampton had a more offensive attitude with 85 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Southampton to win the match​.

Southampton shot 22 times, 10 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Rotherham United shot 4 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Southampton received 2 yellow cards (Jan Bednarek and Kamaldeen Sulemana). On the opposite side, Rotherham United received 6 yellow cards (Arvin Appiah, Dexter Lembikisa, Georgie Kelly, Sam Clucas, Lee Peltier and Christ Tiehi).

Standings

After this contest, Southampton will have 17 points like Norwich City, Cardiff City and Hull City to sit in the 10th place. On the opposite side, Rotherham United will have 6 points to hold in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Southampton will host Coventry City on the 9th of April with a 4-2 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (5 draws).

Rotherham United will play away agasint West Bromwich Albion on the 10th of April with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).

Southampton – Formation

Southampton adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Gavin Bazunu (6.8), Kyle Walker-Peters (7.9), Taylor Harwood-Bellis (6.7), Jan Bednarek (7.5), Ryan Manning (7.7), Will Smallbone (7.0), Flynn Downes (7.3), Stuart Armstrong (8.4), Adam Armstrong (7.3), Ché Adams (7.3) and Kamaldeen Sulemana (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Carlos Alcaraz (6.7), Alex McCarthy, Mason Holgate, Joe Aribo (6.7), James Bree, Sékou Mara (6.3), Samuel Edozie (6.4), Shea Charles and Ryan Fraser (7.1).

Substitutions

Southampton made 5 changes: Stuart Armstrong for Carlos Alcaraz (63′), Kamaldeen Sulemana for Samuel Edozie (63′), Adam Armstrong for Ryan Fraser (63′), Will Smallbone for Joe Aribo (86′) and Ché Adams for Sékou Mara (86′).

Best player: Stuart Armstrong​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Southampton was Stuart Armstrong.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 43 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 5 crosses.

Rotherham United – Formation

Also Rotherham United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Matthew Taylor played with: Cafu, Viktor Johansson (9.7), Dexter Lembikisa (6.3), Lee Peltier (7.5), Grant Hall (6.8), Cohen Bramall (7.0), Fred Onyedinma (6.4), Christ Tiehi (6.6), Cafú (6.7), Oliver Rathbone (7.1) and Andre Green (6.4), Sam Nombe (6.6).

They had on the bench: Jordan Hugill (7.9), Sam Clucas (6.4), Tom Eaves, Georgie Kelly (6.7), Dillon Phillips, Sebastian Revan (7.0), Arvin Appiah (6.4) and Ciaran McGuckin.

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 5 changes: Fred Onyedinma for Sebastian Revan (30′), Cafú for Sam Clucas (73′), Sam Nombe for Jordan Hugill (61′), Grant Hall for Arvin Appiah (73′) and Andre Green for Georgie Kelly (73′).

Best player: Viktor Johansson​

The most impressive player for Rotherham United was the goalkeeper: Viktor Johansson. His rating is 9.69. He performed 7 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​

• Sunderland – Middlesbrough – 0-4
• Southampton – Rotherham United – 1-1
• Sheffield Wednesday – Huddersfield Town – 0-0
• Queens Park Rangers – Blackburn Rovers – 0-4
• Plymouth Argyle – Swansea City – 1-3
• Millwall – Hull City – 2-2
• Leicester City – Stoke City – 2-0
• Leeds United – Bristol City – 2-1
• Ipswich Town – Preston North End – 4-2
• Coventry City – Norwich City – 1-1
• Cardiff City – Watford – 1-1