SHEFFIELD. Sheffield Wednesday conquers Rotherham United 2-0 after M. Smith scores 2 goals.

The match was played at the Hillsborough Stadium stadium in Sheffield on Monday and it started at 12:00 am local time. The referee was Andy Davies with the help of Graham Kane and Samuel Lewis. The 4th official was Tom Nield. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.1 degrees Celsius or 55.58 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 49%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Sheffield Wednesday had a superior ball possession 58% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rotherham United was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 0 were on target. Anyhow, Sheffield Wednesday found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Sheffield Wednesday shot 14 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Rotherham United shot 6 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday received 2 yellow cards (Cameron Dawson and Di’Shon Bernard). On the opposite side, Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards (Jordan Hugill, Christ Tiehi and Lee Peltier).

Standings

After playing this match, Sheffield Wednesday will have 6 points to sit in the 24th place. On the other side, Rotherham United will stay with 9 points to sit in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Sheffield Wednesday will host Norwich City on the 9th of April with a 10-5 head to head stats in favor of Sheffield Wednesday (3 draws).

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

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Francisco Javier Muñoz Llompart decided to play with the following team: Akin Famewo, Cameron Dawson (7.3), Dominic Iorfa (7.9), Bambo Diaby (7.3), Di’Shon Bernard (7.0), Callum Paterson (7.1), George Byers (7.5), Barry Bannan (8.1), Reece James (6.7), Josh Windass (7.3), Anthony Musaba (8.4) and Michael Smith (8.5).

The home team had on the bench: Lee Gregory, Pol Valentín (6.7), John Buckley (6.7), Will Vaulks (6.4), Marvin Johnson, Michael Ihiekwe, Devis Vasquez, Djeidi Gassama (6.7) and Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri.

Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of John Buckley (injured), Pol Valentín (injured) and Will Vaulks (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 4 changes: Anthony Musaba for John Buckley (73′), Josh Windass for Djeidi Gassama (80′), Callum Paterson for Pol Valentín (80′) and George Byers for Will Vaulks (64′).

Best player: Michael Smith​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Michael Smith.

His rating is (8.5) with 2 goals, 28 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 21.

Rotherham United – Formation

Also Rotherham United adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Matthew Taylor played with: Cafu, Viktor Johansson (7.0), Dexter Lembikisa (6.4), Sean Morrison (6.3), Lee Peltier (7.3), Cohen Bramall (6.3), Oliver Rathbone (6.4), Christ Tiehi (7.0), Arvin Appiah (6.8), Cafú (6.4), Fred Onyedinma (6.1) and Jordan Hugill (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Daniel Ayala, Sam Clucas (6.6), Tom Eaves, Georgie Kelly (6.8), Hakeem Odofin, Dillon Phillips, Sebastian Revan (6.6), Sam Nombe (6.8) and Ciaran McGuckin.

Rotherham United could not rely on the presence of Sebastian Revan (injured).

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 4 changes: Arvin Appiah for Sebastian Revan (26′), Christ Tiehi for Georgie Kelly (70′), Lee Peltier for Sam Nombe (71′) and Cafú for Sam Clucas (63′).

Best player: Lee Peltier​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rotherham United was Lee Peltier.

His rating is (7.3) with 28 passes (61% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 8 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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

• Sheffield Wednesday – Rotherham United – 2-0