ROTHERHAM. Queens Park Rangers and Rotherham United draw 1-1. I. Chair scored the first goal (50′) for Queens Park Rangers. G. Kelly made it even (70′). Queens Park Rangers was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%)
The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Samuel Barrott who was helped by Jonathan Hunt and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Ben Toner. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 7.91 degrees Celsius or 46.24 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 8 Total 11
- 3 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 4
- 87 Attack 62
- 40 Dangerous attack 33
- 78 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 6
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 8 Total 10
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Queens Park Rangers had a superior ball possession 58% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Rotherham United was putting more pressure with 40 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Rotherham United to win the match.
Rotherham United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers shot 11 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards (Sam Clucas and Cohen Bramall). On the other side, Queens Park Rangers received 1 yellow card (Ilias Chair).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Rotherham United will have 10 points to remain in the 22nd place. On the opposite side, Queens Park Rangers will have 9 points to hold in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Rotherham United will play away against West Bromwich Albion on the 10th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).
Queens Park Rangers will play away agasint Plymouth Argyle on the 9th of April with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Plymouth Argyle (6 draws).
Rotherham United – Formation
Rotherham United
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70'
Rotherham United adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Cafu, Lee Peltier, Viktor Johansson , Dexter Lembikisa , Sean Morrison , Hakeem Odofin , Cohen Bramall , Cafú , Christ Tiehi , Oliver Rathbone , Fred Onyedinma , Jordan Hugill and Sam Clucas .
The home team had on the bench: Arvin Appiah, Daniel Ayala , Tom Eaves , Georgie Kelly , Dillon Phillips, Sebastian Revan, Sam Nombe and Ciaran McGuckin.
Substitutions
Rotherham United made 4 changes: Jordan Hugill for Sam Nombe (71′), Sam Clucas for Georgie Kelly (61′), Fred Onyedinma for Tom Eaves (80′) and Sean Morrison for Daniel Ayala (90′).
Best player: Georgie Kelly
The player that probably impressed the most for Rotherham United was Georgie Kelly.
His rating is with 1 goal, 4 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 10.
His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 61′.
Queens Park Rangers – Formation
Queens Park Rangers
Also Queens Park Rangers adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Martí Cifuentes Corvillo played with: Jack Colback, Asmir Begović , Reggie Cannon , Steve Cook , Jimmy Dunne , Kenneth Paal , Paul Smyth , Elijah Dixon-Bonner , Samuel Field , Chris Willock , Lyndon Dykes , Ilias Chair .
They had on the bench: Osman Kakay , Charlie Kelman , Albert Adomah , Jordan Archer, Taylor Richards , Ziyad Larkeche, Stephen Duke-McKenna, Aaron Drewe and Sinclair Armstrong .
Queens Park Rangers could not rely on the presence of Taylor Richards (injured), Sinclair Armstrong (injured) and Charlie Kelman (injured).
Substitutions
Queens Park Rangers made 5 changes: Paul Smyth for Taylor Richards (63′), Chris Willock for Sinclair Armstrong (80′), Lyndon Dykes for Albert Adomah (80′), Reggie Cannon for Osman Kakay (80′) and Albert Adomah for Charlie Kelman (63′).
Best player: Ilias Chair
The player that probably impressed the most for Queens Park Rangers was Ilias Chair.
His rating is with 1 goal, 49 passes (84% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Hull City – 3-1
- Swansea City – Sunderland – 0-0
- Stoke City – Cardiff City – 0-0
- Rotherham United – Queens Park Rangers – 1-1
- Preston North End – Coventry City – 3-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Middlesbrough – 3-3
- Millwall – Southampton – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Watford – 0-0
- Bristol City – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-0
- Birmingham City – Ipswich Town – 2-2
