ROTHERHAM. Leeds United and Rotherham United draw 1-1. C. Summerville scored the first goal (6′) for Leeds United. H. Odofin made it even (45′). Leeds United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Friday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 11,471 spectators.​ The referee was Oliver Langford who was helped by Samuel Lewis and George Byrne. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.35 degrees Celsius or 43.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Leeds United was in firm control of the ball 56% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Rotherham United was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 3 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Rotherham United to win the match​.

Rotherham United shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United shot 18 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this encounter, Rotherham United will have 12 points to hold in the 22nd place. Talking about the opposition, Leeds United will have 32 points to hold in the 3rd 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).

Leeds United will host Sunderland on the 9th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Rotherham United – Formation

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

The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Cafu, Viktor Johansson (7.0), Lee Peltier (6.8), Sean Morrison (7.0), Daniel Ayala (7.1), Cohen Bramall (6.7), Fred Onyedinma (6.7), Hakeem Odofin (7.7), Christ Tiehi (7.0), Sebastian Revan (6.6), Oliver Rathbone (6.8) and Sam Nombe (6.3).

The home team had on the bench: Dexter Lembikisa (6.4), Jordan Hugill (6.3), Tom Eaves, Georgie Kelly, Jamie Lindsay, Grant Hall, Dillon Phillips, Arvin Appiah and Ciaran McGuckin.

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 3 changes: Sam Nombe for Jordan Hugill (72′), Sebastian Revan for Dexter Lembikisa (72′) and Oliver Rathbone for Jamie Lindsay (90′).

Player of the match: Hakeem Odofin​

The most impressive player for Rotherham United was Hakeem Odofin.

His rating is (7.7) with 1 goal, 15 passes (47% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.

Leeds United – Formation

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

Daniel Farke played with: Illan Meslier (6.7), Archie Gray (7.0), Joe Rodon (7.9), Liam Cooper (7.9), Junior Firpo (7.0), Ethan Ampadu (7.3), Glen Kamara (7.3), Daniel James (6.7), Joël Piroe (8.1), Crysencio Summerville (8.5), Georginio Rutter (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: Patrick Bamford (6.4), Wilfried Gnonto (7.1), Luke Ayling, Jaidon Anthony (6.7), Pascal Struijk (6.8), Sam Byram, Ian Carlo Poveda (6.6), Karl Darlow and Ilia Gruev.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 5 changes: Junior Firpo for Wilfried Gnonto (70′), Georginio Rutter for Patrick Bamford (70′), Glen Kamara for Ian Carlo Poveda (70′), Liam Cooper for Pascal Struijk (80′) and Daniel James for Jaidon Anthony (85′).

Player of the match: Crysencio Summerville​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leeds United was Crysencio Summerville.

His rating is (8.5) with 1 goal, 46 passes (78% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 15. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Rotherham United – Leeds United – 1-1