West Bromwich Albion defeated Rotherham United with a 2-0 win. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTHERHAM. West Bromwich Albion had a surprising win over Rotherham United with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Diangana (54') and a goal from J. Wallace (90').

David Brown

December 13, 2023

ROTHERHAM. West Bromwich Albion had a surprising win over Rotherham United with a 2-0 win with a goal from G. Diangana (54′) and a goal from J. Wallace (90′). West Bromwich Albion capitalized on its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 9,567 spectators. The referee was Samuel Barrott assisted by Jonathan Hunt and Black Antrobus. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.52 degrees Celsius or 47.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 93%.

Match Statistics

Rotherham United

0 - 2

West Bromwich Albion

44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

4 Total 6
2 On Target 2
2 Off Target 3
0 Shots blocked 1

107 Attack 87
29 Dangerous attack 30
59 Ball safe 85

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 2

Fouls

11 Total 10
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

West Bromwich Albion had a strong ball possession 56% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion was more aggressive with 30 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match.

Rotherham United shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Rotherham United didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion received 1 yellow card (Darnell Furlong).

Match Timeline

Darnell Furlong- Yellow

54'

G. Diangana(goal)

66'

T. Fellows- sub ->Grady Diangana

66'

Jed Wallace- sub ->Jayson Molumby

Grant Hall- sub ->Jamie Lindsay

70'

Sam Nombe- sub ->Arvin Appiah

70'

79'

Pipa- sub ->Jeremy Sarmiento

84'

90'

Jed Wallace(goal)

90'

Semi Ajayi- sub ->Okay Yokuşlu

90'

N. Chalobah- sub ->Darnell Furlong

Tom Eaves- sub ->Oliver Rathbone

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Rotherham United stays with 13 points like Sheffield Wednesday to sit in the 24th place. Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion will has 35 points to sit in the 5th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Rotherham United will play away against Plymouth Argyle on the 16th of December with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Rotherham United (1 draw).

West Bromwich Albion will host Stoke City on the 16th of December with a 15-10 head to head stats in favor of Stoke City (6 draws).

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United

Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden

6.4

Hakeem Odoffin 22.England

7.1

Sean Morrison 23.England

7.1

Sebastian Revan 28.England

7.0

Dexter Lembikisa 2.Jamaica

6.8

Jamie Lindsay 16.Scotland

6.4

70'

Oliver Rathbone 18.England

6.7

90'

C. Tiéhi 27.Ivory Coast

6.6

Cohen Bramall 3.England

6.8

Arvin Appiah 30.England

6.6

70'

Jordan Hugill 10.England

7.1

84'

Substitutes

Dillon Phillips 26.England

Lee Peltier 21.England

Grant Hall 20.England

6.8

70'

Sam Nombe 29.England

6.8

70'

Tom Eaves 9.England

90'

Georgie Kelly 12.Northern Ireland

6.4

84'

Ciaran McGuckin 35.Northern Ireland

Rotherham United started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: Viktor Johansson (6.4), Dexter Lembikisa (6.8), Sean Morrison (7.1), Hakeem Odofin (7.1), Sebastian Revan (7.0), Jamie Lindsay (6.4), Christ Tiehi (6.6), Oliver Rathbone (6.7), Arvin Appiah (6.6), Jordan Hugill (7.1) and Cohen Bramall (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Lee Peltier, Sam Nombe (6.8), Tom Eaves, Georgie Kelly (6.4), Grant Hall (6.8), Dillon Phillips and Ciaran McGuckin.

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 4 changes: Arvin Appiah for Sam Nombe (70′), Jamie Lindsay for Grant Hall (70′), Jordan Hugill for Georgie Kelly (84′) and Oliver Rathbone for Tom Eaves (90′).

Player of the match: Hakeem Odofin

The most impressive player for Rotherham United was Hakeem Odofin.

His rating is 7.1 with 39 passes (85% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 4.

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion

Alex Palmer 24.England

7.0

Darnell Furlong 2.England

7.5

90'

Conor Townsend 3.England

7.0

Cédric Kipré 4.Ivory Coast

7.5

Kyle Bartley 5.England

7.0

G. Diangana 11.England

7.1

66'

54'

Jeremy Sarmiento 17.Ecuador

7.0

79'

Alex Mowatt 27.England

7.1

Okay Yokuşlu 35.Turkey

7.1

90'

Jayson Molumby 8.Republic of Ireland

6.7

66'

Brandon Thomas-Asante 21.England

6.4

Substitutes

Joshua Griffiths 33.England

Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria

90'

Erik Pieters 15.Netherlands

Pipa 26.Spain

6.6

79'

John Swift 19.England

Jed Wallace 7.England

7.3

66'

90'

N. Chalobah 14.England

90'

Adam Reach 20.England

T. Fellows 31.England

6.8

66'

West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Carlos Corberán Vallet played with: Alex Palmer (7.0), Darnell Furlong (7.5), Kyle Bartley (7.0), Cédric Kipré (7.5), Conor Townsend (7.0), Okay Yokuşlu (7.1), Alex Mowatt (7.1), Grady Diangana (7.1), Jayson Molumby (6.7), Jeremy Sarmiento (7.0) and Brandon Thomas-Asante (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Semi Ajayi, John Swift, Jed Wallace (7.3), Nathaniel Chalobah, Erik Pieters, Adam Reach, Pipa (6.6), Tom Fellows (6.8) and Joshua Griffiths.

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Grady Diangana for Tom Fellows (66′), Jayson Molumby for Jed Wallace (66′), Jeremy Sarmiento for Pipa (79′), Okay Yokuşlu for Semi Ajayi (90′) and Darnell Furlong for Nathaniel Chalobah (90′).