ROTHERHAM. Rotherham United conquers Middlesbrough 1-0 after C. Bramall scored just 1 goal (72′). Middlesbrough was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (71%).
The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Tuesday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 11,487 spectators. The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the help of Shaun Hudson and Jonathan Hunt. The 4th official was David Webb. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8 degrees Celsius or 46.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 77%.
Match Statistics
- ! 29 Ball Possession 71
Shots
- 3 Total 19
- 1 On Target 5
- 1 Off Target 8
- 1 Shots blocked 6
- 92 Attack 140
- 30 Dangerous attack 87
- 87 Ball safe 91
- 0 Penalties 0
- 0 Corners 11
- 3 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 10
- 0 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Middlesbrough was in firm control of the ball 71% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Middlesbrough had a more offensive attitude with 87 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, Rotherham United found a way to find the solution to win this contest.
Rotherham United shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target. Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough shot 19 times, 5 on target, 8 off target.
Cards
None of the teams received any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Rotherham United has 16 points like Sheffield Wednesday to hold in the 24th place. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough will stays with 33 points like Coventry City to remain in the 14th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Rotherham United will host Sunderland on the 29th of December with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Sunderland (2 draws).
Middlesbrough will play away against Huddersfield Town on the 29th of December with a 9-4 head to head in favor of Middlesbrough (5 draws).
Rotherham United – Formation
Rotherham United
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72'
Rotherham United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: Viktor Johansson , Dexter Lembikisa , Hakeem Odofin , Sean Morrison , Sebastian Revan , Cohen Bramall , Jamie Lindsay , Christ Tiehi , Oliver Rathbone , Jordan Hugill and Sam Nombe .
The home team had on the bench: Sam Clucas , Cafú, Tom Eaves , Georgie Kelly, Dillon Phillips, Arvin Appiah and Ciaran McGuckin.
Substitutions
Rotherham United made 4 changes: Jordan Hugill for Cafú (90′), Dexter Lembikisa for Arvin Appiah (66′), Sam Nombe for Tom Eaves (66′) and Jamie Lindsay for Sam Clucas (83′).
Player of the match: Cohen Bramall
The most impressive player for Rotherham United was Cohen Bramall.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 3.
Middlesbrough – Formation
Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michael Carrick played with: Tom Glover , Anfernee Dijksteel , Dael Fry , Matthew Clarke , Alex Bangura , Jonathan Howson , Daniel Barlaser , Isaiah Jones , Morgan Rogers , Sam Greenwood and Sam Silvera .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Rav van den Berg, Riley McGree , Lukas Engel , Alexander Gilbert, Josh Coburn , Matt Crooks, Jamie Jones, Calum Kavanagh and Aj Bridge.
Substitutions
Middlesbrough made 5 changes: Sam Greenwood for Riley McGree (70′), Sam Silvera for Calum Kavanagh (90′), Jonathan Howson for Matt Crooks (90′), Anfernee Dijksteel for Josh Coburn (77′) and Alex Bangura for Lukas Engel (77′).
Player of the match: Daniel Barlaser
The player that probably impressed the most for Middlesbrough was Daniel Barlaser.
His rating is with 109 passes (89% accurate) and 6 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 10 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Norwich City – 1-0
- Watford – Bristol City – 1-4
- Southampton – Swansea City – 5-0
- Rotherham United – Middlesbrough – 1-0
- Preston North End – Leeds United – 2-1
- Millwall – Queens Park Rangers – 2-0
- Ipswich Town – Leicester City – 1-1
- Hull City – Sunderland – 0-1
- Huddersfield Town – Blackburn Rovers – 3-0
- Coventry City – Sheffield Wednesday – 2-0
- Cardiff City – Plymouth Argyle – 2-2
- Birmingham City – Stoke City – 1-3
