ROTHERHAM. Rotherham United and Sunderland draw 1-1. S. Clucas scored the first goal (48′) for Rotherham United. J. Clarke equalized (73′). Sunderland was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (70%)
The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Friday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 11,323 spectators. The referee was Tony Harrington who had the assistance of Richard West and Marc Perry. The 4th official was Tom Nield. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 7.71 degrees Celsius or 45.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 30 Ball Possession 70
Shots
- 13 Total 11
- 4 On Target 3
- 6 Off Target 7
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 91 Attack 114
- 34 Dangerous attack 53
- 75 Ball safe 78
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 8
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Sunderland had a superior ball possession 70% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sunderland was more pushing with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Sunderland to win the contest.
Rotherham United shot 13 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Sunderland shot 11 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards (Cafú and Sam Nombe). On the other side, Sunderland received 1 yellow card (Jobe Bellingham).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Rotherham United has 17 points to hold in the 24th place. Regarding the opposition, Sunderland will has 37 points to sit in the 7th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Rotherham United will play away with Blackburn Rovers on the 1st of January with a 7-3 head to head statistic in favor of Blackburn Rovers (5 draws).
Sunderland will host Preston North End on the 1st of January with a 5-1 head to head statistic in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).
Rotherham United – Formation
Rotherham United
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48'
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Rotherham United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: Cafu, Oliver Rathbone, Viktor Johansson , Dexter Lembikisa , Hakeem Odofin , Sean Morrison , Sebastian Revan , Cohen Bramall , Jamie Lindsay , Christ Tiehi , Sam Clucas , Jordan Hugill and Sam Nombe .
The home team had on the bench: Tom Eaves , Cafú , Georgie Kelly , Dillon Phillips, Arvin Appiah and Ciaran McGuckin.
Substitutions
Rotherham United made 4 changes: Sam Nombe for Georgie Kelly (77′), Dexter Lembikisa for Arvin Appiah (78′), Jordan Hugill for Tom Eaves (78′) and Sam Clucas for Cafú (68′).
Player of the match: Sam Clucas
The player that probably impressed the most for Rotherham United was Sam Clucas.
His rating is with 1 goal, 14 passes (64% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 3. He performed 6 crosses.
Sunderland – Formation
Sunderland
Sunderland started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Michael Beale played with: Anthony Patterson , Jenson Seelt , Luke O’Nien , Daniel Ballard , Trai Hume , Pierre Ekwah , Dan Neil , Patrick Roberts , Jobe Bellingham , Jack Clarke , Adil Aouchiche .
They had on the bench: Timothée Pembélé , Mason Burstow , Nazariy Rusyn, Abdoullah Ba , Jewison Bennette, Alex Pritchard , Nectarios Triantis, Nathan Bishop and Ajibola-Joshua Alese.
Sunderland could not rely on the presence of Abdoullah Ba (injured).
Substitutions
Sunderland made 4 changes: Patrick Roberts for Abdoullah Ba (15′), Adil Aouchiche for Mason Burstow (46′), Jenson Seelt for Timothée Pembélé (64′) and Pierre Ekwah for Alex Pritchard (64′).
Player of the match: Jack Clarke
The player that probably impressed the most for Sunderland was Jack Clarke.
His rating is with 1 goal, 54 passes (63% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 13. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Leeds United – 1-0
- Watford – Stoke City – 1-1
- Southampton – Plymouth Argyle – 2-1
- Rotherham United – Sunderland – 1-1
- Preston North End – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Millwall – Norwich City – 1-0
- Ipswich Town – Queens Park Rangers – 0-0
- Hull City – Blackburn Rovers – 3-2
- Huddersfield Town – Middlesbrough – 1-2
- Coventry City – Swansea City – 2-2
- Cardiff City – Leicester City – 0-2
- Birmingham City – Bristol City – 0-0
