Stoke City defeats Rotherham United 1-0 with a goal scored by L. Baker. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTHERHAM. Stoke City beats Rotherham United 1-0 after L. Baker scored just 1 goal (45').

January 14, 2024

ROTHERHAM. Stoke City tops Rotherham United 1-0 after L. Baker scored just 1 goal (45′). Stoke City took advantage of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 11,002 spectators. The referee was Keith Stroud assisted by Samuel Lewis and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.88 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.

Match Statistics

Rotherham United

0 - 1

Stoke City

40 Ball Possession 60

Shots

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

102 Attack 118
41 Dangerous attack 51
129 Ball safe 148

0 Penalties 0
3 Corners 6
4 Off Sides 4

Fouls

12 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Stoke City had a superior ball possession 60% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stoke City was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 3 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Stoke City won the encounter.

Rotherham United shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Stoke City shot 4 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards (Cafú and Tom Eaves). On the opposite side, Stoke City received 3 yellow cards (Jordan Thompson, Wouter Burger and Ben Pearson).

Match Timeline

45'

L. Baker(goal)

Cafú- sub ->Oliver Rathbone

64'

Tom Eaves- sub ->Jordan Hugill

64'

65'

Mehdi Léris- sub ->Sead Hakšabanović

Arvin Appiah- sub ->Lee Peltier

73'

Jamie Lindsay- sub ->Sam Clucas

73'

78'

Wouter Burger- Yellow

80'

T. Campbell- sub ->Ryan Mmaee

83'

Tom Eaves- Yellow

86'

Cafú- Yellow

89'

90'

Ben Pearson- sub ->Luke Cundle

90'

Ben Pearson- Yellow

90'

Jordan Thompson- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Rotherham United stays with 18 points to remain in the 24th place. On the other side, Stoke City will has 32 points like Millwall and Blackburn Rovers to hold in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Rotherham United will play away against Middlesbrough on the 20th of January with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Middlesbrough (2 draws).

Stoke City will host Birmingham City on the 20th of January with a 9-3 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (8 draws).

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United

Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden

7.9

Cohen Bramall 3.England

6.3

Hakeem Odoffin 22.England

7.1

Sean Morrison 23.England

6.7

Sebastian Revan 28.England

6.1

Lee Peltier 21.England

7.0

73'

Dexter Lembikisa 2.Jamaica

Sam Clucas 8.England

7.1

73'

Oliver Rathbone 18.England

6.6

64'

C. Tiéhi 27.Ivory Coast

6.6

Sam Nombe 29.England

6.6

83'

Jordan Hugill 10.England

6.4

64'

Substitutes

Dillon Phillips 26.England

Tolaji Bola 15.England

Jamie Lindsay 16.Scotland

6.6

73'

Cafú 7.Portugal

6.8

64'

89'

Tom Eaves 9.England

6.6

64'

86'

Georgie Kelly 12.Northern Ireland

6.7

83'

Arvin Appiah 30.England

6.7

73'

Ciaran McGuckin 35.Northern Ireland

Rotherham United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: Dexter Lembikisa, Viktor Johansson (7.9), Lee Peltier (7.0), Hakeem Odofin (7.1), Sean Morrison (6.7), Sebastian Revan (6.1), Cohen Bramall (6.3), Christ Tiehi (6.6), Sam Clucas (7.1), Oliver Rathbone (6.6), Jordan Hugill (6.4) and Sam Nombe (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Eaves (6.6), Jamie Lindsay (6.6), Cafú (6.8), Georgie Kelly (6.7), Tolaji Bola, Dillon Phillips, Arvin Appiah (6.7) and Ciaran McGuckin.

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 5 changes: Jordan Hugill for Tom Eaves (64′), Oliver Rathbone for Cafú (64′), Sam Nombe for Georgie Kelly (83′), Lee Peltier for Arvin Appiah (73′) and Sam Clucas for Jamie Lindsay (73′).

Player of the match: Viktor Johansson

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rotherham United was the goalkeeper: Viktor Johansson. His rating is 7.85. He performed 2 saves.

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City

Daniel Iversen 1.Denmark

7.0

Michael Rose 5.Scotland

7.5

Ki-Jana Hoever 17.Netherlands

7.5

Luke McNally 23.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland

7.0

90'

Wouter Burger 6.Netherlands

7.5

78'

L. Baker 8.England

7.5

45'

Luke Cundle 25.England

7.0

90'

Bae Jun-Ho 22.South Korea

André Vidigal 7.Portugal

7.3

R. Mmaee 19.Morocco

6.7

80'

Sead Haksabanovic 20.Montenegro

7.0

65'

Substitutes

J. Bonham 13.Republic of Ireland

B. Wilmot 16.England

Ben Pearson 4.England

6.6

90'

Daniel Johnson 12.Jamaica

Mehdi Léris 27.Algeria

6.7

65'

T. Campbell 10.England

6.8

80'

Dwight Gayle 11.England

Wesley 18.Brazil

Stoke City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Steven Schumacher played with: Jun-Ho Bae, Joon-ho Bae, Daniel Iversen (7.0), Ki-Jana Hoever (7.5), Luke McNally (7.0), Michael Rose (7.5), Jordan Thompson (7.0), Luke Cundle (7.0), Wouter Burger (7.5), Lewis Baker (7.5), André Vidigal (7.3) and Ryan Mmaee (6.7), Sead Hakšabanović (7.0).

These were the players on the bench: Ben Wilmot, Ben Pearson (6.6), Tyrese Campbell (6.8), Dwight Gayle, Daniel Johnson, Jack Bonham, Wesley Moraes, Mehdi Léris (6.7) and Nathan Lowe.