LEEDS. Leeds United was eventually too much to handle for Rotherham United with the goal of Patrick Bamford (10′), Crysencio Summerville (52′) and Crysencio Summerville (60′ pen). Leeds United took advantage of its superior ball possession (59%).

The match was played at the Elland Road stadium in Leeds on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 35,261 spectators.​ The referee was Andy Madley with the collaboration of Nicholas Hopton and Sian Massey. The 4th official was Neil Hair. The weather was foggy. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 95%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Leeds United had a strong ball possession 59% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 41% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leeds United was putting more pressure with 52 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leeds United won the match​.

Leeds United shot 19 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United shot 7 times, 2 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Leeds United didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards (Sam Nombe and Jordan Hugill).

Standings

After this contest, Leeds United has 63 points to hold in the 3rd place. Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United will stays with 19 points to hold in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Leeds United will play away with Swansea City on the 13th of February with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Leeds United (1 draw).

Rotherham United will play away against Ipswich Town on the 27th of January with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Rotherham United (2 draws).

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Daniel Farke decided to play with the following team: Illan Meslier (7.7), Archie Gray (7.5), Joe Rodon (7.5), Ethan Ampadu (7.3), Junior Firpo (7.3), Ilia Gruev (7.3), Glen Kamara (7.0), Wilfried Gnonto (7.1), Georginio Rutter (9.1), Crysencio Summerville (9.5) and Patrick Bamford (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Sam Byram (7.0), Charlie Cresswell (6.8), Liam Cooper, Joël Piroe (6.8), Jaidon Anthony, Kristoffer Klaesson, Joe Gelhardt, Connor Roberts (6.8) and Mateo Joseph (6.4).

Substitutions

Leeds United made 5 changes: Crysencio Summerville for Joël Piroe (63′), Junior Firpo for Sam Byram (64′), Ilia Gruev for Connor Roberts (75′), Patrick Bamford for Mateo Joseph (75′) and Glen Kamara for Charlie Cresswell (84′).

Player of the match: Crysencio Summerville​

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

His rating is 9.5 with 2 goals, 36 passes (81% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Leam Richardson played with: Viktor Johansson (7.3), Peter Kioso (7.0), Hakeem Odofin (7.3), Sean Morrison (6.4), Lee Peltier (6.4), Sebastian Revan (6.3), Cafú (6.3), Christ Tiehi (7.1), Sam Clucas (7.0), Jamie Lindsay (6.4) and Jordan Hugill (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Sam Nombe (6.6), Tom Eaves (6.7), Andy Rinomhota (7.3), Charlie Wyke, Oliver Rathbone (6.4), Cameron Humphreys (6.6), Dillon Phillips, Arvin Appiah and Femi Seriki.

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 5 changes: Sean Morrison for Cameron Humphreys (79′), Jamie Lindsay for Sam Nombe (64′), Cafú for Tom Eaves (64′), Jordan Hugill for Andy Rinomhota (64′) and Christ Tiehi for Oliver Rathbone (87′).

Player of the match: Viktor Johansson​

The most impressive player for Rotherham United was the goalkeeper: Viktor Johansson. His rating is 7.34. He performed 3 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Watford – Leicester City – 1-2
• Sunderland – Plymouth Argyle – 3-1
• Southampton – Huddersfield Town – 5-3
• Queens Park Rangers – Norwich City – 2-2
• Middlesbrough – Bristol City – 1-2
• Leeds United – Rotherham United – 3-0
• Ipswich Town – West Bromwich Albion – 2-2
• Hull City – Swansea City – 0-1
• Cardiff City – Preston North End – 0-2
• Blackburn Rovers – Stoke City – 3-1