SHEFFIELD. Rotherham United tops Sheffield Wednesday with a 2-0 win with a goal from F. Ladapo (59′) and a goal from M. Smith (84′).

The match was played at the Hillsborough Stadium stadium in Sheffield on Sunday and it started at 12:00 pm local time. The referee was Darren Drysdale with the support of Hristo Karaivanov and Graeme Fyvie. The 4th official was Andrew Kitchen. The weather was rainy. The temperature was cold at 7.9 degrees Celsius or 46.18 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.​

Match Statistics​

Sheffield Wednesday

0 - 2

Rotherham United

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 14 Total 8
  • 6 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 6
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 102 Attack 90
  • 54 Dangerous attack 31
  • 93 Ball safe 90
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 5
  • 4 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 6
  • 2 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Sheffield Wednesday had a superior ball possession 55% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Anyhow, Rotherham United succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Sheffield Wednesday shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Sheffield Wednesday received 2 yellow cards (G. Byers and S. Hutchinson). Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

46'
Oliver Rathbone- sub ->J. Lindsay
59'
64'
72'
78'
79'
83'
Michael Smith(goal)M. Ihiekwe
84'
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After playing this contest, Sheffield Wednesday will stay with 52 points to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Rotherham United will have 68 points to hold in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Sheffield Wednesday will play away against Doncaster Rovers on the 19th of February with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Doncaster Rovers (0 draws).

Rotherham United will host Morecambe on the 22nd of February with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Rotherham United (4 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday
G
Bailey Peacock-Farrell 1.Northern Ireland
6.2
D
S. Hutchinson 5.England
6.4
72'
D
Jordan Storey 38.England
6.4
D
Liam Palmer 2.Scotland
6.7
M
J. Hunt 32.England
6.5
78'
M
Barry Bannan 10.Scotland
7.1
M
Marvin Johnson 18.England
6.6
M
Massimo Luongo 21.Australia
6.8
M
George Byers 14.Scotland
6.8
64'
F
Callum Paterson 13.Scotland
6.9
F
Nathaniel Méndez-Laing 41.Guatemala
7.2
83'
Substitutes
G
Joe Wildsmith 28.England
D
Jaden Brown 3.England
D
Ciaran Brennan 34.Republic of Ireland
M
Liam Waldock 27.England
F
Saido Berahino 24.Burundi
F
Sylla Sow 40.Netherlands
6.6
78'
F
Florian Kamberi 20.Albania
6.5
83'

Sheffield Wednesday started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Darren Moore decided to play with the following team: Bailey Peacock-Farrell (6.2), Jordan Storey (6.4), Sam Hutchinson (6.4), Liam Palmer (6.7), Jack Hunt (6.5), George Byers (6.8), Massimo Luongo (6.8), Barry Bannan (7.1), Marvin Johnson (6.6), Callum Paterson (6.9) and Nathaniel Mendez-Laing (7.2).

The home team had on the bench: J. Brown, S. Berahino, J. Wildsmith, C. Brennan, Sylla Sow (6.6), L. Waldock and Florian Kamberi (6.5).

Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of F. Kamberi (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 2 changes: J. Hunt for S. Sow (78′) and N. Mendez-Laing for F. Kamberi (83′).

Best player: Nathaniel Mendez-Laing​

The most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Nathaniel Mendez-Laing.

His rating is (7.2) with 26 passes (65% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United
G
Josh Vickers 31.England
8.0
D
Richard Wood 6.England
7.1
D
Michael Ihiekwe 20.England
7.8
D
Wes Harding 2.Jamaica
6.9
M
Shane Ferguson 17.Northern Ireland
6.8
79'
M
Jamie Lindsay 16.Scotland
6.4
46'
M
Dan Barlaser 4.England
7.6
M
Ben Wiles 8.England
7.0
M
Chiedozie Ogbene 11.Republic of Ireland
7.1
F
Michael Smith 24.England
7.1
84'
F
Freddie Ladapo 10.England
7.3
87' 59'
Substitutes
G
Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden
D
Joe Mattock 3.England
6.5
87'
D
Angus MacDonald 21.England
D
Jordi Osei-Tutu 7.England
6.8
79'
D
Hakeem Odoffin 22.England
M
Oliver Rathbone 18.England
6.1
46'
F
Joshua Kayode 19.Nigeria

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

Paul Warne played with: Josh Vickers (8.0), Michael Ihiekwe (7.8), Richard Wood (7.1), Wes Harding (6.9), Daniel Barlaser (7.6), Chiedozie Ogbene (7.1), Jamie Lindsay (6.4), Ben Wiles (7.0), Shane Ferguson (6.8), Michael Smith (7.1) and Freddie Ladapo (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Joe Mattock (6.5), A. MacDonald, Jordi Osei-Tutu (6.8), H. Odoffin, Oliver Rathbone (6.1), J. Ogunfaolu-Kayode and V. Johansson.

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 3 changes: J. Lindsay for O. Rathbone (46′), S. Ferguson for J. Osei-Tutu (79′) and F. Ladapo for J. Mattock (87′).

Best player: Josh Vickers​

The most impressive player for Rotherham United was the goalkeeper: Josh Vickers. His rating is 8.00. He performed 6 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​