ROTHERHAM. Hull City managed to reverse the score against Rotherham United to win 2-1. It was Rotherham United to strike first with an early goal of Christ Tiehi at the 4′. Then it was an own goal in the 71′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Noah Ohio gave the win to Hull City in the 75′ minute. Hull City capitalized on its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 10,668 spectators.​ The referee was Leigh Doughty with the support of Nigel Lugg and Rob Smith. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.86 degrees Celsius or 47.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Rotherham United

1 - 2

Hull City

  • 40 Ball Possession 60
Shots
  • 11 Total 20
  • 6 On Target 8
  • 5 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 4
  • 105 Attack 109
  • 48 Dangerous attack 70
  • 71 Ball safe 74
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 9
  • 2 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 13 Total 6
  • 2 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Hull City was in firm control of the ball 60% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Hull City was more aggressive with 70 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hull City won the encounter.​

Rotherham United shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Hull City shot 20 times, 8 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards (Sebastian Revan and Sebastian Revan). Talking about the opposition, Hull City received 1 yellow card (Jaden Philogene-Bidace).

Match Timeline

C. Tiéhi(goal)
4'
30'
J. Philogene- Yellow
Sean Morrison- sub ->Lee Peltier
67'
67'
N. Ohio- sub ->Anass Zaroury
68'
Ozan Tufan- sub ->Regan Slater
Cameron Humphreys(own-goal)
71'
75'
N. Ohio(goal)
Tom Eaves- sub ->Charlie Wyke
74'
Andy Rinomhota- sub ->Christ Tiehi
74'
Arvin Appiah- sub ->Cameron Humphreys
81'
Cafú- sub ->Oliver Rathbone
81'
83'
Greg Docherty- sub ->Billy Sharp
84'
Sebastian Revan- Yellow
89'
Sebastian Revan- Yellow
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After this encounter, Rotherham United stays with 19 points to remain in the 24th place. Talking about the opposition, Hull City will has 48 points like Coventry City, Norwich City and Preston North End to sit in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, 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).

Hull City will play away against Southampton on the 27th of January with a 9-2 head to head stats in favor of Southampton (4 draws).

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United
G
Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden
8.1
D
Cameron Humphreys 24.England
6.3
81'
D
Lee Peltier 21.England
6.8
67'
D
Hakeem Odoffin 22.England
7.1
D
Sebastian Revan 28.England
8.2
89'
D
Peter Kioso 40.DR Congo
7.0
M
Oliver Rathbone 18.England
6.6
81'
M
Sam Nombe 29.England
7.0
M
Sam Clucas 8.England
7.0
M
C. Tiéhi 27.Ivory Coast
7.3
74' 4'
F
Charlie Wyke 14.England
7.1
74'
Substitutes
G
Dillon Phillips 26.England
D
Femi Seriki 38.England
D
Sean Morrison 23.England
6.3
67'
M
Andy Rinomhota 12.Zimbabwe
6.4
74'
M
Cafú 7.Portugal
6.7
81'
M
Jamie Lindsay 16.Scotland
F
Tom Eaves 9.England
6.4
74'
F
Arvin Appiah 30.England
6.7
81'
F
Jordan Hugill 10.England

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 (8.1), Peter Kioso (7.0), Hakeem Odofin (7.1), Lee Peltier (6.8), Cameron Humphreys (6.3), Sebastian Revan (8.2), Christ Tiehi (7.3), Sam Clucas (7.0), Oliver Rathbone (6.6), Charlie Wyke (7.1) and Sam Nombe (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Cafú (6.7), Jordan Hugill, Jamie Lindsay, Sean Morrison (6.3), Tom Eaves (6.4), Andy Rinomhota (6.4), Dillon Phillips, Arvin Appiah (6.7) and Femi Seriki.

Rotherham United could not rely on the presence of Cafú (injured) and Andy Rinomhota (injured).

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 5 changes: Lee Peltier for Sean Morrison (67′), Cameron Humphreys for Arvin Appiah (81′), Oliver Rathbone for Cafú (81′), Charlie Wyke for Tom Eaves (74′) and Christ Tiehi for Andy Rinomhota (74′).

Player of the match: Sebastian Revan​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rotherham United was Sebastian Revan.

His rating is 8.2 with 25 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 14 duels out of 20. He performed 3 crosses.

Hull City – Formation

Hull City
G
Ryan Allsop 17.England
7.9
D
Lewie Coyle 2.England
7.0
D
Ryan Giles 3.England
6.7
D
Jacob Greaves 4.England
7.0
D
Alfie Jones 5.England
6.7
M
T. Morton 15.England
7.1
M
J. Philogene 23.England
8.2
30'
M
Regan Slater 27.England
7.3
68'
M
Fábio Carvalho 45.Portugal
7.3
84'
M
Anass Zaroury 47.Morocco
8.4
67'
F
Patrick McCarthy 12.England
6.3
83'
Substitutes
G
Ivor Pandur 30.Croatia
D
Sean McLoughlin 6.Republic of Ireland
D
M. Jacob 29.England
6.6
84'
M
Greg Docherty 8.Scotland
6.3
83'
M
Adama Traoré 10.Mali
M
Abdülkadir Ömür 50.Turkey
M
Ozan Tufan 7.Turkey
6.8
68'
F
N. Ohio 9.Netherlands
7.3
67' 75'
F
Aaron Connolly 44.Republic of Ireland

Hull City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Liam Rosenior played with: Ryan Allsop (7.9), Lewie Coyle (7.0), Alfie Jones (6.7), Jacob Greaves (7.0), Ryan Giles (6.7), Tyler Morton (7.1), Regan Slater (7.3), Jaden Philogene-Bidace (8.2), Fabio Carvalho (7.3), Anass Zaroury (8.4) and Billy Sharp (6.3).

These were the players on the bench: Ozan Tufan (6.8), Sean McLoughlin, Greg Docherty (6.3), Noah Ohio (7.3), Adama Traoré, Matty Jacob (6.6), Ivor Pandur, Aaron Connolly and Abdülkadir Ömür.

Substitutions

Hull City made 4 changes: Anass Zaroury for Noah Ohio (67′), Regan Slater for Ozan Tufan (68′), Billy Sharp for Greg Docherty (83′) and Fabio Carvalho for Matty Jacob (84′).

Player of the match: Anass Zaroury​

The most impressive player for Hull City was Anass Zaroury even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is 8.4 with 29 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 10. He performed 12 crosses.

Results of the day

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