ROTHERHAM. Watford overcomes Rotherham United 1-0 after Y. Asprilla scored just 1 goal (58′).

The match was played at the New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 10,143 spectators.​ The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the collaboration of Daniel Leach and Alistair Nelson. The 4th official was Scott Oldham. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.62 degrees Celsius or 54.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Rotherham United was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Watford that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rotherham United was more aggressive with 54 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Watford was able to find the solution to win this match.​

Rotherham United shot 19 times, 1 on target, 11 off target. On the other side, Watford shot 8 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards (Sebastian Revan and Andy Rinomhota). Regarding the opposition, Watford received 1 yellow card (Ben Hamer).

Standings

After this match, Rotherham United stays with 19 points to remain in the 24th place. Talking about the opposition, Watford will has 44 points like Bristol City and Middlesbrough to remain in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Rotherham United will play away against Ipswich Town on the 20th of February with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Rotherham United (2 draws).

Watford will host Huddersfield Town on the 24th of February with a 8-6 head to head statistic in favor of Watford (1 draw).

Rotherham United – Formation

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 (6.3), Hakeem Odofin (7.9), Sean Morrison (7.8), Cameron Humphreys (7.0), Peter Kioso (7.0), Andy Rinomhota (7.9), Christ Tiehi (7.0), Sebastian Revan (6.7), Oliver Rathbone (7.1), Charlie Wyke (7.1) and Sam Nombe (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Sam Clucas (7.9), Lee Peltier, Cafú (6.8), Tom Eaves (6.4), Jordan Hugill (6.7), Jamie Lindsay, Shane Ferguson (6.7), Dillon Phillips and Femi Seriki.

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 5 changes: Christ Tiehi for Sam Clucas (68′), Charlie Wyke for Jordan Hugill (68′), Sam Nombe for Tom Eaves (69′), Cameron Humphreys for Cafú (79′) and Peter Kioso for Shane Ferguson (79′).

Player of the match: Andy Rinomhota​

The most impressive player for Rotherham United was Andy Rinomhota.

His rating is 7.9 with 38 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 15.

Watford – Formation

Watford started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Valérien Ismaël played with: Ben Hamer (7.1), Tom Dele-Bashiru (7.3), Matthew Pollock (7.9), Wesley Hoedt (8.1), Jamal Lewis (7.0), Francisco Sierralta (6.6), Yaser Asprilla (7.7), Edo Kayembe (6.8), Ismaël Koné (6.4), Ken Sema (6.3) and Mileta Rajovic (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jake Livermore (6.7), Giorgi Chakvetadze (6.7), Matheus Martins, Horacio Barrenechea, Thomas Ince (7.0), Emmanuel Dennis (6.6), James Morris, Ryan Andrews (6.4) and Jack Grieves.

Substitutions

Watford made 5 changes: Ismaël Koné for Giorgi Chakvetadze (55′), Edo Kayembe for Thomas Ince (55′), Ken Sema for Jake Livermore (76′), Yaser Asprilla for Ryan Andrews (85′) and Jamal Lewis for Emmanuel Dennis (86′).

Player of the match: Wesley Hoedt​

The most impressive player for Watford was Wesley Hoedt even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is 8.1 with 63 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

• Swansea City – Ipswich Town – 1-2
• Stoke City – Coventry City – 0-1
• Rotherham United – Watford – 0-1
• Preston North End – Blackburn Rovers – 2-2
• Plymouth Argyle – Leeds United – 0-2
• Norwich City – Cardiff City – 4-1
• Millwall – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
• Leicester City – Middlesbrough – 1-2
• Huddersfield Town – Hull City – 1-2
• Bristol City – Queens Park Rangers – 0-1
• Birmingham City – Sunderland – 2-1