Ipswich Town prevails over Rotherham United 4-3. HIGHLIGHTS

IPSWICH. Ipswich Town had a narrow win over Rotherham United.

By
Mark Hall
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Ipswich Town prevails over Rotherham United 4-3. HIGHLIGHTS

IPSWICH. Ipswich Town had a narrow win over Rotherham United.

The match was played at the Portman Road Stadium stadium in Ipswich on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 28,026 spectators.​ The referee was Keith Stroud with the help of Andrew Fox and James Wilson. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.7 degrees Celsius or 51.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Ipswich Town

4 - 3

Team 1

Rotherham United

  • 46 Ball Possession 54
Shots
  • 11 Total 13
  • 7 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 4
  • 67 Attack 136
  • 20 Dangerous attack 45
  • 78 Ball safe 65
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 2 Corners 6
  • 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 16 Total 16
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Ipswich Town was in possession of the ball for 46% of the time vs. Rotherham United that controlled the ball for 54% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rotherham United was putting more pressure with 45 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, Ipswich Town managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Ipswich Town shot 11 times, 7 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Rotherham United shot 13 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Ipswich Town received 1 yellow card (Axel Tuanzebe). Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards (Lee Peltier and Hakeem Odofin).

Match Timeline

2'
Tom Eaves(goal)Sam Clucas
8'
Hakeem Odoffin- Yellow
Wes Burns(goal)Sam Morsy
9'
Kieffer Moore(goal)Wes Burns
14'
Wes Burns(goal)
29'
36'
Femi Seriki- sub ->Oliver Rathbone
Nathan Broadhead- sub ->Jeremy Sarmiento
46'
60'
Hakeem Odoffin(goal)
62'
Lee Peltier- Yellow
72'
Cameron Humphreys- sub ->Lee Peltier
Omari Hutchinson- sub ->Conor Chaplin
72'
Massimo Luongo- sub ->Lewis Travis
72'
72'
Sam Nombe- sub ->Jordan Hugill
Axel Tuanzebe- sub ->Harry Clarke
75'
Ali Al-Hamadi- sub ->Kieffer Moore
80'
86'
Cafú- sub ->Andy Rinomhota
86'
Charlie Wyke- sub ->Tom Eaves
Kayden Jackson- sub ->Wes Burns
88'
90'
Cafú(penalty)
Omari Hutchinson(goal)Kayden Jackson
90'
Axel Tuanzebe- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
94
44
Leeds United
90
45
Ipswich Town
90
44
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
44
Preston North End
63
44
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this contest, Ipswich Town has 69 points like Leeds United to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Rotherham United will stays with 19 points to hold in the 24th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Ipswich Town will host Birmingham City on the 24th of February with a 6-6 head to head stats.

Rotherham United will play away against Queens Park Rangers on the 24th of February with a 4-4 head to head stats.

Ipswich Town – Formation

Ipswich Town
G
Vaclav Hladky 31.Czech Republic
6.6
D
Harry Clarke 2.England
6.4
75'
D
Leif Davis 3.England
7.1
D
Luke Woolfenden 6.England
6.6
D
Cameron Burgess 15.Australia
6.8
M
Samy Morsy  5.Egypt
7.0
M
Conor Chaplin 10.England
7.1
72'
M
Wes Burns 7.Wales
8.2
88' Goals9', 29'
M
Jeremy Sarmiento 21.Ecuador
6.4
46'
M
Lewis Travis 28.England
7.0
72'
F
Kieffer Moore 24.Wales
7.7
80' Goals14'
Substitutes
G
Christian Walton 1.England
D
Axel Tuanzebe 40.England
6.7
75' 90'
M
Omari Hutchinson 20.Jamaica
7.1
72' Goals90'
M
Massimo Luongo 25.Australia
6.6
72'
M
Marcus Harness 11.England
M
Cameron Humphreys 30.England
F
Nathan Broadhead 33.Wales
6.8
46'
F
Ali Al-Hamadi 16.Iraq
6.3
80'
F
Kayden Jackson 19.England
6.6
88'

Ipswich Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Kieran McKenna decided to play with the following team: Václav Hladký (6.6), Harry Clarke (6.4), Luke Woolfenden (6.6), Cameron Burgess (6.8), Leif Davis (7.1), Lewis Travis (7.0), Sam Morsy (7.0), Wes Burns (8.2), Conor Chaplin (7.1), Jeremy Sarmiento (6.4) and Kieffer Moore (7.7).

The home team had on the bench: Omari Giraud-Hutchinson (7.1), Massimo Luongo (6.6), Nathan Broadhead (6.8), Christian Walton, Marcus Harness, Ali Al-Hamadi (6.3), Kayden Jackson (6.6), Cameron Humphreys and Axel Tuanzebe (6.7).

Ipswich Town could not rely on the presence of Axel Tuanzebe (injured).

Substitutions

Ipswich Town made 6 changes: Wes Burns for Kayden Jackson (88′), Jeremy Sarmiento for Nathan Broadhead (46′), Lewis Travis for Massimo Luongo (73′), Conor Chaplin for Omari Giraud-Hutchinson (72′), Harry Clarke for Axel Tuanzebe (75′) and Kieffer Moore for Ali Al-Hamadi (80′).

Player of the match: Wes Burns​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ipswich Town was Wes Burns.

His rating is 8.2 with 2 goals, 14 passes (43% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 10. He performed 3 crosses.

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United
G
Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden
6.4
D
Hakeem Odoffin 22.England
7.5
8' Goals60'
D
Sean Morrison 23.England
6.3
D
Sebastian Revan 28.England
D
Lee Peltier 21.England
6.3
72' 62'
M
Andy Rinomhota 12.Zimbabwe
7.0
86'
M
Oliver Rathbone 18.England
6.6
36'
M
C. Tiéhi 27.Ivory Coast
6.7
M
Peter Kioso 40.DR Congo
7.5
M
Sam Clucas 8.England
8.2
F
Tom Eaves 9.England
7.5
86' Goals2'
F
Jordan Hugill 10.England
6.3
72'
Substitutes
G
Dillon Phillips 26.England
D
Cameron Humphreys 24.England
6.6
72'
D
Femi Seriki 38.England
6.3
36'
M
Cafú 7.Portugal
7.1
86' Goals90'
M
Jamie Lindsay 16.Scotland
M
Shane Ferguson 17.Northern Ireland
F
Charlie Wyke 14.England
6.4
86'
F
Sam Nombe 29.England
6.7
72'
F
Arvin Appiah 30.England

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

Leam Richardson played with: Sebastian Revan, Viktor Johansson (6.4), Hakeem Odofin (7.5), Sean Morrison (6.3), Lee Peltier (6.3), Christ Tiehi (6.7), Peter Kioso (7.5), Oliver Rathbone (6.6), Andy Rinomhota (7.0), Sam Clucas (8.2) and Jordan Hugill (6.3), Tom Eaves (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Charlie Wyke (6.4), Cameron Humphreys (6.6), Sam Nombe (6.7), Cafú (7.1), Jamie Lindsay, Shane Ferguson, Dillon Phillips, Arvin Appiah and Femi Seriki (6.3).

Rotherham United could not rely on the presence of Femi Seriki (injured).

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 5 changes: Oliver Rathbone for Femi Seriki (36′), Tom Eaves for Charlie Wyke (86′), Andy Rinomhota for Cafú (86′), Lee Peltier for Cameron Humphreys (72′) and Jordan Hugill for Sam Nombe (72′).

Player of the match: Sam Clucas​

The most impressive player for Rotherham United was Sam Clucas.

His rating is 8.2 with 38 passes (82% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 14 crosses.

Results of the day

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