Sheffield Wednesday prevails over Rotherham United 1-0 with a goal scored by I. Ugbo. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTHERHAM. Sheffield Wednesday defeats Rotherham United 1-0 after I. Ugbo scored just 1 goal (66').

March 3, 2024

ROTHERHAM. Sheffield Wednesday overcomes Rotherham United 1-0 after I. Ugbo scored just 1 goal (66′).

The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 11,541 spectators. The referee was David Webb who was helped by Rob Smith and Jonathan Hunt. The 4th official was Samuel Barrott. The weather was rain and snow. The temperature was quite cold at 4.28 degrees Celsius or 39.7 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 96%.

Match Statistics

Rotherham United

0 - 1

Sheffield Wednesday

51 Ball Possession 49

Shots

7 Total 17
1 On Target 4
3 Off Target 8
4 Shots blocked 6

84 Attack 107
29 Dangerous attack 57
103 Ball safe 98

0 Penalties 0
2 Corners 10
3 Off Sides 2

Fouls

15 Total 12
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

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 51% of the time vs. Sheffield Wednesday that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sheffield Wednesday was putting more pressure with 57 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sheffield Wednesday won the match.

Rotherham United shot 7 times, 1 on target, 3 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday shot 17 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Rotherham United received 1 yellow card (Hakeem Odofin). Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday received 2 yellow cards (Ike Ugbo and Michael Smith).

Match Timeline

Hakeem Odoffin- Yellow

35'

55'

Iké Ugbo- Yellow

Jamie Lindsay- sub ->Lee Peltier

53'

63'

Michael Smith- sub ->Will Vaulks

64'

Djeidi Gassama- sub ->Ian Carlo Poveda

64'

Dominic Iorfa- sub ->Pol Valentín

66'

Iké Ugbo(goal)Dominic Iorfa

Cafú- sub ->Shane Ferguson

67'

Jordan Hugill- sub ->Tom Eaves

67'

Charlie Wyke- sub ->Sam Nombe

67'

80'

Bambo Diaby- sub ->Anthony Musaba

Arvin Appiah- sub ->Sam Clucas

81'

88'

Michael Smith- Yellow

90'

Mallik Wilks- sub ->Ike Ugbo

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Rotherham United stays with 19 points to remain in the 24th place. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday will has 35 points to hold in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Rotherham United will play away with Coventry City on the 5th of March with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Coventry City (2 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday will host Plymouth Argyle on the 5th of March with a 8-6 head to head stats in favor of Plymouth Argyle (5 draws).

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United

Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden

7.7

Hakeem Odoffin 22.England

6.7

35'

Sean Morrison 23.England

Cameron Humphreys 24.England

7.0

Lee Peltier 21.England

7.1

53'

Sam Clucas 8.England

6.7

81'

Andy Rinomhota 12.Zimbabwe

7.0

C. Tiéhi 27.Ivory Coast

7.1

Peter Kioso 40.DR Congo

7.9

Shane Ferguson 17.Northern Ireland

7.3

67'

Tom Eaves 9.England

6.6

67'

Sam Nombe 29.England

6.4

67'

Substitutes

Dillon Phillips 26.England

Femi Seriki 38.England

Cafú 7.Portugal

6.7

67'

Jamie Lindsay 16.Scotland

6.4

53'

Jordan Hugill 10.England

7.1

67'

Charlie Wyke 14.England

6.4

67'

Arvin Appiah 30.England

6.6

81'

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

The manager Leam Richardson decided to play with the following team: Sean Morrison, Viktor Johansson (7.7), Hakeem Odofin (6.7), Lee Peltier (7.1), Cameron Humphreys (7.0), Christ Tiehi (7.1), Peter Kioso (7.9), Andy Rinomhota (7.0), Sam Clucas (6.7), Shane Ferguson (7.3), Tom Eaves (6.6) and Sam Nombe (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Femi Seriki, Cafú (6.7), Jordan Hugill (7.1), Charlie Wyke (6.4), Jamie Lindsay (6.4), Dillon Phillips and Arvin Appiah (6.6).

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 5 changes: Tom Eaves for Jordan Hugill (67′), Shane Ferguson for Cafú (67′), Lee Peltier for Jamie Lindsay (53′), Sam Nombe for Charlie Wyke (67′) and Sam Clucas for Arvin Appiah (81′).

Player of the match: Peter Kioso

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Rotherham United was Peter Kioso.

His rating is 7.9 with 35 passes (72% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 12 duels out of 16. He performed 4 crosses.

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday

J. Beadle 26.England

6.7

Liam Palmer 2.Scotland

7.7

Pol Valentín 14.Spain

6.6

64'

Marvin Johnson 18.England

7.9

Michael Ihiekwe 20.England

7.5

Akin Famewo 23.England

7.3

Will Vaulks 4.Wales

7.5

63'

Barry Bannan 10.Scotland

7.8

Ian Poveda 36.England

7.1

64'

Anthony Musaba 45.Netherlands

7.0

80'

Iké Ugbo 12.Canada

6.4

90'

55'

66'

Substitutes

Cameron Dawson 1.England

Bambo Diaby 5.Spain

6.4

80'

Dominic Iorfa 6.England

7.5

64'

Reece James 33.England

Momo Diaby 44.France

Mallik Wilks 7.England

90'

Michael Smith 24.England

6.4

63'

88'

Djeidi Gassama 41.France

6.7

64'

B. Cadamarteri 42.England

Sheffield Wednesday started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).

Danny Röhl played with: James Beadle (6.7), Pol Valentín (6.6), Liam Palmer (7.7), Michael Ihiekwe (7.5), Akin Famewo (7.3), Marvin Johnson (7.9), Ian Carlo Poveda (7.1), Barry Bannan (7.8), Will Vaulks (7.5), Anthony Musaba (7.0), Ike Ugbo (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Bambo Diaby (6.4), Cameron Dawson, Dominic Iorfa (7.5), Mallik Wilks, Michael Smith (6.4), Reece James, Djeidi Gassama (6.7), Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri and Momo Diaby.

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Anthony Musaba for Bambo Diaby (80′), Will Vaulks for Michael Smith (63′), Ian Carlo Poveda for Djeidi Gassama (64′), Pol Valentín for Dominic Iorfa (64′) and Ike Ugbo for Mallik Wilks (90′).