WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion had a surprising win over Rotherham United with a 2-0 win with a goal from B. Thomas-Asante (23′) and a penalty scored by J. Swift (45′). West Bromwich Albion was definitely better in terms of ball possession (68%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Wednesday and it started at 8:00 pm local time. In front of 22,331 spectators. The referee was Geoff Eltringham assisted by George Byrne and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.42 degrees Celsius or 47.16 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 89%.
Match Statistics
- ! 68 Ball Possession 32
Shots
- 11 Total 12
- 4 On Target 1
- 6 Off Target 6
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 121 Attack 88
- 43 Dangerous attack 37
- 100 Ball safe 80
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 4 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 6
Ball possession
West Bromwich Albion was in firm control of the ball 68% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 32% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
West Bromwich Albion was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why West Bromwich Albion won the match.
West Bromwich Albion shot 11 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Rotherham United shot 12 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
West Bromwich Albion didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United received 1 yellow card (Andy Rinomhota).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, West Bromwich Albion has 72 points to hold in the 5th place. Regarding the opposition, Rotherham United will stays with 23 points to sit in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will host Sunderland on the 13th of April with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of West Bromwich Albion (6 draws).
Rotherham United will play away against Swansea City on the 13th of April with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (4 draws).
West Bromwich Albion – Formation
West Bromwich Albion
64'
45'
West Bromwich Albion started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Jed Wallace, Alex Palmer , Darnell Furlong , Kyle Bartley , Cédric Kipré , Adam Reach , Yann M’Vila , Okay Yokuşlu , T. Fellows , John Swift , Mikey Johnston and Brandon Thomas-Asante .
The home team had on the bench: Conor Townsend, G. Diangana , Alex Mowatt, Semi Ajayi , Josh Maja , M. Phillips , N. Chalobah , Andreas Weimann and Joshua Griffiths.
Substitutions
West Bromwich Albion made 5 changes: Cédric Kipré for Semi Ajayi (64′), Okay Yokuşlu for N. Chalobah (64′), Mikey Johnston for G. Diangana (64′), T. Fellows for M. Phillips (75′) and Brandon Thomas-Asante for Josh Maja (83′).
Player of the match: Adam Reach
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Adam Reach even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 58 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 11. He performed 3 crosses.
Rotherham United – Formation
Rotherham United
87'
Rotherham United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Leam Richardson played with: Viktor Johansson , Sebastian Revan , Hakeem Odoffin , Lee Peltier , Cameron Humphreys , Cohen Bramall , Oliver Rathbone , Andy Rinomhota , Sam Clucas , Cafú , Sam Nombe .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Tom Eaves , Charlie Wyke, Shane Ferguson , Dillon Phillips, Arvin Appiah , Femi Seriki and B. Hatton.
Substitutions
Rotherham United made 4 changes: Sam Clucas for Arvin Appiah (80′), Sam Nombe for Tom Eaves (83′), Cohen Bramall for Femi Seriki (80′) and Lee Peltier for Shane Ferguson (81′).
Player of the match: Andy Rinomhota
The player that probably impressed the most for Rotherham United was Andy Rinomhota.
His rating is with 28 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Rotherham United – 2-0
- Swansea City – Stoke City – 3-0
- Ipswich Town – Watford – 0-0
- Hull City – Middlesbrough – 2-2
- Bristol City – Blackburn Rovers – 5-0
- Birmingham City – Cardiff City – 0-1
