Rotherham United demolishes Cardiff City 5-2 with a superb match. HIGHLIGHTS

ROTHERHAM. Rotherham United crushes Cardiff City 5-2 with goals of

May 5, 2024

ROTHERHAM. Rotherham United crushes Cardiff City 5-2 with goals of Jordan Hugill (25′), Tom Eaves (45′), Tom Eaves (57′ pen), Sam Nombe (63′) and Jordan Hugill (69′). On the other side, Cardiff City scored with N. Phillips (38′), O. Tanner (47′). Cardiff City was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (67%).

The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 10,547 spectators. The referee was Andy Davies who was helped by Graham Kane and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Thomas Parsons. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 13.61 degrees Celsius or 56.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.

Match Statistics

Rotherham United

5 - 2

Cardiff City

! 33 Ball Possession 67

Shots

16 Total 20
7 On Target 5
5 Off Target 6
4 Shots blocked 9

83 Attack 85
30 Dangerous attack 50
73 Ball safe 85

1 Penalties 0
4 Corners 6

Fouls

9 Total 5
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Cardiff City was in firm control of the ball 67% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 33% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cardiff City was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 5 were on target. Notwithstanding, Rotherham United managed to find the solution to win this match.

Rotherham United shot 16 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Cardiff City shot 20 times, 5 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Rotherham United received 1 yellow card (Arvin Appiah). On the opposite side, Cardiff City didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

Jordan Hugill(goal)Cohen Bramall

25'

38'

N. Phillips(goal)O. Tanner

Tom Eaves(goal)Cohen Bramall

45'

47'

O. Tanner(goal)C. Ashford

Tom Eaves(penalty)

57'

58'

Arvin Appiah- Yellow

60'

Sam Nombe(goal)Lee Peltier

63'

Jordan Hugill(goal)

69'

Grant Hall- sub ->Lee Peltier

76'

Femi Seriki- sub ->Arvin Appiah

76'

77'

Callum O'Dowda- sub ->O. Tanner

85'

89'

M. McGuinness- sub ->N. Phillips

Viktor Johansson- sub ->Dillon Phillips

90'

Shane Ferguson- sub ->Sebastian Revan

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Rotherham United has 27 points to remain in the 24th place. Talking about the opposition, Cardiff City will stays with 62 points like Bristol City to remain in the 12th place.

Next matches

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United

Dillon Phillips 26.England

7.0

90'

Cohen Bramall 3.England

8.2

Lee Peltier 21.England

6.7

76'

Cameron Humphreys 24.England

7.3

Sebastian Revan 28.England

6.4

90'

Jordan Hugill 10.England

8.5

25', 69'

Andy Rinomhota 12.Zimbabwe

Oliver Rathbone 18.England

7.1

Hakeem Odoffin 22.England

7.7

Arvin Appiah 30.England

6.4

76'

60'

Sam Nombe 29.England

6.7

90'

63'

Tom Eaves 9.England

8.7

45', 57'

Substitutes

Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden

90'

Grant Hall 20.England

6.8

76'

Femi Seriki 38.England

7.7

76'

Shane Ferguson 17.Northern Ireland

90'

Rotherham United started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).

The manager Steve Evans decided to play with the following team: Andy Rinomhota, Dillon Phillips (7.0), Sebastian Revan (6.4), Lee Peltier (6.7), Cameron Humphreys (7.3), Cohen Bramall (8.2), Sam Nombe (6.7), Hakeem Odoffin (7.7), Oliver Rathbone (7.1), Arvin Appiah (6.4), Jordan Hugill (8.5) and Tom Eaves (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Viktor Johansson, Shane Ferguson, Grant Hall (6.8), Femi Seriki (7.7) and B. Hatton.

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 4 changes: Lee Peltier for Grant Hall (76′), Arvin Appiah for Femi Seriki (76′), Sebastian Revan for Viktor Johansson (90′) and Dillon Phillips for Shane Ferguson (90′).

Player of the match: Tom Eaves

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rotherham United was Tom Eaves.

His rating is 8.7 with 2 goals, 12 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City

Ethan Horvath 1.United States

6.0

M. Romeo 2.Antigua and Barbuda

6.4

58'

D. Goutas 4.Greece

6.1

N. Phillips 12.England

7.0

89'

38'

O. Tanner 32.England

8.1

77'

47'

R. Wintle 6.England

7.3

C. Ashford 45.Wales

7.3

J. Ralls 8.England

J. Bowler 14.England

6.6

D. Turnbull 15.Scotland

6.7

77'

Manolis Siopis 23.Greece

7.3

85'

F. Diédhiou 20.Senegal

6.7

Substitutes

M. Turner 41.Wales

M. McGuinness 5.Republic of Ireland

89'

Callum O'Dowda 11.Republic of Ireland

6.7

77'

R. Sawyers 19.Saint Kitts and Nevis

R. Colwill 27.Wales

6.6

77'

J. Colwill 34.Wales

6.4

85'

R. Conte 36.England

6.7

58'

C. Antwi 48.England

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

Erol Bulut played with: J. Ralls, Cian Ashford, Ethan Horvath (6.0), M. Romeo (6.4), N. Phillips (7.0), D. Goutas (6.1), O. Tanner (8.1), Manolis Siopis (7.3), R. Wintle (7.3), J. Bowler (6.6), D. Turnbull (6.7) and C. Ashford (7.3), F. Diédhiou (6.7).

These were the players on the bench: M. McGuinness, Callum O’Dowda (6.7), R. Sawyers, R. Colwill (6.6), J. Colwill (6.4), R. Conte (6.7), M. Turner, C. Antwi and D. Mafico.

Cardiff City could not rely on the presence of M. McGuinness (injured).

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 5 changes: M. Romeo for R. Conte (58′), D. Turnbull for R. Colwill (77′), O. Tanner for Callum O’Dowda (77′), N. Phillips for M. McGuinness (89′) and Manolis Siopis for J. Colwill (85′).