ROTHERHAM. Rotherham United destroys Reading 4-0 with goals of R. Wood (7′), C. Washington (15′), J. Lindsay (18′) and C. Ogbene (45′).
The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Steve Martin who had the assistance of Craig Taylor and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was Marc Edwards. The weather was clear. The temperature was extremely hot at 30.6 degrees Celsius or 87.1 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 38%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 11 Total 12
- 4 On Target 5
- 7 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 83 Attack 95
- 40 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
Fouls
- 5 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 2
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 48% of the time vs. Reading that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Reading was more pushing with 46 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. Even so, Rotherham United was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Rotherham United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Reading shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Rotherham United didn’t receive any yellow card. Talking about the opposition, Reading received 2 yellow cards (A. Yiadom and S. Long).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Rotherham United has 1 points to occupy the 18th place in the table. Regarding the opposition, Reading stays with 3 points (11th).
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Rotherham United will host Norwich City on the 5th of November with a 7-1 head to head stats in favor of Norwich City (2 draws).
Reading will host Preston North End on the 5th of November with a 13-6 head to head record in favor of Reading (3 draws).
Rotherham United – Formation
Rotherham United started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
The manager Paul Warne decided to play with the following team: Viktor Johansson , Grant Hall , Richard Wood , Cameron Humphreys , Daniel Barlaser , Wes Harding , Jamie Lindsay , Ben Wiles , Shane Ferguson , Conor Washington and Chiedozie Ogbene .
The home team had on the bench: Georgie Kelly , Cohen Bramall , Lee Peltier , Oliver Rathbone , Josh Vickers, Scott High and Jamie McCart.
Substitutions
Rotherham United made 5 changes: J. Lindsay for O. Rathbone (60′), D. Barlaser for S. High (60′), C. Washington for G. Kelly (60′), G. Hall for L. Peltier (68′) and S. Ferguson for C. Bramall (74′).
Best player: Viktor Johansson
The most impressive player for Rotherham United was the goalkeeper: Viktor Johansson. His rating is 8.51. He performed 6 saves.
Reading – Formation
Reading started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
Paul Ince played with: Joe Lumley , Junior Hoilett , Andy Yiadom , Thomas Holmes , Tom McIntyre , Nesta Guinness-Walker , Thomas Ince , Tyrese Fornah , Mamadou Loum , Jeff Hendrick and Shane Long .
The following players were sitting on the bench: John Clarke, Louie Holzman, Dean Bouzanis, Michael Craig, Mamadi Camara , Kelvin Abrefa and Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.
Substitutions
Reading made 2 changes: J. Hendrick for M. Camara (73′) and J. Hoilett for K. Ehibhatiomhan (87′).
Best player: Junior Hoilett
The player that probably impressed the most for Reading was Junior Hoilett.
His rating is with 26 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 6 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Wigan Athletic – Bristol City – 1-1
- Sunderland – Queens Park Rangers – 2-2
- Rotherham United – Reading – 4-0
- Millwall – Coventry City – 3-2
- Luton Town – Preston North End – 0-1
- Hull City – Norwich City – 2-1
- Huddersfield Town – Stoke City – 3-1
- Cardiff City – Birmingham City – 1-0
- Blackpool – Swansea City – 0-1