BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers was eventually too good for Rotherham United with the goal of B. Brereton Diaz (21′ pen), B. Brereton Diaz (63′) and S. Szmodics (75′).

The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Langford assisted by Adam Crysell and Philip Dermott. The 4th official was Peter Wright. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.7 degrees Celsius or 56.64 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 70%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Blackburn Rovers had a superior ball possession 55% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackburn Rovers was more aggressive with 41 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Blackburn Rovers won the match​.

Blackburn Rovers shot 19 times, 5 on target, 14 off target. Talking about the opposition, Rotherham United shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Blackburn Rovers didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards (G. Hall, O. Rathbone and D. Barlaser).

Standings

After this match, Blackburn Rovers will have 21 points like Swansea City to sit in the 7th place. On the opposite side, Rotherham United will stay with 15 points like Bristol City and Blackpool to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will play away with Coventry City on the 1st of November with a 2-2 head to head record.

Rotherham United will play away agasint Burnley on the 2nd of November with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Burnley (0 draws).

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Jon Dahl Tomasson decided to play with the following team: Thomas Kaminski (7.4), Dominic Hyam (6.9), Daniel Ayala (6.6), Scott Wharton (7.6), Ryan Hedges (6.8), Lewis Travis (7.0), Tyler Morton (8.1), Harry Pickering (6.9), Sammie Szmodics (7.8), Sam Gallagher (6.1) and Ben Brereton Díaz (8.3).

The home team had on the bench: Aynsley Pears, Callum Brittain, Bradley Dack, Clinton Mola, Adam Wharton, Tyrhys Dolan and George Hirst.

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 5 changes: B. Brereton Diaz for T. Dolan (73′), S. Gallagher for G. Hirst (80′), H. Pickering for C. Mola (80′), S. Szmodics for B. Dack (87′) and T. Morton for A. Wharton (87′).

Best player: Ben Brereton Díaz​

The most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Ben Brereton Díaz.

His rating is (8.3) with 1 goal, 26 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 2 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.

Rotherham United – Formation

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

Matthew Taylor played with: Viktor Johansson (6.3), Wes Harding (6.6), Grant Hall (5.8), Lee Peltier (6.6), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (6.5), Ben Wiles (6.2), Daniel Barlaser (6.9), Oliver Rathbone (6.8), Cohen Bramall (6.6), Tom Eaves (6.2) and Chiedozie Ogbene (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Cameron Humphreys (6.4), Shane Ferguson, Conor Washington, Jamie McCart, Josh Vickers, Jamie Lindsay and Georgie Kelly.

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 4 changes: B. Norton-Cuffy for C. Humphreys (70′), T. Eaves for C. Washington (71′), L. Peltier for S. Ferguson (76′) and O. Rathbone for J. Lindsay (80′).

Best player: Daniel Barlaser​

The player that probably impressed the most for Rotherham United was Daniel Barlaser.

His rating is (6.9) with 62 passes (91% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 2 duels out of 3. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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

• Wigan Athletic – Cardiff City – 1-3
• West Bromwich Albion – Luton Town – 0-0
• Swansea City – Sunderland – 2-1
• Stoke City – Sheffield United – 3-1
• Norwich City – Preston North End – 2-3
• Millwall – Middlesbrough – 2-0
• Coventry City – Burnley – 0-1
• Blackpool – Watford – 3-1
• Blackburn Rovers – Rotherham United – 3-0
• Birmingham City – Bristol City – 3-0