ROTHERHAM. Rotherham United overcame Huddersfield Town to win 2-1. It was Rotherham United to strike first with a goal of C. Washington at the 26′. Then it was a goal in the 30′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, G. Kelly gave the win to Rotherham United in the 62′ minute with a goal.

The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Jeremy Simpson with the assistance of Nigel Lugg and Lee Venamore. The 4th official was Oliver Langford. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 14.7 degrees Celsius or 58.37 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.​

Match Statistics​

Rotherham United

2 - 1

Huddersfield Town

  • 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
  • 10 Total 7
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 6 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 0
  • 109 Attack 82
  • 54 Dangerous attack 24
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 3
  • 3 Off Sides 3
Fouls
  • 12 Total 12
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 4

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 49% of the time vs. Huddersfield Town that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Rotherham United was putting more pressure with 54 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Rotherham United won the match​.

Rotherham United shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town shot 7 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards (O. Rathbone, W. Harding and G. Hall). Talking about the opposition, Huddersfield Town received 2 yellow cards (D. Holmes and Y. Nakayama).

Match Timeline

26'
30'
Daniel Ward(goal)
Oliver Rathbone- Yellow
43'
59'
60'
62'
Cameron Humphreys- sub ->L. Peltier
66'
Cohen Bramall- sub ->S. Ferguson
66'
67'
67'
Jack Rudoni- sub ->D. Ward
67'
74'
Y. Nakayama- Yellow
84'
Charles Ondo- sub ->D. Kasumu
89'
Hakeem Odoffin- sub ->C. Washington
90'
Grant Hall- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

After playing this match, Rotherham United will have 18 points like Bristol City and Cardiff City to remain in the 15th place. Regarding the opposition, Huddersfield Town will stay with 11 points to remain in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Rotherham United will play away with Burnley on the 2nd of November with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Burnley (0 draws).

Huddersfield Town will host Sunderland on the 2nd of November with a 0-0 head to head.

Rotherham United – Formation

Rotherham United
G
Viktor Johansson 1.Sweden
6.5
D
Lee Peltier 21.England
6.1
66'
D
Richard Wood 6.England
6.8
D
Grant Hall 20.England
6.7
90'
M
Wes Harding 2.Jamaica
6.6
89'
M
Shane Ferguson 17.Northern Ireland
7.4
66'
M
Dan Barlaser 4.England
7.8
M
Oliver Rathbone 18.England
6.4
43'
M
Ben Wiles 8.England
6.5
F
Tom Eaves 9.England
6.6
59'
F
Conor Washington 14.Northern Ireland
7.1
90' 26'
Substitutes
G
Josh Vickers 31.England
D
Hakeem Odoffin 22.England
90'
D
Cameron Humphreys 24.England
6.6
66'
D
Cohen Bramall 3.England
6.2
66'
D
Jamie McCart 5.Scotland
D
B. Norton-Cuffy 10.England
F
Georgie Kelly 12.Northern Ireland
7.8
59' 62'

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

The manager Matthew Taylor decided to play with the following team: Viktor Johansson (6.5), Grant Hall (6.7), Richard Wood (6.8), Lee Peltier (6.1), Daniel Barlaser (7.8), Wes Harding (6.6), Ben Wiles (6.5), Oliver Rathbone (6.4), Shane Ferguson (7.4), Tom Eaves (6.5) and Conor Washington (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Hakeem Odofin, Cameron Humphreys (6.6), Josh Vickers, Georgie Kelly (7.7), Cohen Bramall (6.2), Jamie McCart and Brooke Norton-Cuffy.

Substitutions

Rotherham United made 4 changes: T. Eaves for G. Kelly (59′), L. Peltier for C. Humphreys (66′), S. Ferguson for C. Bramall (66′) and C. Washington for H. Odoffin (90′).

Best player: Daniel Barlaser​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Rotherham United was Daniel Barlaser even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.8) with 41 passes (75% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9. He performed 6 crosses.

Huddersfield Town – Formation

Huddersfield Town
G
Lee Nicholls 21.England
6.6
D
T. Lees 32.England
6.5
D
Michał Helik 39.Poland
6.9
D
Y. Nakayama 33.Japan
7.0
74'
M
B. Jackson 30.England
6.3
67'
M
David Kasumu 18.England
6.1
84'
M
Sorba Thomas 7.Wales
6.6
M
É. Camara 24.France
6.2
F
Duane Holmes 19.United States
6.8
67' 60'
F
Jordan Rhodes 9.Scotland
6.4
F
Daniel Ward 25.England
7.1
67' 30'
Substitutes
G
N. Bilokapić 41.Australia
D
O. Turton 2.England
D
Brodie Spencer 34.Northern Ireland
D
Charles Ondo 45.Equatorial Guinea
84'
M
Aaron Rowe 20.England
6.6
67'
M
Connor Mahoney 11.England
6.6
67'
M
Jack Rudoni 22.England
6.4
67'

Huddersfield Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

Danny Schofield played with: Lee Nicholls (6.6), Tom Lees (6.5), Michał Helik (6.9), Yuta Nakayama (7.0), Sorba Thomas (6.6), David Kasumu (6.1), Etienne Camara (6.2), Ben Jackson (6.3), Duane Holmes (6.8), Jordan Rhodes (6.4) and Daniel Ward (7.1).

They had on the bench: Nicholas Bilokapic, Oliver Turton, Aaron Rowe (6.6), Connor Mahoney (6.6), Jack Rudoni (6.4), Brodie Spencer and Charles Ondo.

Substitutions

Huddersfield Town made 4 changes: B. Jackson for A. Rowe (67′), D. Ward for J. Rudoni (67′), D. Holmes for C. Mahoney (67′) and D. Kasumu for C. Ondo (84′).

Best player: Daniel Ward​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was Daniel Ward.

His rating is (7.1) with 1 goal, 11 passes (54% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.

Results of the day

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