English League Championship

FT Tuesday, April 28, 2015
Reading DLDLL 1
–
Rotherham United LWLDD 2
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REA011
ROT022
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Match Report

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Rotherham survive as win relegates Wigan and Millwall from Championship

Rotherham defied a three-point deduction to secure their survival with a 2-1 win over Reading which condemned Wigan and Millwall to relegation.

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Team Stats

9
Fouls
11
0
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
3
Offsides
3
0
Corner Kicks
0
1
Saves
2
59
Possession
41
7
SHOTS
12
3
ON GOAL
3
0.4
On Target %
0.3
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
0
Accurate Passes
0
0
Passes
0
0.0
Pass Completion %
0.0
0
Accurate Crosses
0
12
Crosses
9
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
4
Blocked Shots
1
0
Effective Tackles
0
0
Tackles
0
0.0
Tackle %
0.0
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
24
Clearances
23

Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

ROT

  1. 26Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 30Jack HuntD
  3. 20Craig MorganD
  4. 5Kirk BroadfootD
  5. 3Dan LaffertyD
  6. 8Lee FrecklingtonM
  7. 33Richard SmallwoodM
  8. 4Kári ÁrnasonM
  9. 18Ben PringleM
  10. 22Daniel WardF
  11. 27Matt DerbyshireF

Substitutes

  1. 21Adam CollinG
  2. 6Richard WoodD
  3. 25Lawrie WilsonD
  4. 11Paul GreenM
  5. 24Adam HammillM
  6. 10Jordan BoweryF
  7. 29Jonson Clarke-HarrisF

REA

  1. 31Mikkel AndersenG
  2. 3Stephen KellyD
  3. 15Michael HectorD
  4. 35Jake CooperD
  5. 2Chris GunterD
  6. 21Jem KaracanM
  7. 6Oliver NorwoodM
  8. 14Nathaniel ChalobahM
  9. 10Simon CoxF
  10. 7Pavel PogrebnyakF
  11. 11Jordan ObitaF

Substitutes

  1. 1Adam FedericiG
  2. 5Alex PearceD
  3. 12Garath McClearyM
  4. 37Jack StaceyM
  5. 19Jamie MackieF
  6. 22Nick BlackmanF
  7. 44Kwesi AppiahF

Timeline

  1. 52' Goal!! Matt Derbyshire hits a right footed shot low through the middle from the left 6 yard and scores!! Rotherham United now leads 1 - 0
  2. 58' Goal!! Lee Frecklington hits a right footed shot low through the middle from the right 6 yard and scores!! Rotherham United now leads 2 - 0
  3. 62' Reading makes a sub: Jamie Mackie enters for Nathaniel Chalobah. Reason: Tactical
  4. 62' Rotherham United makes a sub: Richard Wood enters for Kirk Broadfoot. Reason: Injury
  5. 62' Reading makes a sub: Garath McCleary enters for Jordan Obita. Reason: Tactical
  6. 81' Matt Derbyshire is awarded a yellow card. Reason: time wasting
  7. 81' Rotherham United makes a sub: Jordan Bowery enters for Matt Derbyshire. Reason: Tactical
  8. 82' Reading makes a sub: Jack Stacey enters for Pavel Pogrebnyak. Reason: Tactical
  9. 87' Goal!! Oliver Norwood hits a right footed shot to the lower left corner from the centre and scores!! Reading now trails 1 - 2
  10. 90' Rotherham United makes a sub: Paul Green enters for Daniel Ward. Reason: Tactical
  11. 90' End of the game

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