Brentford vs Rotherham United, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Brentford

13': Jota
78': Li Ke
90'+2': Jota (P)
90'+5': Jota

FT
4 - 2

Rotherham United

67': Aimen Belaid
87': Anthony Forde

Brentford stun Rotherham with late strikes as Jota hits hat-trick

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Ben Purrington.
1': Attempt blocked. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
1': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Richard Smallwood.
2': Foul by Aimen Belaid (Rotherham United).
2': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
6': Attempt blocked. Konstantin Kerschbaumer (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
6': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Joe Newell.
9': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Rico Henry.
10': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by John Egan.
11': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Rico Henry.
13': Goal! Brentford 1, Rotherham United 0. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon.
16': Foul by Jon Taylor (Rotherham United).
16': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Jon Taylor (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Foul by Will Vaulks (Rotherham United).
18': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Attempt blocked. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Adeyemi.
23': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Adeyemi.
23': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
23': Foul by Stephen Kelly (Rotherham United).
24': Attempt blocked. Konstantin Kerschbaumer (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John Egan with a headed pass.
26': Offside, Rotherham United. Will Vaulks tries a through ball, but Danny Ward is caught offside.
26': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Stephen Kelly.
27': Foul by Maxime Colin (Brentford).
27': Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Foul by Danny Ward (Rotherham United).
32': Attempt saved. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Jota with a cross.
34': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
34': Tom Adeyemi (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
34': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
36': Attempt blocked. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Yennaris.
38': Attempt missed. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) with an attempt from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jon Taylor with a cross.
39': Attempt blocked. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rico Henry with a cross.
39': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Aimen Belaid.
40': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Stephen Kelly.
41': Offside, Brentford. Ryan Woods tries a through ball, but Florian Jozefzoon is caught offside.
42': Delay in match Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) because of an injury.
43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
44': Attempt missed. Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danny Ward.
45'+1': Foul by Richard Smallwood (Rotherham United).
45'+1': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': First Half ends, Brentford 1, Rotherham United 0.
45': Second Half begins Brentford 1, Rotherham United 0.
46': Foul by Danny Ward (Rotherham United).
46': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
50': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Aimen Belaid.
50': Attempt blocked. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
50': Foul by Maxime Colin (Brentford).
50': Joe Newell (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
51': Offside, Brentford. Ryan Woods tries a through ball, but Romaine Sawyers is caught offside.
52': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by John Egan.
53': Attempt saved. Konstantin Kerschbaumer (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
54': Foul by Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United).
54': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
55': Attempt blocked. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
56': Attempt missed. Ryan Woods (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
56': Foul by Aimen Belaid (Rotherham United).
56': Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
57': Attempt blocked. Konstantin Kerschbaumer (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
57': Attempt missed. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a set piece situation.
60': Substitution, Rotherham United. Anthony Forde replaces Joe Newell.
65': Attempt saved. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Semi Ajayi with a through ball.
66': Attempt blocked. Stephen Kelly (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
66': Foul by Will Vaulks (Rotherham United).
66': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
67': Foul by John Egan (Brentford).
67': Jon Taylor (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
67': Goal! Brentford 1, Rotherham United 1. Aimen Belaid (Rotherham United) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Forde following a set piece situation.
68': Attempt blocked. Jota (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Konstantin Kerschbaumer.
69': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by John Egan.
70': Attempt blocked. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Forde with a cross.
70': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Konstantin Kerschbaumer.
70': Attempt saved. Aimen Belaid (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
71': Substitution, Brentford. Sergi Canos replaces Florian Jozefzoon.
72': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Anthony Forde.
73': Attempt blocked. John Egan (Brentford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jota with a cross.
73': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
75': Attempt missed. Jon Taylor (Rotherham United) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross.
77': Substitution, Brentford. Justin Shaibu replaces Konstantin Kerschbaumer.
78': Goal! Brentford 2, Rotherham United 1. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Woods with a cross.
79': Attempt saved. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
80': Foul by Justin Shaibu (Brentford).
80': Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Hand ball by Anthony Forde (Rotherham United).
83': Substitution, Rotherham United. Joe Mattock replaces Aimen Belaid.
83': Danny Ward (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Andreas Bjelland (Brentford).
84': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high following a set piece situation.
86': Anthony Forde (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
86': Foul by Justin Shaibu (Brentford).
86': Substitution, Rotherham United. Dexter Blackstock replaces Richard Smallwood.
87': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Maxime Colin.
87': Goal! Brentford 2, Rotherham United 2. Anthony Forde (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.
90': Foul by Dexter Blackstock (Rotherham United).
90': Rico Henry (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+2': Penalty conceded by Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
90'+2': Goal! Brentford 3, Rotherham United 2. Jota (Brentford) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the high centre of the goal.
90'+4': Dexter Blackstock (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+4': Foul by Andreas Bjelland (Brentford).
90'+5': Attempt saved. Sergi Canos (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
90'+5': Goal! Brentford 4, Rotherham United 2. Jota (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal following a fast break.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Brentford 4, Rotherham United 2.
90'+6': Match ends, Brentford 4, Rotherham United 2.

Statistics

ROT		BRE
13	Fouls	8
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	2
7	Corner Kicks	9
4	Saves	3
35.5	Possession	64.5
12	SHOTS	20
5	ON GOAL	8
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
150	Accurate Passes	387
284	Passes	504
0.5	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	10
17	Crosses	33
0.2	Cross %	0.3
92	Long Balls	55
25	Accurate Long Balls	17
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
2	Blocked Shots	10
14	Effective Tackles	3
19	Tackles	5
0.7	Tackle %	0.6
0	Interceptions	0
45	Effective Clearances	39
45	Clearances	39

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Griffin Park
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 9,918

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Ham United	7	+11	14
2	Swansea City	7	+6	14
3	West Bromwich Albion	7	+3	14
4	Middlesbrough	6	+4	13

Full Table

Line-Ups

Brentford (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bentley (GK)
5	Andreas Bjelland
14	John Egan
22	Rico Henry
2	Maxime Colin
15	Ryan Woods
8	Li Ke
17	Konstantin Kerschbaumer
19	Romaine Sawyers
7	Florian Jozefzoon
23	Jota

Brentford Substitutes:

Yoann Barbet, Jack Bonham, Reece Cole, Justin Shaibu, Tom Field, Sergi Canós, Josh Clarke.

Rotherham United (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
18	Richard O'Donnell (GK)
12	Lewis Price (GK)
26	Aimen Belaid
15	Semi Ajayi
30	Ben Purrington
2	Stephen Kelly
4	Will Vaulks
33	Richard Smallwood
22	Joe Newell
11	Jon Taylor
9	Daniel Ward
24	Tom Adeyemi

Rotherham United Substitutes:

Jerry Yates, Anthony Forde, Alex Bray, Dexter Blackstock, Mason Warren, Joe Mattock.

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