Rotherham United vs Shrewsbury Town, 2017-18 English League One, Final
· English League One
FT - ET
2 - 1
2 - 1
Wood double sees Rotherham promoted
Wood double sees Rotherham promoted
Match Timeline
- 9': Penalty saved! David Ball (Rotherham United) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 27': Shaun Whalley (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 32': Goal! Rotherham United 1, Shrewsbury Town 0. Richard Wood (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Newell with a cross following a corner.
- 38': James Bolton (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Stefan Payne replaces Bryn Morris because of an injury.
- 58': Goal! Rotherham United 1, Shrewsbury Town 1. Alex Rodman (Shrewsbury Town) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
- 66': Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Lenell John-Lewis replaces Carlton Morris.
- 71': Substitution, Rotherham United. Caolan Lavery replaces David Ball.
- 73': Substitution, Shrewsbury Town. Joe Riley replaces James Bolton.
- 75': Substitution, Rotherham United. Ryan Williams replaces Jon Taylor.
- 103': Goal! Rotherham United 2, Shrewsbury Town 1. Richard Wood (Rotherham United) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Newell following a set piece situation.
- 103': Mat Sadler (Shrewsbury Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 110': Substitution, Rotherham United. Anthony Forde replaces Joe Newell.
Statistics
 SHR |
ROT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19 | Fouls | 15 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 0 |
| 3 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 5 | Saves | 1 |
| 52.1 | Possession | 47.9 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 21 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 7 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
| 0 | Passes | 0 |
| 0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 0 | Crosses | 0 |
| 0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Long Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
| 0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
| 0 | Tackles | 0 |
| 0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
| 0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Competition: English League One
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 26,218
Venue: Wembley Stadium
Location: London, England
Attendance: 26,218
Line-Ups
Rotherham United (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Marek Rodák (GK) |
| 6 | Richard Wood |
| 5 | Semi Ajayi |
| 3 | Joe Mattock |
| 2 | Joshua Emmanuel |
| 10 | David Ball |
| 4 | Will Vaulks |
| 17 | Richard Towell |
| 24 | Michael Smith |
| 22 | Joe Newell |
| 11 | Jon Taylor |
Shrewsbury Town (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dean Henderson (GK) |
| 5 | Mathew Sadler  |
| 22 | Aristote Nsiala |
| 6 | Omar Beckles |
| 13 | James Bolton |
| 4 | Ben Godfrey |
| 16 | Bryn Morris |
| 23 | Alex Rodman |
| 7 | Shaun Whalley |
| 9 | Carlton Morris |
| 20 | Jon Nolan |
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