Rotherham United vs Stoke City, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Rotherham United

47': Ryan Manning (P)
50': Richard Towell

FT
2 - 2

Stoke City

59': Tom Ince
85': Bojan Krkic

About

Rotherham United are hosting Stoke City at AESSEAL New York Stadium, Rotherham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Offside, Stoke City. Bruno Martins Indi tries a through ball, but Benik Afobe is caught offside.
5': Attempt saved. Benik Afobe (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Allen with a through ball.
5': Foul by Michael Smith (Rotherham United).
5': Ryan Woods (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
6': Delay in match Ryan Williams (Rotherham United) because of an injury.
8': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
9': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Joe Mattock.
11': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
12': Attempt blocked. Richard Towell (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
12': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Ryan Woods.
12': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Newell with a cross following a corner.
15': Attempt blocked. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Mattock with a cross.
15': Attempt saved. Benik Afobe (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Allen.
17': Foul by Will Vaulks (Rotherham United).
17': Joe Allen (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
22': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Will Vaulks.
23': Attempt missed. Erik Pieters (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
24': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
26': Attempt blocked. Joe Allen (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Williams.
27': Attempt saved. Joe Allen (Stoke City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
27': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Marek Rodák.
29': Offside, Stoke City. Peter Etebo tries a through ball, but Benik Afobe is caught offside.
30': Attempt missed. Ryan Manning (Rotherham United) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is close, but misses to the left.
31': Attempt missed. Joe Allen (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Peter Etebo.
32': Foul by Billy Jones (Rotherham United).
32': Saido Berahino (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
33': Attempt blocked. Tom Ince (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Benik Afobe.
33': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Ryan Manning.
33': Attempt blocked. Bruno Martins Indi (Stoke City) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince with a cross.
33': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Will Vaulks.
35': Benik Afobe (Stoke City) hits the right post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Erik Pieters with a cross.
35': Foul by Ryan Woods (Stoke City).
35': Richard Towell (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Offside, Stoke City. Cuco Martina tries a through ball, but Benik Afobe is caught offside.
37': Attempt blocked. Richard Towell (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Newell.
37': Billy Jones (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
37': Foul by Saido Berahino (Stoke City).
39': Foul by Ryan Williams (Rotherham United).
39': Peter Etebo (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
40': Attempt missed. Tom Ince (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Joe Allen.
40': Foul by Will Vaulks (Rotherham United).
40': Saido Berahino (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45': Attempt saved. Benik Afobe (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Cuco Martina with a cross.
45'+1': Foul by Erik Pieters (Stoke City).
45'+1': Ryan Williams (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Will Vaulks (Rotherham United).
45'+2': Joe Allen (Stoke City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
45'+3': First Half ends, Rotherham United 0, Stoke City 0.
45': Second Half begins Rotherham United 0, Stoke City 0.
46': Penalty Rotherham United. Ryan Williams draws a foul in the penalty area.
46': Penalty conceded by Ashley Williams (Stoke City) after a foul in the penalty area.
47': Goal! Rotherham United 1, Stoke City 0. Ryan Manning (Rotherham United) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
50': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Erik Pieters.
50': Attempt blocked. Richard Wood (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Newell with a cross.
50': Goal! Rotherham United 2, Stoke City 0. Richard Towell (Rotherham United) right footed shot from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Richard Wood following a corner.
52': Offside, Rotherham United. Marek Rodák tries a through ball, but Michael Smith is caught offside.
53': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Joe Mattock.
54': Delay in match Richard Wood (Rotherham United) because of an injury.
55': Substitution, Rotherham United. Zak Vyner replaces Richard Wood because of an injury.
55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56': Attempt saved. Saido Berahino (Stoke City) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Erik Pieters.
56': Offside, Stoke City. Saido Berahino tries a through ball, but Benik Afobe is caught offside.
59': Goal! Rotherham United 2, Stoke City 1. Tom Ince (Stoke City) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Erik Pieters with a cross.
60': Foul by Ryan Woods (Stoke City).
60': Ryan Manning (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
61': Attempt blocked. Billy Jones (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Newell with a cross.
63': Attempt blocked. Saido Berahino (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cuco Martina with a cross.
63': Joe Allen (Stoke City) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box.
65': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Williams with a cross.
66': Substitution, Stoke City. Bojan replaces Peter Etebo.
69': Attempt blocked. Erik Pieters (Stoke City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Ince.
69': Substitution, Rotherham United. Jon Taylor replaces Joe Newell.
71': Foul by Joe Allen (Stoke City).
71': Ryan Williams (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Delay in match Cuco Martina (Stoke City) because of an injury.
73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
75': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Cuco Martina.
77': Corner, Stoke City. Conceded by Semi Ajayi.
80': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Bojan.
81': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Bruno Martins Indi.
82': Substitution, Stoke City. Charlie Adam replaces Joe Allen.
82': Substitution, Stoke City. Peter Crouch replaces Saido Berahino.
82': Bruno Martins Indi (Stoke City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
82': Foul by Michael Smith (Rotherham United).
83': Hand ball by Ryan Manning (Rotherham United).
85': Goal! Rotherham United 2, Stoke City 2. Bojan (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Benik Afobe with a cross.
86': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Williams.
87': Attempt missed. Peter Crouch (Stoke City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Cuco Martina with a cross.
89': Attempt missed. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Mattock with a cross.
90'+2': Attempt blocked. Semi Ajayi (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross.
90'+4': Foul by Peter Crouch (Stoke City).
90'+4': Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Bojan (Stoke City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Erik Pieters.
90'+7': Second Half ends, Rotherham United 2, Stoke City 2.
90'+7': Match ends, Rotherham United 2, Stoke City 2.

Statistics

STK		ROT
7	Fouls	8
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
8	Corner Kicks	6
0	Saves	5
64.6	Possession	35.4
19	SHOTS	13
7	ON GOAL	2
0.4	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	1
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	1
385	Accurate Passes	174
474	Passes	262
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.7
10	Accurate Crosses	8
33	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.4
68	Long Balls	66
27	Accurate Long Balls	28
0.4	Long Balls %	0.4
5	Blocked Shots	7
4	Effective Tackles	8
10	Tackles	16
0.4	Tackle %	0.5
3	Interceptions	13
12	Effective Clearances	42
12	Clearances	42

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Location: Rotherham, England
Attendance: 9,706

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Charlton Athletic	3	+3	9
2	Wolverhampton Wanderers	3	+5	7
3	Swansea City	3	+4	7
4	Queens Park Rangers	3	+3	7

Full Table

Line-Ups

Rotherham United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Marek Rodák (GK)
6	Richard Wood
5	Semi Ajayi
3	Joe Mattock
28	Billy Jones
4	Will Vaulks
17	Ryan Manning
13	Richard Towell
24	Michael Smith
22	Joe Newell
23	Ryan Williams

Rotherham United Substitutes:

Jon Taylor, Matthew Palmer, Anthony Forde, Lewis Price, Ben Wiles, Zak Vyner, Tyrone Lewthwaite.

Stoke City (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Jack Butland (GK)
15	Bruno Martins Indi
5	Ashley Williams
3	Erik Pieters
23	Cuco Martina
38	Ryan Woods
4	Joe Allen
8	Peter Etebo
9	Benik Afobe
19	Saido Berahino
7	Tom Ince

Stoke City Substitutes:

Peter Crouch, Charlie Adam, Ryan Shawcross, Darren Fletcher, Bojan Krkic, Thomas Edwards, Adam Federici.

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