English League Championship

Rotherham United vs Blackburn Rovers, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Rotherham United
  • 23': Hakeem Odofin
  • 48': Fred Onyedinma
  • Red Card 50': Fred Onyedinma
FT
2 - 2
Blackburn Rovers
  • 75': Sammie Szmodics
  • 78': Sammie Szmodics

About

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

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United).
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cafú.
  • 8': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Adam Wharton.
  • 9': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 9': Attempt missed. Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Viktor Johansson.
  • 11': Hand ball by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 12': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 14': Penalty Blackburn Rovers. Joe Rankin-Costello draws a foul in the penalty area.
  • 14': Penalty conceded by Cameron Humphreys (Rotherham United) after a foul in the penalty area.
  • 15': Penalty missed! Still Rotherham United 0, Blackburn Rovers 0. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 16': Foul by Ben Wiles (Rotherham United).
  • 16': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cameron Humphreys.
  • 17': Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 19': Foul by Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United).
  • 19': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Hakeem Odoffin.
  • 20': Foul by Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 20': Tyler Blackett (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 23': Goal! Rotherham United 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 25': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 25': Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 28': Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United).
  • 28': Lewis Travis (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 30': Attempt missed. Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
  • 33': Hand ball by Cafú (Rotherham United).
  • 33': Cafú (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
  • 34': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
  • 34': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
  • 38': Foul by Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 38': Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 39': Attempt blocked. Cafú (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 41': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 44': Cafú (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 44': Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+1': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United).
  • 45'+1': Dexter Lembikisa (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 45'+2': Foul by Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 45'+2': Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United) header from a difficult angle on the left is too high. Assisted by Cafú following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Rotherham United 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rotherham United 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
  • 47': Hand ball by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 48': Goal! Rotherham United 2, Blackburn Rovers 0. Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cafú with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 49': Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
  • 50': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 50': Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 50': Second yellow card to Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United).
  • 53': Attempt missed. Cafú (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 54': Foul by Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United).
  • 54': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 54': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
  • 55': Viktor Johansson (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Niall Ennis replaces Harry Leonard.
  • 57': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Callum Brittain replaces Lewis Travis.
  • 58': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Ryan Hedges replaces Dilan Markanday.
  • 60': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Tyler Blackett.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Hedges following a corner.
  • 61': Substitution, Rotherham United. Georgie Kelly replaces Jordan Hugill.
  • 62': Substitution, Rotherham United. Sean Morrison replaces Cafú.
  • 64': Attempt missed. Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello with a cross.
  • 68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 70': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.
  • 71': Attempt missed. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
  • 74': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 74': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
  • 74': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dexter Lembikisa.
  • 75': Goal! Rotherham United 2, Blackburn Rovers 1. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Wharton following a corner.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 78': Goal! Rotherham United 2, Blackburn Rovers 2. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Rotherham United. Tolaji Bola replaces Dexter Lembikisa.
  • 82': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Cohen Bramall with a cross following a corner.
  • 83': Attempt saved. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 85': Attempt saved. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Hedges.
  • 85': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Ryan Hedges (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
  • 87': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.
  • 88': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Dominic Hyam is caught offside.
  • 89': Substitution, Rotherham United. Ciaran McGuckin replaces Oliver Rathbone.
  • 89': Substitution, Rotherham United. Joshua Kayode replaces Ben Wiles.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Niall Ennis.
  • 90'+3': Attempt missed. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ryan Hedges with a through ball.
  • 90'+5': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Adam Wharton.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Georgie Kelly (Rotherham United).
  • 90'+5': John Buckley (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Sam Gallagher (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Callum Brittain with a cross.
  • 90'+9': Attempt blocked. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Harry Pickering.
  • 90'+10': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.
  • 90'+10': Second Half ends, Rotherham United 2, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Rotherham United 2, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Rotherham United 2, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 9
1 Yellow Cards 3
0 Red Cards 1
3 Offsides 0
9 Corner Kicks 5
1 Saves 4
76.9 Possession 23.1
21 SHOTS 9
6 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
564 Accurate Passes 105
646 Passes 191
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.6
6 Accurate Crosses 4
24 Crosses 13
0.3 Cross % 0.3
74 Long Balls 58
53 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.7 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 2
13 Effective Tackles 17
18 Tackles 23
0.7 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 14
7 Effective Clearances 17
7 Clearances 17

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Location: Rotherham, England
Attendance: 10,828

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 22 +30 48
2 Middlesbrough 22 +9 42
3 Ipswich Town 22 +15 37
4 Hull City 22 +2 37
Full Table

Line-Ups

ROT Rotherham United (4-3-3)

No. Name
1 Viktor Johansson (GK) Yellow Card
6 Tyler Blackett
24 Cameron Humphreys
3 Cohen Bramall
2 Dexter Lembikisa Yellow Card
7 Cafú Yellow Card
18 Oliver Rathbone
22 Hakeem Odofin
10 Jordan Hugill
14 Fred Onyedinma
8 Ben Wiles
Rotherham United Substitutes:
Sean Morrison, Georgie Kelly, Joshua Kayode, Jamie McCart, Josh Ayres, Ciaran Mcguckin, Tolaji Bola, Dillon Phillips.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Aynsley Pears (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
17 Hayden Carter
3 Harry Pickering
11 Joe Rankin-Costello
8 Sammie Szmodics
23 Adam Wharton
27 Lewis Travis
20 Harry Leonard
10 Tyrhys Dolan
18 Dilan Kumar Markanday
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Scott Wharton, Jake Garrett, Sondre Tronstad, Leopold Wahlstedt, Callum Brittain, Ryan Hedges, Niall Ennis, Sam Gallagher, John Buckley.

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