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

Rotherham United

23': Hakeem Odofin
48': Fred Onyedinma
50': Fred Onyedinma

FT
2 - 2

Blackburn Rovers

75': Sammie Szmodics
78': Sammie Szmodics

Introduction

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 Commentary

0': First Half begins.
15': Penalty missed! Still Rotherham United 0, Blackburn Rovers 0. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) hits the right post with a right footed shot.
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.
33': Cafú (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
38': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+1': Dexter Lembikisa (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.
45'+4': First Half ends, Rotherham United 1, Blackburn Rovers 0.
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': Second yellow card to Fred Onyedinma (Rotherham United).
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.
61': Substitution, Rotherham United. Georgie Kelly replaces Jordan Hugill.
62': Substitution, Rotherham United. Sean Morrison replaces Cafú.
68': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Sam Gallagher replaces Tyrhys Dolan.
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.
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.
89': Substitution, Rotherham United. Ciaran McGuckin replaces Oliver Rathbone.
89': Substitution, Rotherham United. Joshua Kayode replaces Ben Wiles.
90'+5': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. John Buckley replaces Adam Wharton.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

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

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+65	Leeds United	46	100	4
+53	Burnley	46	100	2
+27	Sheffield United	46	90	10
+14	Sunderland	46	76	12

Full Table

Statistics

BLK		ROT
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

Line-Ups

Rotherham United (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	Viktor Johansson (GK)
6	Tyler Blackett
24	Cameron Humphreys
3	Cohen Bramall
2	Dexter Lembikisa
7	Cafú
18	Oliver Rathbone
22	Hakeem Odofin
10	Jordan Hugill
14	Fred Onyedinma
8	Ben Wiles

Substitutes:

Sean Morrison, Georgie Kelly, Joshua Kayode, Jamie McCart, Josh Ayres, Ciaran Mcguckin, Tolaji Bola, Dillon Phillips.

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