English League Championship

Rotherham United vs Sunderland, 2022-23 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
  • 19': Oliver Rathbone
  • 56': Shane Ferguson
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2 - 1
  • 61': Joe Gelhardt

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

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 7': Foul by Dan Ballard (Sunderland).
  • 7': Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Offside, Sunderland. Luke O'Nien tries a through ball, but Jack Clarke is caught offside.
  • 9': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
  • 10': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Grant Hall.
  • 13': Foul by Shane Ferguson (Rotherham United).
  • 13': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Conor Coventry (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
  • 16': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
  • 17': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 19': Goal! Rotherham United 1, Sunderland 0. Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tariqe Fosu-Henry.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Alex Pritchard (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt.
  • 20': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
  • 21': Attempt missed. Dan Ballard (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Daniel Neil (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
  • 25': Attempt blocked. Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Shane Ferguson.
  • 25': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Édouard Michut.
  • 25': Attempt missed. Lee Peltier (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Conor Coventry with a cross following a corner.
  • 29': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Dennis Cirkin.
  • 30': Foul by Amad Diallo (Sunderland).
  • 30': Leo Hjelde (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 34': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Chiedozie Ogbene.
  • 36': Delay in match because of an injury Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
  • 37': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 37': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 37': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
  • 37': Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 40': Chiedozie Ogbene (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 40': Foul by Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland).
  • 40': Dennis Cirkin (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Amad Diallo (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jack Clarke.
  • 44': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
  • 44': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Grant Hall (Rotherham United).
  • 45'+2': Substitution, Rotherham United. Wes Harding replaces Grant Hall because of an injury.
  • 45'+2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Attempt missed. Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Rotherham United 1, Sunderland 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Rotherham United 1, Sunderland 0.
  • 47': Attempt saved. Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Conor Coventry.
  • 51': Foul by Daniel Neil (Sunderland).
  • 51': Tariqe Fosu-Henry (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 52': Foul by Shane Ferguson (Rotherham United).
  • 52': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 53': Offside, Sunderland. Daniel Neil tries a through ball, but Joe Gelhardt is caught offside.
  • 56': Goal! Rotherham United 2, Sunderland 0. Shane Ferguson (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tariqe Fosu-Henry following a fast break.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt.
  • 61': Goal! Rotherham United 2, Sunderland 1. Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luke O'Nien with a cross.
  • 62': Substitution, Sunderland. Patrick Roberts replaces Édouard Michut.
  • 63': Substitution, Sunderland. Trai Hume replaces Danny Batth.
  • 63': Substitution, Sunderland. Ajibola Alese replaces Dennis Cirkin.
  • 64': Attempt blocked. Trai Hume (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Gelhardt with a cross.
  • 64': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
  • 64': Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Substitution, Rotherham United. Jamie Lindsay replaces Shane Ferguson.
  • 69': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Tariqe Fosu-Henry.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Trai Hume (Sunderland) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
  • 69': Attempt blocked. Jack Clarke (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Trai Hume.
  • 71': Amad Diallo (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Foul by Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United).
  • 77': Delay in match because of an injury Lee Peltier (Rotherham United).
  • 78': Substitution, Rotherham United. Conor Washington replaces Oliver Rathbone.
  • 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 79': Substitution, Rotherham United. Hakeem Odoffin replaces Lee Peltier because of an injury.
  • 80': Substitution, Rotherham United. Georgie Kelly replaces Jordan Hugill.
  • 82': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
  • 82': Conor Coventry (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Wes Harding (Rotherham United) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor Coventry with a cross following a corner.
  • 84': Conor Washington (Rotherham United) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Georgie Kelly following a fast break.
  • 84': Substitution, Sunderland. Jewison Bennette replaces Jack Clarke.
  • 85': Substitution, Sunderland. Abdoullah Ba replaces Alex Pritchard.
  • 88': Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 88': Foul by Georgie Kelly (Rotherham United).
  • 88': Attempt saved. Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Patrick Roberts.
  • 89': Foul by Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland).
  • 89': Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United).
  • 90'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Chiedozie Ogbene.
  • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Joe Gelhardt (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Patterson.
  • 90'+5': Attempt blocked. Abdoullah Ba (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Chiedozie Ogbene.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
  • 90'+6': Viktor Johansson (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+7': Second Half ends, Rotherham United 2, Sunderland 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Rotherham United 2, Sunderland 1.

Statistics

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9 Fouls 7
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 0
6 Corner Kicks 4
1 Saves 4
64.1 Possession 35.9
13 SHOTS 7
5 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.4
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
406 Accurate Passes 184
506 Passes 281
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
7 Accurate Crosses 2
22 Crosses 19
0.3 Cross % 0.1
71 Long Balls 59
38 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.5 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 1
13 Effective Tackles 5
22 Tackles 11
0.6 Tackle % 0.5
14 Interceptions 8
17 Effective Clearances 28
17 Clearances 28

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Location: Rotherham, England
Attendance: 10,522

EFL Championship Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Birmingham City 15 +14 29
2 Middlesbrough 15 +11 29
3 Stoke City 15 +6 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 +8 28
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Line-Ups

ROT Rotherham United (4-4-1-1)

No. Name
1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
24 Cameron Humphreys
20 Grant Hall
29 Leo Hjelde
21 Lee Peltier
7 Tarique Fosu-Henry
4 Conor Coventry Yellow Card
17 Shane Ferguson
11 Chiedozie Ogbene
10 Jordan Hugill Yellow Card
18 Oliver Rathbone

SUN Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Anthony Patterson (GK)
5 Danny Ballard
6 Danny Batth
3 Dennis Cirkin Yellow Card
13 Luke O'Nien
20 Jack Clarke
24 Daniel Neil
25 Edouard Michut
28 Joe Gelhardt
21 Alex Pritchard
16 Amad Diallo

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