Rotherham United 1-1 Swansea City: Draw on Saturday

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ROTHERHAM. Rotherham United and Swansea City draw 1-1. C. Ogbene scored the first goal (16') for Rotherham United. H. Darling settled the score 1-1 (38').

ROTHERHAM. Rotherham United and Swansea City draw 1-1. C. Ogbene scored the first goal (16′) for Rotherham United. H. Darling settled the score 1-1 (38′). Swansea City was far superior when it came to possession ball (74%)​

The match was played at the AESSEAL New York Stadium stadium in Rotherham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matt Donohue who was helped by Robert Hyde and Andrew Aylott. The 4th official was Will Finnie. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 21.4 degrees Celsius or 70.52 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.​

Match Statistics

Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 74% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 26% ball possession.

Rotherham United was more aggressive with 39 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 8 were on target. However, this did not suffice for Rotherham United to win the match​.

Rotherham United shot 9 times, 8 on target, 1 off target. On the other side, Swansea City shot 14 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Rotherham United received 1 yellow card (C. Bramall). On the other side, Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (M. Sorinola and J. Piroe).

After playing this contest, Rotherham United has 0 points to occupy the 16th place in the standings. while Swansea City has 0 points (20th).

Match Events

  • 16'
    16'

    C. Ogbene

  • 38'
    38'

    H. Darling

  • 55'
    55'

    M. Sorinola

  • 66'
    66'

    P. Kioso

    G. Hall

  • 66'
    66'

    G. Kelly

    C. Washington

  • 66'
    66'

    C. Bramall

    S. Ferguson

  • 71'
    71'

    O. Ntcham

    J. Paterson

  • 72'
    72'

    R. Manning

    M. Sorinola

  • 80'
    80'

    J. Piroe

  • 90'
    90'

    C. Bramall

Next match

In the upcoming Championship match, Rotherham United will play away against Coventry City on the 7th of August with a 2-0 head to head record in favor of Coventry City (0 draws).

Swansea City will host Blackburn Rovers on the 6th of August with a 4-3 head to head stats in favor of Swansea City (4 draws).

Rotherham United: Formation and Lineups

Rotherham United started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Paul Warne chose to play with the following team: Viktor Johansson (6.8), Grant Hall (6.4), Richard Wood (6.8), Cameron Humphreys (7.2), Daniel Barlaser (6.7), Wes Harding (6.5), Jamie Lindsay (6.7), Ben Wiles (6.8), Shane Ferguson (6.7), Conor Washington (6.6) and Chiedozie Ogbene (7.6).

Substitutes

Rotherham United made 3 changes: G. Hall for P. Kioso (66′), C. Washington for G. Kelly (66′) and S. Ferguson for C. Bramall (66′).

Top player: Chiedozie Ogbene

The player who no doubt impressed Rotherham United the most was Chiedozie Ogbene.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 15 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 5 duels out of 12. He performed 1 cross.

Swansea City: Formation and Lineups

Swansea City started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

On the other side, Russell Martin played with: Andrew Fisher (7.8), Nathan Wood-Gordon (6.5), Kyle Naughton (7.1), Harry Darling (7.1), Joel Latibeaudiere (7.0), Jay Fulton (6.6), Matt Grimes (7.8), Matthew Sorinola (6.1), Joël Piroe (7.3), Michael Obafemi (6.4) and Jamie Paterson (7.5).

Substitutes

Swansea City made 2 changes: J. Paterson for O. Ntcham (71′) and M. Sorinola for R. Manning (72′).

Best player: Andrew Fisher

The player that probably impressed the most for Swansea City was the goalkeeper: Andrew Fisher. His rating is 7.84. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship

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