Championship: Burnley defeats Rotherham United after recovering from a 1-2 deficit
BURNLEY. Burnley was able to turn the table against Rotherham United.
BURNLEY. Burnley was capable to turn the table against Rotherham United. Burnley was vastly superior ball possession (71%) was among the key factors of its victory.
C. Bramall received a red card (75′). This double yellow card was one of the reason why Rotherham United lost the match.
The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Wednesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Leigh Doughty who had the assistance of Paul Hodskinson and Richard Wild. The 4th official was Jeremy Simpson. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 9.8 degrees Celsius or 49.62 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 85%.
Match Statistics
Burnley was in firm control of the ball 71% while Rotherham United was struggling with a 29% ball possession.
Burnley was more aggressive with 88 dangerous attacks and 23 shots of which 9 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Burnley won the encounter.
Burnley shot 23 times, 9 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Rotherham United shot 8 times, 5 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Burnley received 3 yellow cards (I. Maatsen, J. Brownhill and J. Beyer). On the other side, Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards (C. Bramall, D. Barlaser and B. Wiles).
Also, Rotherham United didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after C. Bramall (Rotherham United) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (75′).
After playing this contest, Burnley will have 35 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Rotherham United will stay with 22 points like Bristol City and Blackpool to stay in the 13th place.
Match Events
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3'3'
B. Wiles
B. Norton-Cuffy
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35'35'
J. Rodriguez
N. Tella
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59'59'
M. Benson
J. Gudmundsson
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63'63'
Jamie Lindsay
Conor Washington
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63'63'
Chiedozie Ogbene
Hakeem Odoffin
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64'64'
C. Ogbene
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68'68'
C. Bramall
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70'70'
H. Dervisoglu
N. Tella
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74'74'
Connor Roberts
Vitinho
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74'74'
Ashley Barnes
Jay Rodríguez
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75'75'
C. Bramall
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77'77'
R. Wood
O. Rathbone
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86'86'
G. Kelly
B. Norton-Cuffy
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89'89'
Josh Brownhill
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89'89'
Dan Barlaser
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89'89'
Ian Maatsen
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90'90'
Benson Manuel Hedilazio
Connor Roberts
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90'90'
Ben Wiles
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90'90'
Halil Dervisoglu
Connor Roberts
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90'90'
Jordan Beyer
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Burnley will play away with Sheffield United on the 5th of November with a 5-5 head to head stats.
Rotherham United will host Norwich City on the 5th of November with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Norwich City (2 draws).
Burnley: Formation and Lineups
Burnley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Vincent Kompany chose to play with the following team: Arijanet Murić , Vitinho , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Jordan Beyer , Ian Maatsen , Jack Cork , Josh Brownhill , Jóhann Guðmundsson , Nathan Tella , Anass Zaroury and Jay Rodriguez .
Substitutes
Burnley made 4 changes: J. Gudmundsson for M. Benson (59′), N. Tella for H. Dervisoglu (70′), J. Rodriguez for A. Barnes (74′) and Vitinho for C. Roberts (74′).
Top player: Anass Zaroury
Probably the most impressive player in Burnley was Anass Zaroury even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 30 passes (76% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 17 crosses.
Rotherham United: Formation and Lineups
Rotherham United started with a 5-4-1 line-up (5-4-1).
On the other side, Matthew Taylor played with: Viktor Johansson , Brooke Norton-Cuffy , Lee Peltier , Grant Hall , Wes Harding , Cohen Bramall , Hakeem Odofin , Ben Wiles , Daniel Barlaser , Oliver Rathbone and Conor Washington .
Substitutes
Rotherham United made 4 changes: H. Odoffin for C. Ogbene (63′), C. Washington for J. Lindsay (63′), O. Rathbone for R. Wood (77′) and B. Norton-Cuffy for G. Kelly (86′).
Top player: Oliver Rathbone
Probably the most impressive player in Rotherham United was Oliver Rathbone.
His rating is with 24 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 8.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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