English League Championship

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

· English League Championship
Blackburn Rovers
  • 8': Arnór Sigurdsson
  • 46': Sammie Szmodics
FT
2 - 2
Rotherham United
  • 30': Sean Morrison
  • 82': Tom Eaves

About

Blackburn Rovers are hosting Rotherham United at Ewood Park, Blackburn, 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.
  • 4': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Semir Telalovic is caught offside.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Sam Nombe (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Cohen Bramall following a set piece situation.
  • 7': Foul by Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 7': Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
  • 8': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Rotherham United 0. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 10': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 10': Foul by Sam Nombe (Rotherham United).
  • 10': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Oliver Rathbone.
  • 11': Attempt saved. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Arnór Sigurdsson.
  • 11': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Viktor Johansson.
  • 16': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
  • 18': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  • 18': Attempt blocked. Christ Tiéhi (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
  • 18': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  • 20': Attempt saved. Tom Eaves (Rotherham United) header from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Morrison.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 20': Attempt blocked. Semir Telalovic (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 21': Foul by Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 21': Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Attempt missed. Tom Eaves (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christ Tiéhi.
  • 24': Attempt blocked. Semir Telalovic (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 26': Attempt saved. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Semir Telalovic.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sondre Tronstad.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 27': Foul by Tom Eaves (Rotherham United).
  • 27': James Hill (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Sam Clucas (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Eaves.
  • 30': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  • 30': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 1, Rotherham United 1. Sean Morrison (Rotherham United) header from very close range to the top right corner. Assisted by Sam Clucas with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
  • 35': Christ Tiéhi (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 41': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Sean Morrison.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. James Hill (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Hayden Carter.
  • 42': Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 42': Foul by Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United).
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
  • 44': Foul by Sean Morrison (Rotherham United).
  • 44': Semir Telalovic (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 44': Sean Morrison (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Tom Eaves (Rotherham United).
  • 45'+1': James Hill (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) hits the bar with a right footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Sam Nombe.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 1, Rotherham United 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Blackburn Rovers 1, Rotherham United 1.
  • 46': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Rotherham United 1. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by James Hill with a through ball.
  • 48': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Dexter Lembikisa.
  • 53': Attempt saved. Semir Telalovic (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Adam Wharton.
  • 53': Foul by Hayden Carter (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 53': Sam Nombe (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 59': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 59': Tom Eaves (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 59': Attempt missed. Sean Morrison (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Sam Clucas with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 60': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Semir Telalovic is caught offside.
  • 60': Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Christ Tiéhi (Rotherham United).
  • 63': Attempt missed. Tom Eaves (Rotherham United) left footed shot from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Sam Nombe with a cross.
  • 64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Dilan Markanday replaces Andrew Moran.
  • 64': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Niall Ennis replaces Semir Telalovic.
  • 65': Adam Wharton (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 65': Foul by Sam Nombe (Rotherham United).
  • 67': Foul by Sam Nombe (Rotherham United).
  • 67': Leopold Wahlstedt (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 67': Substitution, Rotherham United. Jamie Lindsay replaces Sam Clucas.
  • 67': Substitution, Rotherham United. Jordan Hugill replaces Sam Nombe.
  • 70': Foul by Jordan Hugill (Rotherham United).
  • 70': Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Attempt saved. Niall Ennis (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dilan Markanday.
  • 74': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dilan Markanday.
  • 77': Substitution, Rotherham United. Cafú replaces Oliver Rathbone.
  • 78': Substitution, Rotherham United. Arvin Appiah replaces Dexter Lembikisa.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Sammie Szmodics.
  • 82': Goal! Blackburn Rovers 2, Rotherham United 2. Tom Eaves (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Sebastian Revan with a cross.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Cafú (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
  • 86': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Tom Eaves (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cafú with a cross following a corner.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 88': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Cohen Bramall.
  • 89': Foul by Christ Tiéhi (Rotherham United).
  • 89': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90': Substitution, Rotherham United. Georgie Kelly replaces Tom Eaves.
  • 90'+1': Hand ball by Georgie Kelly (Rotherham United).
  • 90'+2': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. James Hill is caught offside.
  • 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Sondre Tronstad.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Rotherham United 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Blackburn Rovers 2, Rotherham United 2.

Statistics

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11 Fouls 5
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
0 Offsides 4
5 Corner Kicks 5
7 Saves 1
38.2 Possession 61.8
13 SHOTS 18
4 ON GOAL 9
0.3 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
289 Accurate Passes 541
379 Passes 627
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.9
5 Accurate Crosses 2
11 Crosses 14
0.5 Cross % 0.1
79 Long Balls 42
31 Accurate Long Balls 25
0.4 Long Balls % 0.6
2 Blocked Shots 8
6 Effective Tackles 11
12 Tackles 17
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
11 Interceptions 11
16 Effective Clearances 20
16 Clearances 20

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Ewood Park
Location: Blackburn, England
Attendance: 13,054

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leicester City 46 +48 97
2 Ipswich Town 46 +35 96
3 Leeds United 46 +38 90
4 Southampton 46 +24 87
Full Table

Line-Ups

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

No. Name
12 Leopold Wahlstedt (GK)
17 Hayden Carter
4 James Hill
3 Harry Pickering
2 Callum Brittain
8 Sammie Szmodics
6 Sondre Tronstad
23 Adam Wharton
33 Semir Telalovic
7 Arnór Sigurdsson
24 Andy Moran
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Joe Hilton, Niall Ennis, Charlie Weston, Lewis Travis, Zak Gilsenan, Harry Leonard, Patrick Gamble, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Jake Garrett.

ROT Rotherham United (5-3-2)

No. Name
1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
23 Sean Morrison
28 Sebastian Revan
22 Hakeem Odofin
3 Cohen Bramall
2 Dexter Lembikisa
8 Sam Clucas
18 Oliver Rathbone
27 Christ Tiehi
29 Sam Nombe
9 Tom Eaves
Rotherham United Substitutes:
Jamie Lindsay, Arvin Appiah, Dillon Phillips, Jordan Hugill, Georgie Kelly, Cafú, Ciaran Mcguckin.

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