English League Championship

West Bromwich Albion vs Rotherham United, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
West Bromwich Albion
  • 23': Brandon Thomas-Asante
  • 45'+1': John Swift (P)
FT
2 - 0
Rotherham United

    About

    West Bromwich Albion are hosting Rotherham United at The Hawthorns, West Bromwich, 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.
    • 3': Attempt missed. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Fellows with a cross.
    • 4': Foul by Sam Clucas (Rotherham United).
    • 4': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Brandon Thomas-Asante is caught offside.
    • 11': Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Rotherham United) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the left. Assisted by Sam Nombe with a headed pass.
    • 14': Foul by Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United).
    • 14': Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 15': Attempt missed. Kyle Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by John Swift with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 17': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Yann M'Vila.
    • 18': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Alex Palmer.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Cohen Bramall (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 19': Attempt blocked. Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sam Clucas with a cross.
    • 19': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.
    • 20': Offside, Rotherham United. Sam Nombe is caught offside.
    • 21': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by John Swift with a through ball.
    • 23': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 1, Rotherham United 0. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from very close range to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Reach.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Sam Nombe (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Hakeem Odoffin with a cross.
    • 28': Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 28': Foul by Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United).
    • 29': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Mikey Johnston is caught offside.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Sam Nombe (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Cohen Bramall.
    • 31': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Sebastian Revan.
    • 31': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
    • 32': Attempt saved. Tom Fellows (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 37': Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 37': Foul by Sam Clucas (Rotherham United).
    • 39': Foul by Sam Nombe (Rotherham United).
    • 39': Okay Yokuslu (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Cafú (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 39': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 41': Attempt missed. Cafú (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is too high.
    • 42': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. Tom Fellows is caught offside.
    • 44': Attempt missed. Yann M'Vila (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 45': Attempt blocked. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Darnell Furlong.
    • 45': Penalty conceded by Lee Peltier (Rotherham United) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
    • 45'+1': Goal! West Bromwich Albion 2, Rotherham United 0. John Swift (West Bromwich Albion) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the centre of the goal.
    • 45'+4': First Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Rotherham United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins West Bromwich Albion 2, Rotherham United 0.
    • 47': Attempt missed. Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota with a headed pass.
    • 51': Attempt blocked. Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 51': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Okay Yokuslu.
    • 53': Foul by Mikey Johnston (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 53': Hakeem Odoffin (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 53': Attempt blocked. Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
    • 56': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Adam Reach.
    • 60': Attempt saved. Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andy Rinomhota.
    • 63': Attempt saved. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mikey Johnston with a through ball.
    • 64': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Grady Diangana replaces Mikey Johnston.
    • 64': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Nathaniel Chalobah replaces Okay Yokuslu.
    • 64': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Semi Ajayi replaces Cédric Kipré.
    • 69': Attempt missed. Sam Clucas (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
    • 70': Adam Reach (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 70': Foul by Sam Nombe (Rotherham United).
    • 70': Hand ball by Oliver Rathbone (Rotherham United).
    • 70': Delay in match because of an injury Viktor Johansson (Rotherham United).
    • 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 74': Offside, West Bromwich Albion. John Swift is caught offside.
    • 75': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Matt Phillips replaces Tom Fellows.
    • 77': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Cameron Humphreys.
    • 77': Foul by Nathaniel Chalobah (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 77': Sam Nombe (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Matt Phillips.
    • 80': Substitution, Rotherham United. Arvin Appiah replaces Sam Clucas.
    • 80': Substitution, Rotherham United. Shane Ferguson replaces Lee Peltier.
    • 81': Substitution, Rotherham United. Femi Seriki replaces Cohen Bramall.
    • 81': Corner, West Bromwich Albion. Conceded by Andy Rinomhota.
    • 83': Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (West Bromwich Albion) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
    • 83': Substitution, Rotherham United. Tom Eaves replaces Sam Nombe.
    • 83': Substitution, West Bromwich Albion. Josh Maja replaces Brandon Thomas-Asante.
    • 87': Foul by Andy Rinomhota (Rotherham United).
    • 87': Semi Ajayi (West Bromwich Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Andy Rinomhota (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+1': Substitution, Rotherham United. Ben Hatton replaces Andy Rinomhota.
    • 90'+4': Foul by Darnell Furlong (West Bromwich Albion).
    • 90'+4': Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Rotherham United 0.
    • 0': Match ends, West Bromwich Albion 2, Rotherham United 0.

    Statistics

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    9 Fouls 4
    1 Yellow Cards 0
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 4
    5 Corner Kicks 4
    2 Saves 1
    32.5 Possession 67.5
    12 SHOTS 11
    1 ON GOAL 4
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 1
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 1
    213 Accurate Passes 552
    291 Passes 619
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.9
    3 Accurate Crosses 6
    15 Crosses 16
    0.2 Cross % 0.4
    70 Long Balls 44
    25 Accurate Long Balls 31
    0.4 Long Balls % 0.7
    5 Blocked Shots 1
    6 Effective Tackles 6
    8 Tackles 11
    0.8 Tackle % 0.5
    6 Interceptions 10
    11 Effective Clearances 18
    11 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Hawthorns
    Location: West Bromwich, England
    Attendance: 22,331

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Sunderland 16 +14 32
    2 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
    3 Burnley 16 +13 30
    4 Leeds United 15 +15 29
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    Line-Ups

    WBA West Bromwich Albion (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    24 Alex Palmer (GK)
    4 Cedric Kipre
    5 Kyle Bartley
    20 Adam Reach
    2 Darnell Furlong
    19 John Swift
    35 Okay Yokuslu
    22 Yann M'vila
    21 Brandon Thomas-Asante
    23 Michael Johnston
    31 Tom Fellows
    West Bromwich Albion Substitutes:
    Andreas Weimann, Conor Townsend, Matt Phillips, Grady Diangana, Josh Maja, Alex Mowatt, Semi Ajayi, Nathaniel Chalobah, Joshua Griffiths.

    ROT Rotherham United (5-4-1)

    No. Name
    1 Viktor Johansson (GK)
    21 Lee Peltier
    24 Cameron Humphreys
    22 Hakeem Odofin
    3 Cohen Bramall
    28 Sebastian Revan
    8 Sam Clucas
    12 Andy Rinomhota Yellow Card
    7 Cafú
    18 Oliver Rathbone
    29 Sam Nombe
    Rotherham United Substitutes:
    Arvin Appiah, Femi Seriki, Dillon Phillips, Shane Ferguson, Ben Hatton, Charlie Wyke, Tom Eaves.

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