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Match report
English Footie
League 1: Round 31 (setup 4, season 35)
Rotherham United
v.
Blackburn Rovers
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
4
Overall form:
Home form:
Viktor JOHANSSON61Thomas KAMINSKI
Formation:
4-3-3
League position:
16
Overall form:
Home form:
Eddie NOLAN2Lewis TRAVIS
Danny FOX63Amari'i BELL
Iliman NDIAYE84Kasey PALMER
Rob HOLDING56Tyler MORTON
Kyle BARTLEY6Hayden CARTER
Patrick ROBERTS77Callum BRITTAIN
André Filipe Alves Monteiro, UKRA8Tyrhys DOLAN
Javier HERNÁNDEZ Balcázar97Ben BRERETON DÍAZ
Callum O'HARE7107Ashley PHILLIPS
RUI Pedro da Rocha FONTE11Adam ARMSTRONG
Manager
Jaroslaw JACH12Jack VALE
Jamal BLACKMAN13Angus GUNN
Tolaji BOLA14Adetayo EDUN
Colin KAZIM-RICHARDS156Adam WHARTON
Ben WILES16Louie ANNESLEY

Rotherham United 1 Blackburn Rovers 2
(Half-time: 0-2, Attendance: 11,345, Stadium: New York, Referee: Mike DEAN 6½)
57 NdiayeScorers30 Armstrong, 34 Brittain
Substitutions65 Phillips <=> Wharton
84 BartleySendings off
10 Nolan, 11 Bartley, 49 Rui Fonte, 90+1 UkraBookings
6Corners1
15Fouls7
7Offsides1
6Shots on4
11Shots off7
17Total shots11
5Shots saved2
48%Possession52%
Man of the match: Iliman NDIAYE
4UKRA was put clear by RUI FONTE and he raced past the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper but struck his shot over.
10NOLAN booked.
11A poor challenge on MORTON by BARTLEY results in a booking.
15A cross from PALMER left DOLAN in plenty of space but he rushed his shot.
16Uncertainty in the Blackburn Rovers defence enabled O'HARE to hit an effort inches over.
19DOLAN beat NDIAYE and drove the ball to BRERETON DÍAZ who blasted his shot wide.
21A tame strike from UKRA bounced agonisingly wide.
24A accurate pass fell to DOLAN and his looping shot floated narrowly over.
28HERNÁNDEZ ran onto a wonderful ball from NDIAYE but toe-poked his effort wide.
30GOAL!! A sliced BRERETON DÍAZ shot bobbled toward ARMSTRONG who made no mistake from just inside the area. (1-0 Blackburn Rovers)
34O'HARE worked the ball to RUI FONTE, UKRA controlled his pass and nodded the ball within easy reach of the Blackburn Rovers 'keeper.
34GOAL!! A one-fisted punch from the Rotherham United 'keeper enabled BRITTAIN to lob the ball into the empty net. (2-0 Blackburn Rovers)
36The 'keeper was able to block a poor header from HERNÁNDEZ.
42A penalty box scramble resulted in BELL tapping a low shot over.
 
49The referee books RUI FONTE for an off-the-ball incident against CARTER.
53A corner found RUI FONTE who touched an effort over.
57GOAL!! After some patient play on the right NDIAYE came inside and hit the ball into the top corner. (2-1 Blackburn Rovers)
61DOLAN chipped the ball to BRITTAIN who touched it inches over.
83A looping shot from HERNÁNDEZ was stopped by the 'keeper.
84BARTLEY sent off.
87ARMSTRONG's header was well saved by the 'keeper.
90+1UKRA booked by the referee.