Leeds United 2-0 Rotherham United: result and report
Championship · Saturday 18 August 2018
Result
Leeds United 2-0 Rotherham United
Championship · Saturday 18 August 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Leeds United 2-0 Rotherham United: match report
Leeds United beat Rotherham United 2-0 in the Championship on Saturday 18 August 2018. The half-time score was 0-0.
L. Ayling opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Leeds United's goals came from L. Ayling (49') and Kemar Roofe (71'). Rotherham United did not score.
Discipline: Leeds United received no yellow cards; Rotherham United received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Leeds United were 3rd on 6 points from 2 and Rotherham United 13th on 3 points from 2. Leeds United went on to finish that season 3rd with 86 points, and Rotherham United 22nd with 40.
Leeds United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rotherham United in a 4-5-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Kemar Roofe of Leeds United (8.3), ahead of Bailey Peacock-Farrell (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Leeds United wins, 1 draw and 3 for Rotherham United.
Key events
- 16'Yellow card · Jon Taylor
- 49'Goal · L. Ayling
- 71'Goal · Kemar Roofe
Head-to-head
Team news
Leeds United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Luke Ayling, Gaetano Berardi, Liam Cooper, B. Douglas, Mateusz Klich, Kalvin Phillips, Ezgjan Alioski, Samu Saiz, Pablo Hernández, Kemar Roofe
Rotherham United line-up (4-5-1)
Marek Rodák, Zak Vyner, Sean Raggett, Richard Wood, Joe Mattock, Jon Taylor, Matt Palmer, Semi Ajayi, Will Vaulks, Ryan Williams, Michael Smith