Rotherham United 5-1 Gillingham: result and report
League One · Tuesday 7 December 2021
Result
Rotherham United 5-1 Gillingham
League One · Tuesday 7 December 2021, 19:45 UTC · half-time 2-1
Rotherham United 5-1 Gillingham: match report
Rotherham United defeated Gillingham 5-1 in the League One on Tuesday 7 December 2021. It was 2-1 at half-time.
Olly Lee opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Rotherham United's goals came from Freddie Ladapo (39'), Mickel Miller (45'), Dan Barlaser (59', penalty), Dan Barlaser (81') and Chiedozie Ogbene (89'). Gillingham scored through Olly Lee (5').
Discipline: Rotherham United received no yellow cards; Gillingham received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Rotherham United were 1st on 38 points from 19 and Gillingham 21st on 17 points from 20. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 4th with 90 points, and Gillingham 21st with 40.
Rotherham United lined up in a 3-1-4-2 and Gillingham in a 5-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Dan Barlaser of Rotherham United (8.7), ahead of Chiedozie Ogbene (8.0).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Rotherham United wins, 1 draw and 4 for Gillingham.
Key events
- 5'Goal · Olly Lee
- 38'Yellow card · Ryan Jackson
- 39'Yellow card
- 39'Goal · Freddie Ladapo
- 45'Goal · Mickel Miller
- 59'Penalty goal · Dan Barlaser
- 71'Second yellow · Ryan Jackson
- 72'Missed penalty · Dan Barlaser
- 81'Goal · Dan Barlaser
- 89'Goal · Chiedozie Ogbene
Head-to-head
Team news
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Rotherham United line-up (3-1-4-2)
Viktor Johansson, Rarmani Edmonds-Green, Michael Ihiekwe, Wes Harding, Dan Barlaser, Chiedozie Ogbene, Ben Wiles, Oliver Rathbone, Mickel Miller, Freddie Ladapo, Michael Smith
Gillingham line-up (5-4-1)
Aaron Chapman, Ryan Jackson, Max Ehmer, Robbie McKenzie, Jack Tucker, Danny Lloyd, Oliver Lee, Stuart O'Keefe, Daniel Phillips, Mustapha Carayol, John Akinde