Rotherham United 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday: result and report
Championship · Friday 23 October 2015
Result
Rotherham United 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday
Championship · Friday 23 October 2015, 18:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
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Rotherham United 1-2 Sheffield Wednesday: match report
Rotherham United were beaten by Sheffield Wednesday 1-2 in the Championship on Friday 23 October 2015. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Lucas João opened the scoring in the 46th minute. Rotherham United's goal came from Tom Thorpe (90+5'). Sheffield Wednesday scored through Lucas João (46') and F. Forestieri (50').
Discipline: Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards; Sheffield Wednesday received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Rotherham United were 23rd on 9 points from 12 and Sheffield Wednesday 9th on 17 points from 12. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 21st with 49 points, and Sheffield Wednesday 6th with 78.
Rotherham United lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Sheffield Wednesday in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Rotherham United wins, 1 draw and 1 for Sheffield Wednesday.
Going into the match Rotherham United's last five read D-L-L-W-W and Sheffield Wednesday's D-D-W-W-W.
Key events
- 45+1'Yellow card · Jack Hunt
- 46'Goal · Lucas João
- 50'Goal · F. Forestieri
- 51'Yellow card · Jonson Clarke-Harris
- 69'Yellow card · Barry Bannan
- 76'Yellow card · Sam Hutchinson
- 81'Yellow card · Matt Derbyshire
- 89'Yellow card · Daniel Pudil
- 90+5'Goal · Tom Thorpe
Head-to-head
Team news
Rotherham United expected line-up (4-4-1-1)
Adam Collin, Joe Skarz, Kirk Broadfoot, Craig Morgan, Frazer Richardson, Paul Green, Lee Frecklington, Ben Pringle, Richard Smallwood, A. Revell, Paul Taylor
Sheffield Wednesday expected line-up (4-4-2)
Keiren Westwood, Liam Palmer, Glenn Loovens, Tom Lees, José Semedo, Jacques Maghoma, Jeremy Helan, Stevie May, Giles Coke