Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Rotherham United: result and report
Championship · Saturday 17 December 2016
Result
Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Rotherham United
Championship · Saturday 17 December 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
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Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Rotherham United: match report
Sheffield Wednesday won against Rotherham United 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 17 December 2016. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Steven Fletcher of Sheffield Wednesday in the 90th minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card; Rotherham United received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Sheffield Wednesday were 7th on 34 points from 21 and Rotherham United 24th on 10 points from 21. Sheffield Wednesday went on to finish that season 4th with 83 points, and Rotherham United 24th with 23.
Sheffield Wednesday lined up in a 4-3-3 and Rotherham United in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Lucas João of Sheffield Wednesday (8.2), ahead of Sam Hutchinson (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 1 draw and 1 for Rotherham United.
Key events
- 55'Yellow card · Steven Fletcher
- 86'Yellow card · Darnell Fisher
- 90+3'Red card · Richard Wood
- 90+3'Yellow card · Joe Mattock
- 90+4'Penalty goal · Steven Fletcher
- 90+4'Yellow card · Dexter Blackstock
- 90+4'Yellow card · Dexter Blackstock
- 90+4'Yellow card · Lee Frecklington
Head-to-head
Team news
Sheffield Wednesday line-up (4-3-3)
Keiren Westwood, Liam Palmer, Tom Lees, Glenn Loovens, Daniel Pudil, Kieran Lee, Sam Hutchinson, Almen Abdi, Lucas João, Steven Fletcher, Adam Reach
Rotherham United line-up (4-4-2)
Lewis Price, Darnell Fisher, Richard Wood, Aymen Belaïd, Joe Mattock, A. Forde, Tom Adeyemi, Lee Frecklington, Joe Newell, Peter Odemwingie, Daniel Ward