Stoke City 1-0 Rotherham United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 31 October 2020

Result

Stoke City 1-0 Rotherham United

Championship · Saturday 31 October 2020, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Stoke City 1-0 Rotherham United: match report

Stoke City won against Rotherham United 1-0 in the Championship on Saturday 31 October 2020. The half-time score was 1-0.

The only goal came from James McClean of Stoke City in the 27th minute.

Discipline: Stoke City received 1 yellow card; Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Stoke City were 10th on 12 points from 8 and Rotherham United 17th on 9 points from 8. Stoke City went on to finish that season 14th with 60 points, and Rotherham United 24th with 42.

Stoke City 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 Danny Batth of Stoke City (8.3), ahead of Tommy Smith (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Stoke City wins, 2 draws and 0 for Rotherham United.

Going into the match Stoke City's last five read L-W-D-W-D and Rotherham United's W-L-D-L-D.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

27'Goal · James McCleanStoke City · 1-0
41'Yellow card · Angus MacDonaldRotherham United
72'Yellow card · Michael SmithRotherham United
90+3'Yellow card · M. FoxStoke City

Head-to-head

2 meetings: Stoke City 0, draws 2, Rotherham United 0.

Stoke City 2-2 Rotherham UnitedChampionship · 13 Apr 2019
Rotherham United 2-2 Stoke CityChampionship · 29 Sep 2018

Team news

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Ryan ShawcrossStoke City · injury (Calf Injury)
Chiedozie OgbeneRotherham United · injury (Knee Injury)
Thibaud VerlindenStoke City · injury (Knee Injury)
Trevor ClarkeRotherham United · injury (Calf Injury)
Nathan CollinsStoke City · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Josh TymonStoke City · injury (Foot Injury)
Sam ClucasStoke City · injury (Calf Injury)
K. VassellRotherham United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Joe AllenStoke City · injury (Achilles tendon rupture)
James ChesterStoke City · injury (Muscular problems)
Adam DaviesStoke City · injury (Medial Collateral Ligament Injury)
Jack ButlandStoke City · injury (Virus Infection)
Clark RobertsonRotherham United · injury (Fractured Foot)

Stoke City line-up (4-2-3-1)

Angus Gunn, Tommy Smith, Harry James Souttar, Danny Batth, Morgan Fox, John Mikel Obi, Jordan Thompson, Tyrese Campbell, Nick Powell, James McClean, Steven Fletcher

Rotherham United line-up (4-5-1)

Pavel Kucera, Wes Harding, Michael Ihiekwe, A. MacDonald, Joe Mattock, Florian Jozefzoon, Shaun MacDonald, Jamie Lindsay, Dan Barlaser, Mickel Miller, Freddie Ladapo