Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Rotherham United: result and report

Championship · Wednesday 16 December 2020

Result

Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Rotherham United

Championship · Wednesday 16 December 2020, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Blackburn Rovers 2-1 Rotherham United: match report

Blackburn Rovers defeated Rotherham United 2-1 in the Championship on Wednesday 16 December 2020. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Michael Smith opened the scoring in the 61st minute. Blackburn Rovers's goals came from H. Elliott (80') and Adam Armstrong (90+8'). Rotherham United scored through Michael Smith (61').

Discipline: Blackburn Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Rotherham United received 4 yellow cards.

Going into the game Blackburn Rovers were 13th on 25 points from 18 and Rotherham United 20th on 16 points from 18. Blackburn Rovers went on to finish that season 15th with 57 points, and Rotherham United 24th with 42.

Blackburn Rovers lined up in a 4-3-3 and Rotherham United in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Adam Armstrong of Blackburn Rovers (8.1), ahead of Yuki Takahashi (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Blackburn Rovers wins, 2 draws and 2 for Rotherham United.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

38'Yellow card · Michael IhiekweRotherham United
58'Yellow card · Barry DouglasBlackburn Rovers
61'Goal · Michael SmithRotherham United · 0-1
64'Yellow card · Jamie LindsayRotherham United
80'Goal · H. ElliottBlackburn Rovers · 1-1
90+1'Yellow card · Ryan NyambeBlackburn Rovers
90+5'Yellow card · Billy JonesRotherham United
90+5'Yellow card · Billy JonesRotherham United
90+8'Goal · Adam ArmstrongBlackburn Rovers · 2-1

Head-to-head

8 meetings: Blackburn Rovers 4, draws 2, Rotherham United 2.

Rotherham United 3-2 Blackburn RoversChampionship · 2 Mar 2019
Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Rotherham UnitedChampionship · 10 Nov 2018
Rotherham United 1-1 Blackburn RoversChampionship · 11 Feb 2017
Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Rotherham UnitedChampionship · 17 Sep 2016
Rotherham United 0-1 Blackburn RoversChampionship · 30 Apr 2016
Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Rotherham UnitedChampionship · 11 Dec 2015

Team news

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Chiedozie OgbeneRotherham United · injury (Knee Injury)
Derrick WilliamsBlackburn Rovers · injury (Calf Injury)
Bradley DackBlackburn Rovers · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
Joe Rankin-CostelloBlackburn Rovers · injury (Hamstring Injury)
Daniel ButterworthBlackburn Rovers · injury (Back Injury)
Kieran SadlierRotherham United · injury (Ankle Injury)
Lewis TravisBlackburn Rovers · injury (Cruciate Ligament Injury)
Clark RobertsonRotherham United · injury (Fractured Foot)
Elliott BennettBlackburn Rovers · injury (Ankle Surgery)

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-3-3)

Thomas Kaminski, Ryan Nyambe, Darragh Lenihan, Yuki Takahashi, B. Douglas, John Buckley, Bradley Johnson, Joe Rothwell, Harvey Elliott, Adam Armstrong, Sam Gallagher

Rotherham United line-up (3-5-2)

Viktor Johansson, Michael Ihiekwe, Richard Wood, A. MacDonald, Matthew Olosunde, Dan Barlaser, Jamie Lindsay, Matt Crooks, Ben Wiles, K. Vassell, Michael Smith