Brentford 5-1 Rotherham United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 4 August 2018

Result

Brentford 5-1 Rotherham United

Championship · Saturday 4 August 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Brentford 5-1 Rotherham United: match report

Brentford beat Rotherham United 5-1 in the Championship on Saturday 4 August 2018. It was 2-0 at half-time.

Neal Maupay opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Brentford's goals came from Neal Maupay (4'), Sergi Canós (44'), O. Watkins (48'), Neal Maupay (60') and Lewis MacLeod (89'). Rotherham United scored through Will Vaulks (90+2').

Discipline: Brentford received no yellow cards; Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards.

Brentford went on to finish that season 11th with 64 points, and Rotherham United 22nd with 40.

Brentford lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Rotherham United in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Lewis MacLeod of Brentford (8.9), ahead of Neal Maupay (8.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Brentford wins, 0 draws and 2 for Rotherham United.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Goal · Neal MaupayBrentford · 1-0
  • 9'Yellow card · Richard WoodRotherham United
  • 43'Yellow card · Will VaulksRotherham United
  • 44'Goal · Sergi CanósBrentford · 2-0
  • 48'Goal · O. WatkinsBrentford · 3-0
  • 60'Goal · Neal MaupayBrentford · 4-0
  • 89'Goal · Lewis MacLeodBrentford · 5-0
  • 90+2'Goal · Will VaulksRotherham United · 5-1

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Brentford 4, draws 0, Rotherham United 2.

Team news

Brentford line-up (4-2-3-1)

Daniel Bentley, Chris Mepham, Henrik Dalsgaard, Ezri Konsa, Yoann Barbet, Lewis MacLeod, Sergi Canós, Josh McEachran, Ollie Watkins, R. Sawyers, Neal Maupay

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

Marek Rodák, Zak Vyner, Joe Mattock, Semi Ajayi, Richard Wood, Will Vaulks, Matt Palmer, Jon Taylor, Joe Newell, David Ball, Michael Smith