Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Rotherham United: result and report
Championship · Tuesday 16 August 2016
Result
Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Rotherham United
Championship · Tuesday 16 August 2016, 18:45 UTC · half-time 2-0
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Brighton & Hove Albion 3-0 Rotherham United: match report
Brighton & Hove Albion beat Rotherham United 3-0 in the Championship on Tuesday 16 August 2016. The half-time score was 2-0.
Anthony Knockaert opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Brighton & Hove Albion's goals came from Anthony Knockaert (23'), Glenn Murray (26') and T. Hemed (58', penalty). Rotherham United did not score.
Discipline: Brighton & Hove Albion received 1 yellow card; Rotherham United received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Brighton & Hove Albion were 3rd on 4 points from 2 and Rotherham United 22nd on 1 point from 2. Brighton & Hove Albion went on to finish that season 2nd with 93 points, and Rotherham United 24th with 23.
Brighton & Hove Albion lined up in a 4-4-2 and Rotherham United in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Brighton & Hove Albion win, 1 draw and 2 for Rotherham United.
Key events
- 23'Goal · Anthony Knockaert
- 26'Goal · Glenn Murray
- 48'Yellow card · Lewis Dunk
- 57'Yellow card · Dominic Ball
- 57'Yellow card · Stephen Kelly
- 58'Penalty goal · T. Hemed
- 76'Yellow card · Darnell Fisher
- 84'Yellow card · S. Allan
Head-to-head
Team news
Brighton & Hove Albion expected line-up (4-4-2)
David Adam Stockdale, Lewis Dunk, Bruno Saltor, Gaëtan Bong, Liam Rosenior, Beram Kayal, Steve Sidwell, Anthony Knockaert, Tomer Hemed, Glenn Murray
Rotherham United expected line-up (4-4-2)
Kirk Broadfoot, Joe Skarz, Craig Morgan, Danny Collins, Lee Frecklington, Ben Pringle, Richard Smallwood, Paul Taylor, A. Revell