Middlesbrough 0-3 Rotherham United: result and report
Championship · Wednesday 27 January 2021
Result
Middlesbrough 0-3 Rotherham United
Championship · Wednesday 27 January 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Middlesbrough 0-3 Rotherham United: match report
Middlesbrough were beaten by Rotherham United 0-3 in the Championship on Wednesday 27 January 2021. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Matt Crooks opened the scoring in the 43rd minute. Middlesbrough did not score. Rotherham United scored through Matt Crooks (43'), Michael Smith (79', penalty) and Ryan Giles (90+2').
Neither side received a card.
Going into the game Middlesbrough were 7th on 39 points from 25 and Rotherham United 23rd on 20 points from 22. Middlesbrough went on to finish that season 10th with 64 points, and Rotherham United 24th with 42.
Middlesbrough lined up in a 4-3-1-2 and Rotherham United in a 3-1-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Michael Ihiekwe of Rotherham United (8.4), ahead of Wes Harding (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Middlesbrough wins, 1 draw and 1 for Rotherham United.
Going into the match Middlesbrough's last five read L-W-L-W-L and Rotherham United's D-W-L-L-W.
Key events
- 43'Goal · Matt Crooks
- 79'Penalty goal · Michael Smith
- 90+2'Goal · Ryan Giles
Head-to-head
Team news
Unavailable
Middlesbrough line-up (4-3-1-2)
Marcus Bettinelli, Djed Spence, Nathan Wood, Paddy McNair, Marc Bola, Sam Morsy, Jonathan Howson, George Saville, Patrick Roberts, Britt Assombalonga, Duncan Watmore
Rotherham United line-up (3-1-4-2)
Pavel Kucera, Michael Ihiekwe, Richard Wood, A. MacDonald, Shaun MacDonald, Matthew Olosunde, Jamie Lindsay, Ben Wiles, Wes Harding, Michael Smith, Matt Crooks