Rotherham United 1-1 Birmingham City: result and report

Championship · Friday 14 April 2017

Result

Rotherham United 1-1 Birmingham City

Championship · Friday 14 April 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Rotherham United 1-1 Birmingham City: match report

Rotherham United drew with Birmingham City 1-1 in the Championship on Friday 14 April 2017. The half-time score was 0-0.

Kerim Frei opened the scoring in the 73rd minute. Rotherham United's goal came from Danny Ward (85'). Birmingham City scored through Kerim Frei (73').

Discipline: Rotherham United received 3 yellow cards; Birmingham City received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rotherham United were 24th on 17 points from 41 and Birmingham City 19th on 46 points from 41. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 24th with 23 points, and Birmingham City 19th with 53.

Rotherham United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Birmingham City in a 3-5-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Joe Mattock of Rotherham United (7.5), level with Jonathan Grounds (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Rotherham United win, 1 draw and 3 for Birmingham City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 42'Yellow card · Lukas JutkiewiczBirmingham City
  • 53'Yellow card · Krystian BielikBirmingham City
  • 57'Yellow card · Joe MattockRotherham United
  • 68'Yellow card · Will VaulksRotherham United
  • 73'Goal · Kerim FreiBirmingham City · 0-1
  • 75'Yellow card · Kerim FreiBirmingham City
  • 75'Yellow card · Richard WoodRotherham United
  • 85'Goal · Danny WardRotherham United · 1-1

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Rotherham United 1, draws 1, Birmingham City 3.

Team news

Rotherham United line-up (4-4-2)

Richard O'Donnell, Darnell Fisher, Semi Ajayi, Richard Wood, Joe Mattock, Jon Taylor, Will Vaulks, Richard Smallwood, Joe Newell, Carlton Morris, Daniel Ward

Birmingham City line-up (3-5-1-1)

Tomasz Kuszczak, Krystian Bielik, Ryan Shotton, Paul Robinson, Emilio Nsue, David Davis, Robert Tesche, Craig Gardner, Jonathan Grounds, Ché Adams, Lukas Jutkiewicz