Rotherham United 2-0 Birmingham City: result and report

Championship · Saturday 27 August 2022

Result

Rotherham United 2-0 Birmingham City

Championship · Saturday 27 August 2022, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Rotherham United 2-0 Birmingham City: match report

Rotherham United defeated Birmingham City 2-0 in the Championship on Saturday 27 August 2022. The half-time score was 1-0.

Richard Wood opened the scoring in the 28th minute. Rotherham United's goals came from Richard Wood (28') and Richard Wood (71'). Birmingham City did not score.

Discipline: Rotherham United received 1 yellow card; Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rotherham United were 13th on 6 points from 4 and Birmingham City 19th on 5 points from 5. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 19th with 50 points, and Birmingham City 17th with 53.

Rotherham United lined up in a 3-5-2 and Birmingham City in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Richard Wood of Rotherham United (9.1), ahead of Auston Trusty (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Rotherham United win, 3 draws and 6 for Birmingham City.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 28'Goal · Richard WoodRotherham United · 1-0
  • 40'Yellow card · Troy DeeneyBirmingham City
  • 40'Yellow card · Oliver RathboneRotherham United
  • 45+2'Yellow card · J. JamesBirmingham City
  • 63'Missed penalty · Dan BarlaserRotherham United
  • 71'Goal · Richard WoodRotherham United · 2-0

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Rotherham United 1, draws 3, Birmingham City 6.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Sean MorrisonRotherham United · injury (Cruciate Ligament Rupture)

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

Viktor Johansson, Grant Hall, Richard Wood, Cameron Humphreys, Dan Barlaser, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Ben Wiles, Oliver Rathbone, Cohen Bramall, Chiedozie Ogbene, Conor Washington

Birmingham City line-up (4-4-2)

John Ruddy, Dion Sanderson, M. Roberts, Auston Trusty, Maxime Colin, Juninho Bacuna, Jordan James, George Hall, Josh Williams, Scott Hogan, Troy Deeney