Rotherham United 1-4 Watford: result and report

Championship · Tuesday 16 March 2021

Result

Rotherham United 1-4 Watford

Championship · Tuesday 16 March 2021, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-3

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Rotherham United 1-4 Watford: match report

Rotherham United lost to Watford 1-4 in the Championship on Tuesday 16 March 2021. The half-time score was 0-3.

F. Sierralta opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Rotherham United's goal came from Freddie Ladapo (68'). Watford scored through F. Sierralta (9'), Ismaïla Sarr (26'), Ken Sema (39') and Dan Gosling (69').

Neither side received a card.

Going into the game Rotherham United were 23rd on 32 points from 32 and Watford 2nd on 69 points from 36. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 24th with 42 points, and Watford 3rd with 91.

Rotherham United lined up in a 3-5-2 and Watford in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Dan Barlaser of Rotherham United (8.2), ahead of Philip Zinckernagel (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Rotherham United wins, 0 draws and 3 for Watford.

Going into the match Rotherham United's last five read W-L-L-L-L and Watford's W-W-W-L-W.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · F. SierraltaWatford · 0-1
  • 26'Goal · Ismaïla SarrWatford · 0-2
  • 39'Goal · Ken SemaWatford · 0-3
  • 61'Missed penalty · Michael SmithRotherham United
  • 68'Goal · Freddie LadapoRotherham United · 1-3
  • 69'Goal · Dan GoslingWatford · 1-4

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Rotherham United 0, draws 0, Watford 3.

Team news

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

Pavel Kucera, Michael Ihiekwe, Richard Wood, A. MacDonald, Matthew Olosunde, Dan Barlaser, Shaun MacDonald, Matt Crooks, Ben Wiles, Michael Smith, Freddie Ladapo

Watford line-up (4-3-3)

Daniel Bachmann, Kiko Femenía, William Troost-Ekong, Francisco Sierralta, Adam Masina, Nathaniel Chalobah, Will Hughes, Philip Zinckernagel, Ismaïla Sarr, João Pedro, Ken Sema