Sheffield United 2-0 Rotherham United: result and report
Championship · Saturday 9 March 2019
Result
Sheffield United 2-0 Rotherham United
Championship · Saturday 9 March 2019, 12:15 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Sheffield United 2-0 Rotherham United: match report
Sheffield United won against Rotherham United 2-0 in the Championship on Saturday 9 March 2019. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Jack O'Connell opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Sheffield United's goals came from Jack O'Connell (5') and M. Duffy (74'). Rotherham United did not score.
Discipline: Sheffield United received no yellow cards; Rotherham United received no yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Sheffield United were 3rd on 65 points from 35 and Rotherham United 22nd on 33 points from 35. Sheffield United went on to finish that season 2nd with 89 points, and Rotherham United 22nd with 40.
Sheffield United lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Rotherham United in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jack O'Connell of Sheffield United (8.4), ahead of Mark Duffy (8.3).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Sheffield United wins, 1 draw and 0 for Rotherham United.
Key events
- 5'Goal · Jack O'Connell
- 28'Red card · Will Vaulks
- 74'Goal · M. Duffy
Head-to-head
Team news
Sheffield United line-up (3-4-1-2)
Dean Henderson, Chris Basham, John Egan, Jack O'Connell, George Baldock, Oliver Norwood, John Fleck, Enda Stevens, Mark Duffy, David McGoldrick, Scott Hogan
Rotherham United line-up (4-1-4-1)
Marek Rodák, Billy Jones, Michael Ihiekwe, Clark Robertson, Joe Mattock, Semi Ajayi, Jon Taylor, Will Vaulks, Ben Wiles, Joe Newell, Michael Smith