Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Rotherham United: result and report
Championship · Saturday 8 December 2018
Result
Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Rotherham United
Championship · Saturday 8 December 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
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Sheffield Wednesday 2-2 Rotherham United: match report
Sheffield Wednesday drew with Rotherham United 2-2 in the Championship on Saturday 8 December 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.
Lucas João opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Sheffield Wednesday's goals came from Lucas João (45+1') and Lucas João (64'). Rotherham United scored through Michael Smith (46') and R. Towell (55').
Discipline: Sheffield Wednesday received 1 yellow card; Rotherham United received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Sheffield Wednesday were 16th on 23 points from 20 and Rotherham United 20th on 20 points from 20. Sheffield Wednesday went on to finish that season 12th with 64 points, and Rotherham United 22nd with 40.
Sheffield Wednesday lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Rotherham United in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Lucas João of Sheffield Wednesday (8.7), ahead of Michael Smith (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Sheffield Wednesday wins, 1 draw and 1 for Rotherham United.
Key events
- 20'Yellow card · Barry Bannan
- 45+1'Goal · Lucas João
- 46'Goal · Michael Smith
- 55'Goal · R. Towell
- 64'Goal · Lucas João
Head-to-head
Team news
Sheffield Wednesday line-up (3-4-2-1)
Cameron Dawson, Tom Lees, Michael Hector, Jordan Thorniley, Ash Baker, Joey Pelupessy, Barry Bannan, Morgan Fox, Adam Reach, Lucas João, Atdhe Nuhiu
Rotherham United line-up (4-1-4-1)
Marek Rodák, Zak Vyner, Semi Ajayi, Richard Wood, Joe Mattock, Will Vaulks, A. Forde, Ryan Williams, Richie Towell, Jon Taylor, Michael Smith