Rotherham United vs Cardiff City — result, stats and line-ups

Full Time

2023/2024

Rotherham United

4 MAY

5:2

Cardiff City

Goals

GOAL

AST

Goal25'

Jordan Hugill (assist: Cohen Bramall) · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal38'

Nat Phillips (assist: Ollie Tanner) · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal45'

Tom Eaves (assist: Cohen Bramall) · Left foot shot 2-1

GOAL

AST

Goal47'

Ollie Tanner (assist: Cian Ashford) · Left foot shot 2-2

GOAL

AST

Penalty57'

Tom Eaves (assist: Cian Ashford) · Right foot shot 3-2

GOAL

AST

Goal63'

Sam Nombe (assist: Lee Peltier) · Right foot shot 4-2

GOAL

AST

Goal69'

Jordan Hugill (assist: Lee Peltier) · Right foot shot 5-2

Man of the match

Tom EavesRotherham United8.7

Expected goals (xG)

Rotherham UnitedxGCardiff City

3.931.40

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TV stations

International

Bet365

Venue

AESSEAL New York Stadium

Conditions

Weatherovercast clouds
RefereeAndy Davies
1st AssistantGraham Kane
2nd AssistantBhupinder Gill
4th OfficialThomas Parsons

Pressure index

Rotherham UnitedCardiff City

1′45′90′

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Match flow

GOAL

AST

Goal25'

Jordan Hugill (assist: Cohen Bramall) · Right foot shot 1-0

GOAL

AST

Goal38'

Nat Phillips (assist: Ollie Tanner) · Right foot shot 1-1

GOAL

AST

Goal45'

Tom Eaves (assist: Cohen Bramall) · Left foot shot 2-1

GOAL

AST

Goal47'

Ollie Tanner (assist: Cian Ashford) · Left foot shot 2-2

GOAL

AST

Penalty57'

Tom Eaves (assist: Cian Ashford) · Right foot shot 3-2

OUT

Substitution58'

In: Raheem Conte · Out: Mahlon Romeo · Substitution because of injury

PLAYER

Yellow card60'

Arvin Appiah · Foul

GOAL

AST

Goal63'

Sam Nombe (assist: Lee Peltier) · Right foot shot 4-2

GOAL

AST

Goal69'

Jordan Hugill (assist: Lee Peltier) · Right foot shot 5-2

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Grant Hall · Out: Lee Peltier · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution76'

In: Femi Seriki · Out: Arvin Appiah · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution77'

In: Rubin Colwill · Out: David Turnbull · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution77'

In: Callum O'Dowda · Out: Ollie Tanner · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution85'

In: Joel Colwill · Out: Manolis Siopis · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution89'

In: Mark McGuinness · Out: Nat Phillips · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Ben Hatton · Out: Sebastian Revan · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Viktor Johansson · Out: Sam Nombe · Substitution because of injury

OUT

Substitution90'

In: Shane Ferguson · Out: Dillon Phillips · Substitution because of injury

Ball positions

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Commentary

That's it, the match has ended - Rotherham United 5, Cardiff City 2.
90+5′The second half concludes - Rotherham United triumphs with a score of 5, leaving Cardiff City behind with 2.
90+4′Opportunity squandered. Jordan Hugill of Rotherham United fails to hit the target with a header from the middle of the penalty area, sending the ball wide to the left. The cross was provided by Shane Ferguson.Penalty
90+3′Corner kick awarded to Rotherham United. Callum O'Dowda is responsible for the concession.
90+3′Shot blocked. Grant Hall - Rotherham United - shot with right foot inside of six yard box - left side is blocked. Assist - Cohen Bramall with a cross.
90+3′Player change - Rotherham United. Sebastian Revan makes way for Shane Ferguson.
90+2′Player switch - Rotherham United. Ben Hatton is replacing Sam Nombe.
90+2′Player change - Rotherham United. Viktor Johansson is replacing Dillon Phillips.
90+1′Callum O'Dowda of Cardiff City commits a foul.
90′Fouled by Cian Ashford - Cardiff City
90′Femi Seriki - Rotherham United - won a free kick on the right wing.
89′Delay over. They are ready to continue.
89′Substitution - Cardiff City. Mark McGuinness for Nathaniel Phillips - injury.
86′Delay in match - injury Nathaniel Phillips - Cardiff City
86′Delay in match - injury Jordan Hugill - Rotherham United
85′Fouled by Tom Eaves - Rotherham United
85′Callum O'Dowda - Cardiff City - won a free kick in defence.
85′Substitution - Cardiff City. Joel Colwill for Manolis Siopis.
83′Shot blocked. Josh Bowler - Cardiff City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assist - Cian Ashford.
79′Another offensive push. Femi Seriki of Rotherham United takes a shot with his right foot from the middle of the box, but the goalkeeper manages to save it right in the middle of the goal. The assist came from Oliver Rathbone.
79′Tom Eaves' left-footed shot from the middle of the penalty area is stopped. The Rotherham United player's attempt is thwarted.Penalty
79′Jordan Hugill - Rotherham United - hits the bar with a shot with right foot from the centre of the box. Assist - Cohen Bramall.
79′Tom Eaves of Rotherham United has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
79′Dimitrios Goutas commits a foul - representing Cardiff City.
77′Player swap - Cardiff City. David Turnbull is replaced by Rubin Colwill.
77′Player swap - Cardiff City. Callum O'Dowda is coming on for Ollie Tanner.
76′Player swap - Rotherham United. Arvin Appiah is replaced by Femi Seriki.
76′Player change - Rotherham United. Grant Hall is coming on in place of Lee Peltier.
73′Offside call - Rotherham United. Tom Eaves has been flagged offside.
72′Opportunity squandered. Cian Ashford of Cardiff City fails to score, shooting with his right foot from the middle of the box. The assist was provided by Famara Diédhiou.
71′New attacking attempt. Ryan Wintle - Cardiff City - shot with right foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner.
69′Goal! Rotherham United 5, Cardiff City 2. Jordan Hugill - Rotherham United - shot with right foot from the centre of the box to the right corner.
69′Opportunity lost. Dimitrios Goutas of Cardiff City sends a header from the middle of the box soaring over the goal. David Turnbull provided the assist with a cross.
68′Hakeem Odoffin commits a foul - representing Rotherham United.
68′David Turnbull - Cardiff City - won a free kick in attack.
67′Shot blocked. Famara Diédhiou - Cardiff City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - David Turnbull.
66′Shot blocked. David Turnbull - Cardiff City - shot with right foot from more than 35 yards is blocked. Assist - Cian Ashford.
65′Fouled by Hakeem Odoffin - Rotherham United
65′David Turnbull - Cardiff City - won a free kick in defence.
63′Goal! Rotherham United 4, Cardiff City 2. Sam Nombe - Rotherham United - shot with right foot from outside the box to the right corner. Assist - Lee Peltier.
62′Missed chance. Raheem Conte - Cardiff City - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but missed. Assist - Ryan Wintle.
60′Arvin Appiah - Rotherham United - receive yellow card for a foul.
60′Josh Bowler - Cardiff City - won a free kick in defence.
60′Fouled by Arvin Appiah - Rotherham United
58′Substitution - Cardiff City. Raheem Conte for Mahlon Romeo.
57′Goal! Rotherham United 3, Cardiff City 2. Tom Eaves - Rotherham United - converts the penalty with a shot with right foot to the centre of the goal.
56′Penalty conceded by David Turnbull - Cardiff City - after a foul in the penalty area.Penalty
56′Penalty Rotherham United. Hakeem Odoffin draws a foul in the penalty area.Penalty
55′Corner - Rotherham United. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
55′New attacking attempt. Tom Eaves - Rotherham United - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the left corner.
50′Missed chance. Tom Eaves - Rotherham United - shot with right foot from outside the box is close, but missed to the left. Assist - Arvin Appiah.
48′Shot blocked. Tom Eaves - Rotherham United - shot with the head from few metres is blocked. Assist - Jordan Hugill with a head.
47′Score! Rotherham United 2, Cardiff City 2. Ollie Tanner of Cardiff City strikes with his left foot from the left side of the penalty area into the right corner. The assist was by Cian Ashford.
45′The second half commences with Rotherham United leading Cardiff City 2-1.
45+5′The first half concludes with Rotherham United leading Cardiff City 2-1.
45+4′Opportunity squandered. Nathaniel Phillips of Cardiff City attempts a header from the middle of the box but it sails over the bar. The assist came from David Turnbull who delivered a cross following a corner.
45+4′Corner kick awarded to Cardiff City, forced by Hakeem Odoffin.
45+2′Score! Rotherham United leads 2, Cardiff City trails at 1. Tom Eaves of Rotherham United strikes the ball with his left foot from the middle of the box, sending it straight into the heart of the goal. The assist comes from Cohen Bramall, who set it up with a cross.
45+2′Sebastian Revan of Rotherham United has been awarded a defensive free kick.
45+2′Cian Ashford from Cardiff City has committed a foul.
45′Missed chance. Sebastian Revan - Rotherham United - shot with left foot from outside the box is close, but missed.
44′Corner kick awarded to Cardiff City, forced by Cohen Bramall's defensive play.
42′Opportunity squandered. Cian Ashford of Cardiff City failed to score with a right-footed shot from beyond the box. The assist came from Josh Bowler following a corner.
42′Corner kick awarded to Cardiff City, forced by Dillon Phillips.
42′New attacking attempt. Josh Bowler - Cardiff City - shot with left foot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assist - David Turnbull with a cross.
41′Corner - Cardiff City. Conceded by Sebastian Revan.
40′Shot blocked. Famara Diédhiou - Cardiff City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked.
40′Attempt thwarted. Josh Bowler of Cardiff City's left-footed strike from beyond the box is intercepted. The assist came from Famara Diédhiou.
38′Goal! Rotherham United 1, Cardiff City 1. Nathaniel Phillips - Cardiff City - shot with the head from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assist - Ollie Tanner with a cross .
37′Hakeem Odoffin commits a foul - representing Rotherham United.
37′Cian Ashford of Cardiff City has successfully secured an offensive free kick.
34′Another offensive move is underway. David Turnbull of Cardiff City takes a shot with his left foot from beyond the box, but it's caught in the top middle of the goal. The assist was by Ollie Tanner.
33′Opportunity lost. Tom Eaves from Rotherham United attempted a header from the right side of the six-yard box but failed to score. The cross was provided by Sebastian Revan.
32′Opportunity squandered. Ryan Wintle of Cardiff City attempted a shot with his right foot from beyond the box, but it veered off to the left.
32′Shot blocked. Mahlon Romeo - Cardiff City - shot with left foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Ryan Wintle.
30′Corner kick awarded to Cardiff City, forced by Cameron Humphreys.
30′Shot blocked. Famara Diédhiou - Cardiff City - shot with left foot from the left side of the box is blocked.
27′Corner kick awarded to Cardiff City, forced by Hakeem Odoffin.
27′Shot blocked. Cian Ashford - Cardiff City - shot with right foot from outside the box is blocked. Assist - Manolis Siopis.
25′Goal! Rotherham United 1, Cardiff City 0. Jordan Hugill - Rotherham United - shot with right foot from few metres to the right corner. Assist - Cohen Bramall.
22′Shot blocked. David Turnbull - Cardiff City - shot with right foot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assist - Ollie Tanner.
21′Offside call - Rotherham United. Jordan Hugill is caught offside.
20′Tom Eaves from Rotherham United has committed a foul.
20′Dimitrios Goutas of Cardiff City has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
19′Pause has ended. They are prepared to proceed.
16′Match interruption - Cardiff City.
13′Hakeem Odoffin of Rotherham United commits a foul.
13′David Turnbull - Cardiff City - won a free kick in defence.
12′Corner kick awarded to Rotherham United. Ollie Tanner is responsible for the concession.
9′Jordan Hugill of Rotherham United has successfully secured a defensive free kick.
9′Ryan Wintle of Cardiff City commits a foul.
8′Offside - Rotherham United. Tom Eaves is in offside.
6′Ollie Tanner from Cardiff City has successfully earned a defensive free kick.
6′Tom Eaves from Rotherham United commits a foul.
4′Fouled by Jordan Hugill - Rotherham United
4′Dimitrios Goutas - Cardiff City - won a free kick on the right wing.
3′Attempt thwarted. Tom Eaves of Rotherham United's right-footed shot from the middle of the box is intercepted. The assist was provided by Hakeem Odoffin.
2′Rotherham United has been awarded a corner. This was given away by Mahlon Romeo.
The initial half of the match commences..

Match statistics

RTUCDF

Possession and passing

33%Possession67%

78%Pass accuracy88%

258Passes542

201Successful Passes477

73Ball Safe85

11Key Passes16

2 more

6Substitutions5

18Throw-ins17

Attack

5Goals2

16Shots Total20

7Shots On Target5

4Corners6

30Dangerous Attacks50

6Accurate Crosses4

13 more

83Attacks85

12Dribble Attempts12

39Duels Won48

11Goal Attempts10

3Offsides0

1Penalties0

4Shots Blocked9

13Shots inside the box12

5Shots Off Target6

3Shots outside the box8

50%Successful dribbles50%

6Successful Dribbles5

18Total Crosses23

Defence and discipline

3Saves2

13Tackles19

9Interceptions4

9Fouls6

1Yellow cards0

Other

1Hit Woodwork0

14Successful Headers14

8Successful Interceptions11

37Headers20

8Challenges4

3Assists2

2 more

1Injuries2

0Counter Attacks1

The halves are each period's own numbers — not a split of the full-time figures.

The referee

A. DaviesPer-match averages this season · 17 matches · career: 226

	Avg	Home	Away	Career
Yellow cards	3.59	1.47	2.12	3.34
Red cards	0.06	0.00	0.06	0.08
Second yellows	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.04
Penalties	0.06	0.06	0.00	0.20

Home / away: what the home and the away side received on average. Career: the average over every match officiated.

Expected goals (xG)

Rotherham UnitedxGCardiff City

3.931.40

Expected Goals on Target (xGoT)

4.231.57

Expected Goals Non Penalty Goals (npxG)

3.141.40

Expected Goals Open Play (xGOP)

2.461.01

Expected Goals Set Play (xGSP)

1.470.39

Expected Goals Corners (xGC)

0.210.19

Expected Points (xPTS)

2.540.36

Expected Goals Against (xGA)

1.403.93

Starting XI

Cardiff CityFormation: 4-2-3-1 · €11M6/11

Erol Bulut

Rotherham UnitedFormation: 4-3-1-2 · €13M6/11

Steve Evans

The ↓ and minute under a player mean they were substituted off then.

Transfer fees

Rotherham United€13Mstarting XI · 6/11€15Mwith bench · 8/16

Cardiff City€11Mstarting XI · 6/11€27Mwith bench · 9/20

Rotherham United's starting XI cost €2.2M more.

The amount under a player is their last known transfer fee and its year (provider data) — not a market value.

Rotherham United — bench

Viktor JohanssonGoalkeeper · €1M (2024)17

Shane FergusonMidfielder · €400K (2016)20

Grant HallDefender6.8 38

Femi SerikiDefender7.7 42

Ben HattonMidfielder

Cardiff City — bench

Mark McGuinnessDefender · €12M (2024)11

Callum O'DowdaMidfielder · €1.2M (2016)6.7 19

R. SawyersMidfielder · €3.2M (2019)27

Rubin ColwillMidfielder6.6 34

Joel ColwillMidfielder6.4 36

Raheem ConteMidfielder6.7 41

Matthew TurnerGoalkeeper48

Cameron AntwiMidfielder51

Dakarai MaficoMidfielder

Player statistics

Rotherham United starters then subs, by rating

Tom Eaves#9 · Attacker · 90′8.7

In this match

Attack

Goals: 2
Assists: 0
Shots: 8
Shots on target: 3
Big chances missed: 1
Expected goals (xG): 2.03
xGoT: 1.86
Penalties scored: 1

Passing

Passes (accurate/total): 9/12
Pass accuracy: 75%
Key passes: 0
Crosses (accurate/total): 0/1
Long balls (won/total): 1/1

Possession & duels

Touches: 0
Duels (won/total): 6/16
Aerials won: 4
Dispossessed: 1

Defence

Tackles: 1
Clearances: 2
Dribbled past: 1

Discipline

Fouls: 3
Fouls drawn: 1
Offsides: 2

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Rotherham United	3.4029.41%	3.3030.3%
Draw	3.4029.41%	3.3030.3%
Cardiff City	2.1546.51%	2.1746.08%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Rotherham United or Draw	1.6660.02%	1.6759.88%
Rotherham United or Cardiff City	1.3076.92%	1.3076.92%
Draw or Cardiff City	1.3076.92%	1.3076.92%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
2+ goals	–	1.3375.19%
0–1 goals	–	3.3529.85%
3+ goals	2.0050%	2.0748.31%
0–2 goals	1.8055.56%	1.7656.82%
4+ goals	–	3.8525.97%
0–3 goals	–	1.2778.74%

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Rotherham United	4.0025%	3.8525.97%
Draw	2.1047.62%	2.1047.62%
Cardiff City	2.8734.78%	2.8035.71%

Outcome	bet365
RTU → RTU	5.5018.18%
RTU → X	15.006.67%
RTU → CDF	26.003.85%
X → RTU	7.0014.29%
X → X	5.0020%
X → CDF	5.5018.18%
CDF → RTU	29.003.45%
CDF → X	13.007.69%
CDF → CDF	3.5028.57%

Outcome	bet365
12 - 14	4.0025%
6 - 8	3.5028.57%
9 - 11	2.6038.46%
Under 6	11.009.09%
Over 14	8.0012.5%

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Swansea City	8	17
2	West Ham United	8	15
3	Middlesbrough	8	15
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers	7	14
5	West Bromwich Albion	8	14
6	Queens Park Rangers	8	13
7	Stoke City	8	13
8	Bristol City	8	13
9	Charlton Athletic	8	12
10	Birmingham City	8	11
11	Millwall	8	11
12	Lincoln City	8	11
13	Southampton	8	10
14	Wrexham	8	10
15	Bolton Wanderers	8	10
16	Blackburn Rovers	8	9
17	Norwich City	8	9
18	Sheffield United	8	9
19	Portsmouth	7	8
20	Watford	8	8
21	Cardiff City	8	7
22	Derby County	8	5
23	Preston North End	8	4
24	Burnley	8	4

Outcome	bet365	Unibet
Yes	1.8055.56%	1.8254.95%
No	1.9052.38%	1.9451.55%