Rotherham United vs Barnsley, 2016-17 English League Championship, 2016/2017 English League Championship

· English League Championship

Rotherham United

FT
0 - 1

Barnsley

70': Adam Armstrong

Barnsley close in on Sky Bet Championship play-off places after win at Rotherham

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
1': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Angus MacDonald.
1': Attempt missed. Aimen Belaid (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Mattock with a cross following a corner.
2': Foul by Josh Scowen (Barnsley).
2': Jerry Yates (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Attempt missed. Jerry Yates (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Vaulks with a cross.
6': Attempt missed. Ryan Kent (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Scowen.
8': Darnell Fisher (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Adam Armstrong (Barnsley).
10': Delay in match Jerry Yates (Rotherham United) because of an injury.
11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
11': Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
11': Richard Smallwood (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Danny Ward (Rotherham United).
12': Matthew James (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Offside, Barnsley. Josh Scowen tries a through ball, but Adam Armstrong is caught offside.
14': Attempt blocked. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jerry Yates.
14': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Angus MacDonald.
15': Foul by Joe Mattock (Rotherham United).
15': Ryan Kent (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
16': Joe Mattock (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
18': Foul by Joe Mattock (Rotherham United).
18': Marley Watkins (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
19': Delay in match (Rotherham United).
19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
20': Attempt blocked. Josh Scowen (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
20': Attempt missed. Aidan White (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marley Watkins.
22': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Bradshaw with a headed pass.
24': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Rotherham United).
24': Ryan Kent (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
24': Delay in match Aimen Belaid (Rotherham United) because of an injury.
25': Ryan Kent (Barnsley) is shown the yellow card.
25': Substitution, Rotherham United. Stephen Kelly replaces Aimen Belaid because of an injury.
25': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
26': Attempt missed. Marley Watkins (Barnsley) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Kent with a cross following a set piece situation.
27': Foul by Matthew James (Barnsley).
27': Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
28': Offside, Rotherham United. Anthony Forde tries a through ball, but Stephen Kelly is caught offside.
28': Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Angus MacDonald.
30': Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) hits the bar with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Marc Roberts.
33': Darnell Fisher (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
33': Foul by Josh Scowen (Barnsley).
34': Foul by Richard Wood (Rotherham United).
34': Marley Watkins (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
35': Offside, Barnsley. Aidan White tries a through ball, but Marley Watkins is caught offside.
36': Joe Mattock (Rotherham United) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Richard Smallwood.
42': Attempt missed. Darnell Fisher (Rotherham United) header from outside the box misses to the left.
42': Foul by Marley Watkins (Barnsley).
42': Joe Mattock (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Attempt blocked. Richard Smallwood (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
44': Attempt missed. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Richard Smallwood.
45'+2': Foul by Anthony Forde (Rotherham United).
45'+2': Ryan Kent (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Attempt blocked. Marc Roberts (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
45'+2': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Richard Wood.
45'+3': Foul by Angus MacDonald (Barnsley).
45'+3': Joe Mattock (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+4': First Half ends, Rotherham United 0, Barnsley 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Rotherham United 0, Barnsley 1.
45': Second Half begins Rotherham United 0, Barnsley 0.
48': Attempt missed. Jerry Yates (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Darnell Fisher.
50': Foul by Darnell Fisher (Rotherham United).
50': Ryan Kent (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
53': Foul by Jon Taylor (Rotherham United).
53': Gethin Jones (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Attempt saved. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anthony Forde.
53': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Adam Davies.
54': Attempt missed. Stephen Kelly (Rotherham United) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Anthony Forde with a cross following a corner.
56': Angus MacDonald (Barnsley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
56': Foul by Richard Wood (Rotherham United).
58': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Gethin Jones.
60': Substitution, Barnsley. Callum Evans replaces Aidan White because of an injury.
62': Attempt missed. Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Kent.
63': Attempt saved. Jon Taylor (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Danny Ward.
63': Attempt blocked. Josh Scowen (Barnsley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Kent.
63': Foul by Will Vaulks (Rotherham United).
63': Josh Scowen (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
64': Attempt blocked. Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jon Taylor.
65': Foul by Gethin Jones (Barnsley).
65': Jon Taylor (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Delay in match Richard Wood (Rotherham United) because of an injury.
67': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
67': Attempt saved. Jerry Yates (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Will Vaulks.
70': Goal! Rotherham United 0, Barnsley 1. Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Kent with a through ball.
72': Foul by Gethin Jones (Barnsley).
72': Jerry Yates (Rotherham United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
73': Offside, Rotherham United. Joe Mattock tries a through ball, but Richard Wood is caught offside.
74': Attempt missed. Marley Watkins (Barnsley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
75': Foul by Josh Scowen (Barnsley).
75': Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Delay in match Darnell Fisher (Rotherham United) because of an injury.
77': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
77': Substitution, Rotherham United. Scott Allan replaces Darnell Fisher because of an injury.
79': Offside, Barnsley. Josh Scowen tries a through ball, but Tom Bradshaw is caught offside.
81': Attempt blocked. Adam Armstrong (Barnsley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marley Watkins.
81': Substitution, Barnsley. Ryan Williams replaces Adam Armstrong.
82': Attempt saved. Marley Watkins (Barnsley) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the top centre of the goal.
82': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Richard O'Donnell.
83': Foul by Will Vaulks (Rotherham United).
83': Marley Watkins (Barnsley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
84': Attempt saved. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Anthony Forde.
85': Attempt blocked. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Mattock with a cross.
85': Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Callum Evans.
86': Attempt missed. Richard Wood (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Anthony Forde with a cross following a corner.
86': Substitution, Rotherham United. Alex Bray replaces Anthony Forde.
87': Substitution, Barnsley. Adam Hammill replaces Ryan Kent.
87': Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Barnsley).
87': Richard Wood (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Joe Mattock (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Adam Hammill (Barnsley) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
90'+4': Corner, Barnsley. Conceded by Joe Mattock.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Rotherham United 0, Barnsley 1.

Statistics

BAR		ROT
11	Fouls	11
1	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	2
3	Corner Kicks	5
4	Saves	1
47.1	Possession	52.9
15	SHOTS	17
2	ON GOAL	4
0.1	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
187	Accurate Passes	217
317	Passes	356
0.6	Pass Completion %	0.6
2	Accurate Crosses	6
11	Crosses	21
0.2	Cross %	0.3
79	Long Balls	89
25	Accurate Long Balls	29
0.3	Long Balls %	0.3
6	Blocked Shots	4
10	Effective Tackles	12
19	Tackles	18
0.5	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
62	Effective Clearances	23
62	Clearances	23

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium
Location: Rotherham, England
Attendance: 11,050

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Stoke City	2	+5	6
2	Middlesbrough	2	+4	6
3	West Bromwich Albion	2	+2	6
4	Bristol City	2	+3	4

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Rotherham United (4-4-2)

No.	Name
18	Richard O'Donnell (GK)
26	Aimen Belaid
6	Richard Wood
3	Joe Mattock
17	Darnell Fisher
33	Richard Smallwood
4	Will Vaulks
11	Jon Taylor
7	Anthony Forde
9	Daniel Ward
39	Jerry Yates

Rotherham United Substitutes:

Stephen Kelly, Dexter Blackstock, Laurence Bilboe, Tom Adeyemi, Mason Warren, Alex Bray, Scott Allan.

Barnsley (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Adam Rhys Davies (GK)
5	Angus MacDonald
4	Marc Roberts
3	Aidan White
29	Gethin Jones
6	Josh Scowen
36	Matty James
40	Ryan Kent
15	Marley Watkins
20	Tom Bradshaw
32	Adam Armstrong

Barnsley Substitutes:

Ryan Williams, Adam Jackson, Stefan Payne, Adam Hammill, Callum Evans, George Moncur, Nick Townsend.

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