English League One

Rotherham United vs AFC Wimbledon, 2017-18 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One
Rotherham United
  • 14': Michael Smith
  • 90'+2': David Ball
FT
2 - 0
AFC Wimbledon

    Michael Smith and David Ball on target as Rotherham beat AFC Wimbledon

    Michael Smith and David Ball on target as Rotherham beat AFC Wimbledon

    Match Commentary

    • 14': Goal! Rotherham United 1, AFC Wimbledon 0. Michael Smith (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Newell.
    • 28': Tom Soares (AFC Wimbledon) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 63': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Harry Forrester replaces Cody McDonald.
    • 63': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Joe Pigott replaces Tom Soares.
    • 67': Substitution, Rotherham United. Caolan Lavery replaces Michael Smith because of an injury.
    • 68': Substitution, Rotherham United. Jon Taylor replaces Anthony Forde.
    • 74': Substitution, AFC Wimbledon. Jonathan Meades replaces Paul Robinson.
    • 84': Substitution, Rotherham United. Ryan Williams replaces Joe Newell.
    • 90'+2': Goal! Rotherham United 2, AFC Wimbledon 0. David Ball (Rotherham United) header from very close range to the centre of the goal.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League One

    Venue: AESSEAL New York Stadium
    Location: Rotherham, England
    Attendance: 8,330

    EFL League One Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Stevenage 4 +5 12
    2 Cardiff City 4 +5 10
    3 Barnsley 4 +4 10
    4 Bradford City 4 +3 10
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    ROT Rotherham United (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    13 Marek Rodák (GK)
    6 Richard Wood
    5 Semi Ajayi
    3 Joe Mattock
    2 Joshua Emmanuel
    4 Will Vaulks
    8 Matthew Palmer
    22 Joe Newell
    7 Anthony Forde
    10 David Ball
    24 Michael Smith
    Rotherham United Substitutes:
    Shaun Cummings, Jon Taylor, Lewis Price, Ryan Williams, Caolan Lavery, Jerry Yates, Michael Ihiekwe.

    WIM AFC Wimbledon (3-5-2)

    No. Name
    1 George Long (GK)
    6 Paul Robinson
    32 Darius Charles
    4 Deji Oshilaja
    19 Tom Soares Yellow Card
    14 Liam Trotter
    8 Nadjim Abdou
    17 Andy Barcham
    7 George Francomb
    10 Cody McDonald
    33 Lyle Taylor
    AFC Wimbledon Substitutes:
    Callum Kennedy, Joe McDonnell, Anthony Hartigan, Joe Pigott, Jonathan Meades, Harry Forrester, Egli Kaja.

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