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Rotherham United 2-1 Reading · League One

Rotherham United beat Reading 2-1 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Rotherham United and Reading met in the League One at New York Stadium in Rotherham on Saturday, 5 October 2024.

Goalscorers

Rotherham United: S. Nombe 49'; H. Odofin 56'. Reading: L. Wing 26'.

How the match went

The referee showed 8 yellow cards (3 for Rotherham United, 5 for Reading).

Line-ups

Rotherham United started in a 4-3-3: Cameron Dawson, Joe Rafferty, Cameron Humphreys, Jamie McCart, Reece James, Hakeem Odofin, Christ Junior Tiehi, Joe Powell, Mallik Wilks, Jonson Clarke-Harris, Sam Nombe.

Reading started in a 4-3-3: David Button, Michael Craig, Amadou Salif Mbengue, Tyler Bindon, Kelvin Abrefa, Ben Elliott, Lewis Wing, Harvey Knibbs, Chem Campbell, Sam Smith, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan.

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Minute by minute

  1. 26'Goal! Rotherham United 0-1 Reading. L. Wing (Reading) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Rotherham United 0-1 Reading.
  3. 49'Goal! Rotherham United 1-1 Reading. S. Nombe (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by J. Powell.
  4. 56'Goal! Rotherham United 2-1 Reading. H. Odofin (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by J. Rafferty.
  5. 68'Second yellow card for K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), who is sent off.
  6. 90'Full-time. Rotherham United 2-1 Reading.
Full commentary (51 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Rotherham United vs Reading.
  2. 5'Attempt missed. S. Nombe (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.12.
  3. 8'Attempt blocked. S. Nombe (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 11'Attempt missed. H. Odofin (Rotherham United), header. xG 0.06.
  5. 23'Attempt blocked. J. Powell (Rotherham United), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  6. 24'Attempt saved. J. McCart (Rotherham United), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  7. 26'Goal! Rotherham United 0-1 Reading. L. Wing (Reading) scores.
  8. 28'Substitution, Reading: A. Garcia comes on for K. Abrefa.
  9. 30'Attempt missed. M. Wilks (Rotherham United), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  10. 31'Attempt missed. B. Elliott (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  11. 32'Attempt saved. J. Clarke-Harris (Rotherham United), header from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  12. 36'Attempt missed. K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  13. 44'Yellow card for A. Garcia (Reading) for foul.
  14. 45'Attempt blocked. M. Wilks (Rotherham United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  15. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  16. 45'Half-time. Rotherham United 0-1 Reading.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 47'Yellow card for K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading) for argument.
  19. 49'Goal! Rotherham United 1-1 Reading. S. Nombe (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by J. Powell.
  20. 49'Attempt blocked. M. Wilks (Rotherham United), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  21. 51'Attempt blocked. S. Smith (Reading), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
  22. 56'Goal! Rotherham United 2-1 Reading. H. Odofin (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by J. Rafferty.
  23. 56'Attempt blocked. M. Wilks (Rotherham United), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  24. 57'Yellow card for S. Smith (Reading) for argument.
  25. 58'Attempt saved. S. Nombe (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  26. 59'Attempt missed. C. J. Tiehi (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  27. 60'Yellow card for R. James (Rotherham United) for time wasting.
  28. 65'Substitution, Rotherham United: C. Bramall comes on for R. James.
  29. 68'Second yellow card for K. Ehibhatiomhan (Reading), who is sent off.
  30. 68'Attempt saved. J. McCart (Rotherham United), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  31. 72'Substitution, Reading: C. Savage comes on for B. Elliott.
  32. 72'Substitution, Reading: J. Wareham comes on for C. Campbell.
  33. 72'Attempt blocked. J. Wareham (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
  34. 73'Attempt missed. T. Bindon (Reading), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.10.
  35. 75'Attempt missed. M. Wilks (Rotherham United), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
  36. 77'Yellow card for C. Dawson (Rotherham United) for time wasting.
  37. 82'Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Hugill comes on for J. Clarke-Harris.
  38. 82'Substitution, Rotherham United: S. McWilliams comes on for C. J. Tiehi.
  39. 83'Yellow card for M. Craig (Reading) for argument.
  40. 86'Attempt missed. J. Wareham (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  41. 88'Substitution, Rotherham United: J. Holmes comes on for M. Wilks.
  42. 88'Substitution, Rotherham United: A. MacDonald comes on for H. Odofin.
  43. 90'Substitution, Reading: H. Dean comes on for M. Craig.
  44. 90'Substitution, Reading: A. Akande comes on for A. Garcia.
  45. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  46. 90+2'Yellow card for S. Nombe (Rotherham United) for foul.
  47. 90+2'Attempt blocked. J. Hugill (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  48. 90+6'Attempt blocked. C. Savage (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  49. 90+6'Attempt missed. S. Smith (Reading), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  50. 90+7'Attempt blocked. H. Knibbs (Reading), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  51. 90'Full-time. Rotherham United 2-1 Reading.
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