Rotherham United vs Cardiff City

Championship 4 May 2024, 11:30
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
5–2
HT 2–1
FULL TIME
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
🏟 AESSEAL New York Stadium (Rotherham, South Yorkshire) 👤 A. Davies Round 46

Match report

Rotherham United cruised past Cardiff City 5-2 in the Championship on 4 May 2024. It was 2-1 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Cardiff City dominated possession with 67% of the ball and had 20 shots to Rotherham United's 16.

The match was played at AESSEAL New York Stadium (Rotherham, South Yorkshire), with A. Davies in charge.

Half-time 2-1 Possession 33% - 67% Shots 16 - 20 On target 7 - 5 Corners 4 - 6 Fouls 9 - 6 Yellow cards 1
9
Player of the match
Tom Eaves
Rotherham United · 2 goals
8 Jordan Hugill 2 goals
8 Ollie Tanner 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Cohen Bramall 2 assists
8 Hakeem Odofin captained the side
First half vs second half
Rotherham United stepped it up after the break, with 11 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–12 11–8
Shots On Goal 2–3 5–2
Ball Possession 36–64 —
Corners 2–6 2–0
Attacks 39–48 44–37
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
6 Substitution 5
83 Attacks 85
30 Dangerous Attacks 50
6 On Target 4
11 Off Target 16
16 Shots Total 20
7 Shots On Goal 5
5 Shots Off Goal 6
4 Shots Blocked 9
13 Shots Inside Box 12
3 Shots Outside Box 8
9 Fouls 6
4 Corners 6
3 Offsides 0
33% Ball Possession 67%
1 Yellow Cards 0
3 Saves 2
257 Passes Total 538
200 Passes Accurate 475
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Rotherham United · 4-4-2
26 D. Phillips
28 S. Revan 21 L. Peltier 24 C. Humphreys 3 C. Bramall
29 S. Nombe 22 H. Odofin 18 O. Rathbone 30 A. Appiah
10 J. Hugill 9 T. Eaves
Cardiff City · 4-2-3-1
1 E. Horvath
2 M. Romeo 12 N. Phillips 4 D. Goutas 32 O. Tanner
23 M. Siopis 6 R. Wintle
14 J. Bowler 15 D. Turnbull 45 C. Ashford
20 F. Diédhiou
Rotherham United
Coach
S. Evans
Substitutes
  • 20 Grant Hall
  • 38 Femi Seriki
  • 1 Viktor Johansson
  • 17 Shane Ferguson
  • 42 Ben Hatton
Cardiff City
Coach
E. Bulut
Substitutes
  • 36 Raheem Conte
  • 27 Rubin Colwill
  • 11 Callum O'Dowda
  • 34 Joel Colwill
  • 5 Mark McGuinness
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 48 Cameron Antwi
  • 19 Romaine Sawyers
  • 51 Dakarai Mafico
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ R. Conte ↓ M. Romeo Cardiff City
  • 76' ↑ G. Hall ↓ L. Peltier Rotherham United
  • 76' ↑ F. Seriki ↓ A. Appiah Rotherham United
  • 77' ↑ R. Colwill ↓ D. Turnbull Cardiff City
  • 77' ↑ C. O'Dowda ↓ O. Tanner Cardiff City
  • 85' ↑ J. Colwill ↓ M. Siopis Cardiff City
  • 89' ↑ M. McGuinness ↓ N. Phillips Cardiff City
  • 90+2' ↑ S. Ferguson ↓ S. Revan Rotherham United
  • 90+2' ↑ V. Johansson ↓ D. Phillips Rotherham United
  • 90+2' ↑ B. Hatton ↓ S. Nombe Rotherham United
Cards
  • 60' A. Appiah Rotherham United
Head-to-head
Rotherham United 1 1 draws 5 Cardiff City
2026-02-07 Rotherham vs Cardiff 0 - 3
2025-08-16 Cardiff vs Rotherham 3 - 0
2024-05-04 Rotherham United vs Cardiff City 5 - 2
2023-09-30 Cardiff City vs Rotherham United 2 - 0
2022-10-29 Cardiff City vs Rotherham United 1 - 0
2021-05-08 Cardiff City vs Rotherham United 1 - 1
Recent form
Rotherham United D D D L D
Cardiff City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Rotherham United vs Cardiff City?
Rotherham United won 5-2 against Cardiff City on 4 May 2024.
Who won Rotherham United vs Cardiff City?
Rotherham United won the match 5-2.
Where was Rotherham United vs Cardiff City played?
The match was played at AESSEAL New York Stadium (Rotherham, South Yorkshire).
Who had more possession in Rotherham United vs Cardiff City?
Cardiff City had 67% of possession, compared to 33% for the other side.