Rotherham United vs Bolton Wanderers

League One - Regular Season 1 Jan 2022, 15:00
Rotherham United
Rotherham United
2–1
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Bolton Wanderers
Bolton Wanderers
🏟 AESSEAL New York Stadium (Rotherham, South Yorkshire) 👤 G. Eltringham Round 26

Match report

Rotherham United edged past Bolton Wanderers 2-1 in the League One - Regular Season on 1 January 2022.

Rotherham United dominated possession with 60% of the ball and had 16 shots to Bolton Wanderers' 12.

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

Half-time 1-1 Possession 60% - 40% Shots 16 - 12 On target 5 - 5 Corners 11 - 3 Fouls 16 - 9 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Michael Smith
Rotherham United · 2 goals
8 Shane Ferguson 1 assist
7 Eoin Doyle 1 goal
7 Viktor Johansson 4 saves
7 Rarmani Edmonds-Green 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 5–7 11–5
Shots On Goal 1–3 4–2
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 6–2 5–1
Attacks 57–37 54–45
Match statistics
3 Substitution 3
111 Attacks 82
79 Dangerous Attacks 34
5 On Target 5
10 Off Target 6
16 Shots Total 12
5 Shots On Goal 5
5 Shots Off Goal 5
6 Shots Blocked 2
12 Shots Inside Box 10
4 Shots Outside Box 2
16 Fouls 9
11 Corners 3
0 Offsides 1
60% Ball Possession 40%
2 Yellow Cards 3
4 Saves 3
347 Passes Total 250
239 Passes Accurate 131
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Rotherham United · 3-1-4-2
1 V. Johansson
23 R. Edmonds-Green 6 R. Wood 20 M. Ihiekwe
4 D. Barlaser
11 C. Ogbene 18 O. Rathbone 8 B. Wiles 17 S. Ferguson
24 M. Smith 10 F. Ladapo
Bolton Wanderers · 4-2-3-1
12 J. Dixon
34 A. Senior 5 R. Santos 15 W. Aimson 3 D. John
6 G. Johnston 25 G. Thomason
24 E. Kachunga 7 N. Delfouneso 17 O. Afolayan
9 E. Doyle
Rotherham United
Coach
P. Warne
Substitutes
  • 31 Josh Vickers
  • 2 Wes Harding
  • 15 Tolaji Bola
  • 7 Kieran Sadlier
  • 16 Jamie Lindsay
  • 19 Joshua Kayode
  • 9 Will Grigg
Bolton Wanderers
Coach
I. Evatt
Substitutes
  • 1 Matthew Gilks
  • 29 Liam Gordon
  • 21 Harry Brockbank
  • 27 Alex Baptiste
  • 49 Arran Pettifer
  • 42 Matthew Tweedley
  • 11 Amadou Bakayoko
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ K. Sadlier ↓ B. Wiles Rotherham United
  • 71' ↑ A. Bakayoko ↓ E. Doyle Bolton Wanderers
  • 72' ↑ J. Ogunfaolu-Kayode ↓ F. Ladapo Rotherham United
  • 77' ↑ H. Brockbank ↓ A. Senior Bolton Wanderers
  • 85' ↑ L. Gordon ↓ D. John Bolton Wanderers
  • 90+3' ↑ J. Lindsay ↓ O. Rathbone Rotherham United
Cards
  • 43' Oladapo Afolayan Bolton Wanderers
  • 53' Chiedozie Ogbene Rotherham United
  • 68' Joel Dixon Bolton Wanderers
  • 83' Ricardo Santos Bolton Wanderers
  • 84' Rarmani Edmonds-Green Rotherham United
Head-to-head
Rotherham United 4 2 draws 2 Bolton Wanderers
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2025-09-02 Bolton vs Rotherham 1 - 0
2025-04-08 Bolton Wanderers vs Rotherham United 0 - 1
2025-01-11 Rotherham United vs Bolton Wanderers 3 - 1
2022-01-01 Rotherham United vs Bolton Wanderers 2 - 1
Recent form
Rotherham United D D D L D
Bolton Wanderers D L W L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Rotherham United vs Bolton Wanderers?
Rotherham United won 2-1 against Bolton Wanderers on 1 January 2022.
Who won Rotherham United vs Bolton Wanderers?
Rotherham United won the match 2-1.
Where was Rotherham United vs Bolton Wanderers played?
The match was played at AESSEAL New York Stadium (Rotherham, South Yorkshire).
Who had more possession in Rotherham United vs Bolton Wanderers?
Rotherham United had 60% of possession, compared to 40% for the other side.