Blackburn vs Rotherham United

1 January 2024 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Jarred Gillett

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Arnór Sigurðsson 8’
Sammie Szmodics 46’

Sean Morrison 31’
Tom Eaves 82’

Match summary

Blackburn and Rotherham United shared the points in a 2-2 draw. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Arnór Sigurðsson put Blackburn ahead in the 8th minute and Sean Morrison equalised with a header in the 31st minute. In the second half, Sammie Szmodics put Blackburn back in front in the 46th minute and Tom Eaves equalised with a header in the 82nd minute.

Blackburn had the better of the chances, with 3.15 expected goals (xG) from 18 shots to Rotherham United's 1.38 from 13.

Match stats

18 Shots 13

9 Shots on Target 4

5 Corners 5

0 Yellow Cards 1

0 Red Cards 0

3.15 xG 1.38

3.15 Non-penalty xG 1.38

Key events

Blackburn Rotherham United

Kick-off

Arnór Sigurðsson

1-0

8’

31’

Sean Morrison1-1

Half-time1-1

Sammie Szmodics

2-1

46’

82’

Tom Eaves2-2

Full-time2-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Rotherham United

Sean Morrison

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Blackburn 3.15 xGRotherham United 1.38 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Rotherham United attacking Blackburn attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player, minute and xG.

Player stats

Players13 players


Leopold Wahlstedt	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Callum Brittain	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
James Hill	90′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Hayden Carter	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Harry Pickering	90′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Adam Wharton	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sondre Tronstad	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Andrew Moran Taken off	64′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Sammie Szmodics	90′	1	–	7	2.01	–	–	–
Arnór Sigurðsson	90′	1	–	3	0.68	–	–	–
Semir Telalović Taken off	64′	–	–	3	0.31	–	–	–
Dilan Markanday Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Niall Ennis Came on as a substitute	26′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–

Players15 players


Viktor Johansson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Dexter Lembikisa Taken off	78′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Hakeem Odofin	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Sean Morrison	90′	1	–	2	0.28	–	–
Sebastian Revan	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cohen Bramall	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Christ Junior Tiehi	90′	–	–	1	0.18	–	–	–
Sam Clucas Taken off	67′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Oliver Rathbone Taken off	77′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Tom Eaves Taken off	90′	1	–	5	0.72	–	–	–
Sam Nombe Taken off	67′	–	–	1	0.05	–	–	–
Jamie Lindsay Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Jordan Hugill Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Cafú Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	1	0.10	–	–	–
Arvin Appiah Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Blackburn win 64% Avg odds 1.48

Draw 21% Avg odds 4.64

Rotherham United win 15% Avg odds 6.20

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Blackburn W L L L L

Rotherham United L L L W D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Rotherham United 2-2 Blackburn, 12 Aug 23 All Blackburn vs Rotherham United meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.

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