Rotherham United vs Sunderland

29 December 2023 · Championship · 2023/24 · Referee Tony Harrington

Full time 1 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Sam Clucas 48’
  • Jack Clarke 73’

Match summary

The points were shared as Rotherham United and Sunderland drew 1-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Sam Clucas put Rotherham United ahead in the 48th minute and Jack Clarke equalised from a corner in the 73rd minute.

Rotherham United had the better of the chances, with 1.55 expected goals (xG) from 13 shots to Sunderland's 0.35 from 10.

Match stats

Rotherham United Sunderland
13 Shots 10
4 Shots on Target 3
4 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1.55 xG 0.35
1.55 Non-penalty xG 0.35

Key events

Rotherham United Sunderland
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Sam Clucas1-0 (Rotherham United)
48’
73’
Jack Clarke1-1 (Sunderland)
Full-time1-1

Bookings

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

Rotherham United
  • Sam Nombe
  • Cafú
Sunderland
  • Jobe Bellingham

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.55 0.35 48’ Sam Clucas (Rotherham United), 1-0 48’ 73’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), 1-1 73’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 1.55 0.35 48’ Sam Clucas (Rotherham United), 1-0 Clucas 48’ 73’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), 1-1 Clarke 73’
Rotherham United 1.55 xGSunderland 0.35 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Sunderland attacking Rotherham United attacking 
23’ Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.58 xG, blocked 22’ Sam Nombe (Rotherham United), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 40’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 90+6’ Tom Eaves (Rotherham United), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 55’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 90+3’ Unknown (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 78’ Cafú (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Sam Nombe (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Georgie Kelly (Rotherham United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Sam Clucas (Rotherham United), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 57’ Sean Morrison (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 79’ Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 85’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 77’ Cafú (Rotherham United), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Sam Nombe (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 82’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked 23’ Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.58 xG, blocked 22’ Sam Nombe (Rotherham United), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 40’ Hakeem Odofin (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.14 xG, off target 90+6’ Tom Eaves (Rotherham United), open play, 0.09 xG, off target 90+3’ Unknown (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, saved 55’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 78’ Cafú (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.06 xG, off target 22’ Sam Nombe (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.06 xG, saved 90+1’ Georgie Kelly (Rotherham United), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 48’ Sam Clucas (Rotherham United), open play, 0.05 xG, goal 57’ Sean Morrison (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.05 xG, off target 89’ Sebastian Revan (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.05 xG, blocked 26’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 85’ Daniel Ballard (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.04 xG, off target 73’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.03 xG, goal 79’ Jamie Lindsay (Rotherham United), set piece, 0.03 xG, off target 77’ Cafú (Rotherham United), direct free kick, 0.03 xG, blocked 58’ Trai Hume (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, saved 18’ Dan Neil (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 23’ Sam Nombe (Rotherham United), from a corner, 0.01 xG, saved 82’ Jack Clarke (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, off target 81’ Luke O'Nien (Sunderland), from a corner, 0.01 xG, blocked
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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Dexter Lembikisa Taken off
78′ – – – – – – –
Hakeem Odofin
90′ – – 1 0.14 – – –
Sean Morrison
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
90′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
Cohen Bramall
90′ – – – – – – –
Jamie Lindsay
90′ – – 2 0.62 – – –
Christ Junior Tiehi
90′ – – – – – – –
Sam Clucas Taken off
68′ 1 – 1 0.05 – – –
Jordan Hugill Taken off
78′ – – – – – – –
Sam Nombe Taken off
78′ – – 3 0.41 – –
Cafú Came on as a substitute
22′ – – 2 0.10 – –
Arvin Appiah Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – –
Tom Eaves Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 1 0.09 – – –
Georgie Kelly Came on as a substitute
12′ – – 1 0.05 – – –
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

Rotherham United win 14% Avg odds 6.80
Draw 22% Avg odds 4.36
Sunderland win 64% Avg odds 1.48

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

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.