Newcastle 4-0 Rotherham — EFL Championship, 21 Jan 2017
Newcastle beat Rotherham 4-0 in the EFL Championship on 21 January 2017 at St James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne. D. Murphy, M. Ritchie and Ayoze Pérez scored for Newcastle. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 1 meeting, Newcastle have won 1 and Rotherham 0.
· kickoff·St James' Park · Newcastle upon Tyne·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 45'
- 1-045+3'assist: DeAndre Yedlin
- Half-time1-0
- 2-049'
- 3-059'assist: DeAndre Yedlin
- 61'
- 61'
- 64'
- 75'
- 75'
- 4-077'assist: J. Shelvey
- 80'
- 87'
- Full-time4-0
Player ratings
8.5
Top rated
Newcastle
- 8.5Matt RitchieM
- 8.4Ciaran ClarkD
- 8.4DeAndre YedlinD
- 7.9Jonjo ShelveyM
- 7.4Karl DarlowG
- 7.3Isaac HaydenM
- 7.2Daryl MurphyF
- 7.2Jamaal LascellesD
- 7.1Paul DummettD
- 6.8Sammy AmeobiM
- 6.8Ayoze PérezF
- 6.6Yoan GouffranM
- 6.5Jamie SterryD
- 6.4Achraf LazaarD
Rotherham
- 7.1Anthony FordeM
- 6.9Darnell FisherD
- 6.8Richard WoodD
- 6.7Scott AllanM
- 6.7Jon TaylorM
- 6.6Will VaulksM
- 6.5Daniel WardF
- 6.5Jerry YatesF
- 6.4Joe MattockD
- 6.2Richard SmallwoodM
- 6.1Tom AdeyemiM
- 6.0Aymen BelaidD
- 5.7Richard O'DonnellG
Line-ups
Substitutes
NewcastleRafael Benítez
Substitutes
- 28Matz SelsG
- 19Massadio HaïdaraD
- 5Grant HanleyD
- 7A. Lazaar75'D6.4
- 34Sammy Ameobi64'M6.8
- 35Daniel BarlaserM
- 42Jamie Sterry80'D6.5
Team statistics
Newcastle
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Ritchie | 90 | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 0 | 8.5 |
| Ciaran Clark | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 0 | 8.4 |
| DeAndre Yedlin | 80 | – | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 0 | 8.4 |
| Jonjo Shelvey | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 5 | – | 0 | 7.9 |
| Karl Darlow | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Isaac Hayden | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Daryl Murphy | 75 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Jamaal Lascelles | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Paul Dummett | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Sammy Ameobi | 26 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Ayoze Pérez | 90 | 1 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.8 |
| Yoan Gouffran | 64 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jamie Sterry | 10 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Achraf Lazaar | 15 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
Rotherham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthony Forde | 87 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 3 | 7.1 |
| Darnell Fisher | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Richard Wood | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Scott Allan | 15 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Jon Taylor | 75 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Will Vaulks | 90 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.6 |
| Daniel Ward | 29 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Jerry Yates | 61 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Joe Mattock | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.4 |
| Richard Smallwood | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Tom Adeyemi | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.1 |
| Aymen Belaid | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
| Richard O'Donnell | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 5.7 |
Recent Form
NewcastleWWDLW
- W18 Jan 17HBirmingham3-1
- W14 Jan 17ABrentford2-1
- D07 Jan 17ABirmingham1-1
- L02 Jan 17ABlackburn0-1
- W30 Dec 16HNottingham Forest3-1
Head-to-head
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Newcastle | 46 | +45 | 94 |
| 2 | Brighton | 46 | +34 | 93 |
| 3 | Reading | 46 | +4 | 85 |
| 22 | Blackburn | 46 | -12 | 51 |
| 23 | Wigan | 46 | -17 | 42 |
| 24 | Rotherham | 46 | -58 | 23 |
Before and after
Newcastle
- Previous: Newcastle 3-1 Birmingham, 18 Jan 2017 · FA Cup
- Next: Oxford United 3-0 Newcastle, 28 Jan 2017 · FA Cup
Rotherham
- Previous: Rotherham 2-1 Norwich, 14 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
- Next: Rotherham 0-1 Barnsley, 28 Jan 2017 · EFL Championship
Data updated