Aston Villa 3-0 Rotherham — EFL Championship, 13 Aug 2016
Aston Villa beat Rotherham 3-0 in the EFL Championship on 13 August 2016 at Villa Park, Birmingham. R. Gestede and Jack Grealish scored for Aston Villa. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
Match timeline
- 1-021'assist: A. Cissokho
- 27'
- 36'
- 38'
- 2-045+4'assist: R. McCormack
- Half-time2-0
- 54'
- 59'
- 71'out: D. Fisher
- 74'
- 82'
- 84'
- 3-084'assist: R. Gestede
- 85'
- 90+2'
- Full-time3-0
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 8.9Rudy GestedeF
- 7.5Aaron TshibolaM
- 7.5James ChesterD
- 7.5Jack GrealishM
- 7.4Jordan AyewF
- 7.4Aly CissokhoD
- 7.4Ross McCormackF
- 7.4Leandro BacunaM
- 7.3Ashley WestwoodM
- 7.2Tommy ElphickD
- 7.1Pierluigi GolliniG
- 6.6Adama TraoréF
- 6.5Gary GardnerM
Rotherham
- 7.0Daniel WardF
- 6.7Will VaulksM
- 6.7Richard SmallwoodM
- 6.6Jon TaylorM
- 6.6Jerry YatesF
- 6.6Darnell FisherD
- 6.5Anthony FordeM
- 6.4Richard WoodD
- 6.3Joe MattockD
- 6.3Lee CampG
- 6.3Jake Forster-CaskeyM
- 6.2Dominic BallM
- 6.0Stephen KellyD
Line-ups
Rotherham4-3-3
Aston Villa4-4-2
Substitutes
Aston VillaR. Di Matteo
Substitutes
- 23J. AmaviD
- 20Adama Traoré74'F6.6
- 31M. BunnG
- 21A. HuttonD
- 19A. Green90+2'M
- 22G. Gardner85'M6.5
- 4M. RichardsD
Team statistics
48%Possession52%
16Total shots10
7Shots on target1
8Shots off target6
1Blocked shots3
4Corners6
2Offsides0
17Fouls13
4Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
1Goalkeeper saves4
354Total passes369
255Accurate passes251
72%Pass accuracy68%
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gestede | 90 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | – | 0 | 8.9 |
| Aaron Tshibola | 90 | – | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| James Chester | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.5 |
| Jack Grealish | 89 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.5 |
| Jordan Ayew | 74 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | 7.4 |
| Aly Cissokho | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.4 |
| Ross McCormack | 85 | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Ashley Westwood | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.3 |
| Tommy Elphick | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Pierluigi Gollini | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.1 |
| Adama Traoré | 16 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Gary Gardner | 5 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
Rotherham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Ward | 90 | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | 7.0 |
| Will Vaulks | 90 | – | – | 3 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Richard Smallwood | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Jon Taylor | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Jerry Yates | 31 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Darnell Fisher | 19 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Anthony Forde | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Richard Wood | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Joe Mattock | 71 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Lee Camp | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Jake Forster-Caskey | 59 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.3 |
| Dominic Ball | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.2 |
| Stephen Kelly | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.0 |
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Preston | 46 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 46 | -3 | 58 |
| 15 | Wolves | 46 | -4 | 58 |
| 22 | Blackburn | 46 | -12 | 51 |
| 23 | Wigan | 46 | -17 | 42 |
| 24 | Rotherham | 46 | -58 | 23 |
Before and after
Aston Villa
- Previous: Sheffield Wednesday 1-0 Aston Villa, 7 Aug 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Aston Villa 1-1 Huddersfield, 16 Aug 2016 · EFL Championship
Rotherham
- Previous: Rotherham 2-2 Wolves, 6 Aug 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Brighton 3-0 Rotherham, 16 Aug 2016 · EFL Championship
Data updated