Aston Villa 2
Abraham 27', Bolasie 86'
Rotherham 0
Video
Reviews
- A Villa Fan: RATINGS: Rotherham at Home
- A Villa Fan: Villa 2-0 Rotherham
- My Old Man Said: Ultimate Aston Villa Player Ratings & Observations For Rotherham Home
- 7500 to Holte: Talking Points: Villa do the right thing and beat Rotherham
- Official Site: Bruce on a vital three points, Abraham class, Bolasie progress and the standout player
- 7500 to Holte: Aston Villa 2 – 0 Rotherham: Bolasie and Abraham bring the thunder as Villa pace to victory
- Official Site: The Verdict: Aston Villa 2-0 Rotherham United
- Villa Underground: Instant Reaction Player Ratings: Aston Villa 2-0 Rotherham – Highs: Abraham & McGinn
- Villa News & Views: Villa 2-0 Rotherham; The absolute least we could expect
- Sky Sports: Abraham, Bolasie fire Villa to victory
Timeline
- 27′ – GOAL: Abraham (Kodjia) [1-0]
- 37′ – YELLOW CARD: El Ghazi
- 59′ – SUB: Vassell off, Tayor on
- 65′ – YELLOW CARD: Ajayi
- 68′ – SUB: Manning off, Proctor on
- 68′ – YELLOW CARD: Abraham
- 72′ – YELLOW CARD: Mattock
- 73′ – SUB: El Ghazi off, Bolasie on
- 76′ – SUB: Williams off, Forde on
- 81′ – SUB: Kodjia off, Adomah on
- 82′ – GOAL: Bolasie (Elmohamady) [2-0]
- 86′ – SUB: Abraham off, Bree on
Formations
Teamsheets
Starting
| Aston Villa | |
| 1 | Ørjan Nyland |
| 27 | Ahmed Elmohamady |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 15 | Mile Jedinak |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 22 | Anwar El Ghazi (Bolasie 73') |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 10 | Jack Grealish |
| 26 | Jonathan Kodjia (Adomah 81') |
| 18 | Tammy Abraham (Bree 86') |
| Rotherham | |
| 1 | Marek Rodák |
| 2 | Zak Vyner |
| 3 | Joe Mattock |
| 4 | Will Vaulks |
| 5 | Semi Ajayi |
| 6 | Richard Wood |
| 13 | Richie Towell |
| 17 | Ryan Manning (Proctor 68') |
| 19 | Kyle Vassell (Tayor 59') |
| 23 | Ryan Williams (Forde 76') |
| 24 | Michael Smith |
Subs
| Aston Villa | |
| 31 | Mark Bunn |
| 4 | Axel Tuanzebe |
| 16 | James Bree |
| 6 | Glenn Whelan |
| 20 | Birkir Bjarnason |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
| 11 | Yannick Bolasie |
| Rotherham | |
| 12 | Lewis Price |
| 28 | Billy Jones |
| 7 | Anthony Forde |
| 8 | Matt Palmer |
| 25 | Ben Wiles |
| 11 | Jon Taylor |
| 9 | Jamie Proctor |
Previews
- A Villa Fan: Preview: Rotherham at home
- Villa Underground: Aston Villa vs. Rotherham Utd – Bruce faces home scrutiny
- Aston Villa Life: The Garbage Has To Go: Aston Villa vs. Rotherham
- Sky Sports: Aston Villa v Rotherham preview
- Claret Villans: Aston Villa vs. Rotherham United: Predicted lineup and streaming options