On Wednesday Nov 2nd, in week 19, Burnley hosts Rotherham United at Turf Moor in a clash of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. The game day is forecasted to be a windy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, a perfect day for football. Burnley sits at 1st place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 2-1 win against Reading. Thomas Ince scored the first goal for Reading in the 56th minute, then Manuel Benson tied it up for Burnley in the 66th minute But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 94th minute on a goal by Anass Zaroury. Burnley is on a hot streak lately, with only 0 loss in their last 10 matches, while rotherham United sits at 13th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Cardiff City. Jaden Philogene-Bidace scored the first goal for Cardiff City in the 65th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else At the end of 90 a dissapointed Rotherham United couldn’t manage to score, and Cardiff City took the shutout win. Rotherham United is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
These two teams have not yet played each other this season, so it will be interesting how the match turns out.
Both Daniel Kelly and Conor Washington have been the hottest scorers for Rotherham United in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Both Jay Rodriguez and Anass Zaroury have been the hottest scorers for Burnley in the last 5 each having scored 3 goals.