Aston Villa vs Rotherham United
Match pulse
AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes0'ROT 
49%Possession51%
16Shots10
7On target1
4Corners6
1Saves4
17Fouls13
27'Jordan AyewAVL36'Ross McCormackAVL38'Rudy GestedeAVL54'Joe MattockROT82'Darnell FisherROT84'Jack GrealishAVL
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
 AVL | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 ROT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Who won: Aston Villa 3-0
Aston Villa beat Rotherham United 3-0 on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Rudy Gestede (21', 45'+4') and Jack Grealish (84').
| Lineup (4-4-2) | G | A | SH | YC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | ||||
| Pierluigi GolliniG | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James ChesterCD-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommy ElphickCD-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aly CissokhoLB | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Leandro BacunaRB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aaron TshibolaCM-L | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashley WestwoodCM-R | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack GrealishLM | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jordan AyewRM | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Rudy GestedeCF-L | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Ross McCormackCF-R | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Substitutes | ||||
| Gary Gardner | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adama Traoré | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Bunn | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micah Richards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alan Hutton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Amavi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Andre Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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