Thursday , 2 July 2026

Everton FC vs Rotherham United FC, FA Cup 2020-21 ROUND 3

FA Cup · 2020-21
Everton FC
2 – 1
Full Time
Rotherham United FC
Sat 9 Jan 2021 · 12:00 UTC Goodison Park HT 45+2' · FT 45+5'
Y 106' George Hirst

Overview

Match Preview

Everton FC vs Rotherham United FC — FA Cup at Goodison Park.

Match Details

  • Referee Wade Smith
  • Referee Jeremy Simpson
  • Referee Stuart Attwell
  • Referee James Mainwaring

Head-to-Head

1
Everton FC 1 games · Avg 3.0 goals Rotherham United FC
Last 5 meetings
2021-01-09 Everton FC 2–1 Rotherham United FC

Recent Form

Everton FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan Rotherham United FC H 2–1 W
01 Jan West Ham United FC H 0–1 L
26 Dec Sheffield United FC A 1–0 W
19 Dec Arsenal FC H 2–1 W
16 Dec Leicester City FC A 2–0 W
12 Dec Chelsea FC H 1–0 W
Rotherham United FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
09 Jan Everton FC A 1–2 L
29 Dec Barnsley FC H 1–2 L
16 Dec Blackburn Rovers FC A 1–2 L
12 Dec Bristol City FC H 2–0 W
08 Dec Watford FC A 0–2 L
05 Dec Coventry City FC A 1–3 L

Key Stats

100% Both Teams to Score
H2H (1 games)
100% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Everton FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Rotherham United FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Rotherham United FC gets underway.
  • 5' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 9' Everton FC is taking the lead after the goal scored by Cenk Tosun on 9.
  • 14' Rotherham United FC is showing some good football. However, Rotherham United FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 19' Supporters expect more eagerness from Michael Ihiekwe, as he is very good at scoring at Goodison Park with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 24' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Lucas Digne made 319 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
  • 29' Rotherham United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 29.
  • 34' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 39' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 39 minutes.
  • 44' Rotherham United FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 49' The travelling Rotherham United FC supporters hardly appreciate their team being pressed down to the backline.
  • 54' It’s high time Carlo Ancelotti made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 56' What an equalizer from Matthew Olosunde!
  • 61' Time for substitution for Everton FC. Anthony Gordon is replaced by Bernard.
  • 66' The supporters are chanting for Gylfi THor Sigurdsson. He replaces Tom Davies on 66 minute.
  • 67' Kyle Vassell has so much to prove this time. He replaces Matty Crooks on 67 minute.
  • 72' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 76' Another change for Rotherham United FC made on 76 minute. Jamie Lindsay leaves to be changed by Florian Jozefzoon.
  • 77' The Rotherham United FC manager makes a substitution. Michael Smith departs to be replaced by George Hirst.
  • 82' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 83' Rotherham United FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Trevor Clarke is hanging Wes Harding on the field on 83 minute.
  • 86' Cenk Tosun puts Everton FC on the lead.
  • The final score is 2-1.

Lineups

Everton FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Carlo Ancelotti

Rotherham United FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Warne

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
2 / 4
1.6 Everton FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.99 Rotherham United FC xG
I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct
Everton FC54% Draw26% Rotherham United FC20%
Actual: Everton FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes51% 0% No49%
Avg goals/match: 2.59
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 90%
10%
± 1.5 73%
27%
± 2.5 47%
53%
± 3.5 26%
74%
± 4.5 13%
87%

Double Chance

Everton FC or Draw
79%
Draw or Rotherham United FC
46%
Everton FC or Rotherham United FC
74%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Everton FC35% Draw47% Rotherham United FC18%
Actual: Everton FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.8%
1 – 0
11.1%
0 – 0
9.5%
2 – 0
9.4%
2 – 1
Actual
0 – 1
6.4%
1 – 2
5.7%
3 – 1
4.9%
3 – 0
4.9%
2 – 2
4.6%
0 – 2
3.6%
3 – 2
2.5%

Asian Handicap — Everton FC

Handicap Everton FC covers Push Rotherham United FC covers
-2.5 11% — 89%
-2 11% 15% 73%
-1.5 27% — 73%
-1 27% 23% 50%
-0.5 50% — 50%
+0.5 78% — 22%
+1 78% 14% 8%
+1.5 92% — 8%
+2 92% 6% 2%
+2.5 98% — 2%

Clean Sheet

Everton FC keeps clean sheet
38% ✓
Rotherham United FC keeps clean sheet
21% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.