Goals
1-0: Bamford (8 – turned on the edge of the area and sent a low drive inside the post)
2-0: Wildschut (18 – drove into the box and cut inside before rifling into the roof of the net)
3-0: Tomlin (87 – weaved through the Millers defence before firing a low shot back across Collin and in)
Bookings: Green (unsporting behaviour, 54), Jonson Harris-Clarke (foul, 65)
Sending-off: Bowery (dangerous play, 31)
Referee: Mick Russell (St Albans): Incensed the hosts when he sent off Bowery on advice from his assistant. 6
Attendance: 11,282 (2,618)
Rating: PPPP
Roth Boro.
Shots on 1 5
Shots off 4 7
Corners 2 2
Fouls 6 11
Offside 2 0
ROTHERHAM (4-4-2): Collin 5; Richardson 4, Morgan 4, Arnason 4, Broadfoot 4; Taylor 3 (Smallwood, 46, 6), FRECKLINGTON 6, Green 5, Pringle 4 (Derbyshire, 46, 6); Revell 4 (Bowery, 26, 2), Clarke-Harris 4. Not used: Loach, Hall, Milsom, Swift.
MIDDLESBROUGH (4-4-2):
7 Konstantopoulos: Hardly tested in the first half, but dealt with a few shots in the second;
7 Nsue: Looked comfortable in a defensive role, but wasn’t really tested by the Millers
7 Ayala: Had a few clumsy moments but commanded his backline well overall
8 Gibson: Untroubled for large spells, but kept switched on throughout
7 Friend: Sound defensive performance, but could have perhaps got forward more
9 WILDSCHUT: Scored a stunning goal and could have had at least three assists
8 Leadbitter: Bossed midfield and displayed his impressive passing repertoire
8 Clayton: Never stopped working all game and mopped up any loose balls in the middle
7 Reach: His driving runs caused Richardson problems, but he did drift out of the game at times;
8 Bamford: Put the Millers under constant pressure and took his goal very well
7 Kike: His hold up play and movement was excellent, but his finishing let him down on this occasion
Subs
Tomlin (for Kike, 60): Put the game to bed with a superb solo goal. 7
Vossen (for Bamford, 73)
Husband (for Friend, 88)
Not used: Mejias, Fredericks, Whitehead, Veljkovic.
Man of the match – YANIC Wildschut – celebrated his birthday and first start for Boro with an eye-catching display
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