MillersMad Match Thread...Millers v Burton Albion.

[Heliosphan78]

Add your thoughts on our crucial midweek game against Burton Albion.

UTM.

[RU66]

From the last game Adeboyega, Spence, McWilliams & Martha shouldn't be starting tonight. Hoping we have replacements fit. To play 2 up front I'd stay with 3 at the back. If Douglas is fit play him in front of them.

[MILLERSTALE]

From the last game Adeboyega, Spence, McWilliams & Martha shouldn't be starting tonight. Hoping we have replacements fit. To play 2 up front I'd stay with 3 at the back. If Douglas is fit play him in front of them.

To leave Spence and McWilliams out from midfield with Powell also out would leave nobody in midfield except possibly Yearwood which is just not possible !!

[Ericsladkilnhurst]

From the last game Adeboyega, Spence, McWilliams & Martha shouldn't be starting tonight. Hoping we have replacements fit. To play 2 up front I'd stay with 3 at the back. If Douglas is fit play him in front of them.

Didn't know Paul Douglas was In the squad, floodlights on his bald head will dazzle the Burton forwards. 😆

[RU66]

To leave Spence and McWilliams out from midfield with Powell also out would leave nobody in midfield except possibly Yearwood which is just not possible !!

Yearwood he's worse! If all fit midfield 3

Hamish Douglas

Gore Benson

[Beaufighter]

Well we haven’t had a game for ten days and they played extra time in a cup tie at the weekend, so that’s got to help, right?

[ScjR]

First meeting
You don’t have to far back in time to find the first match between Rotherham United and Burton Albion. In the 15 years or so since that initial match, the two clubs have managed to face each other in every tier of the Football League except the first tier. That’s a rare occurrence when you consider they’ve only met 17 times in league competition.
To put it into perspective, Rotherham have never met Mansfield Town or Chesterfield in tier 2 in over a century of league football, despite playing 130 Football League matches between them. It underlines just how quickly Burton rose through the divisions since joining the Football League.
The first ever meeting between the clubs came in December 2009 in a Coca-Cola League Two fixture. Rotherham went into a two‑goal lead at the Don Valley Stadium thanks to Adam Le Fondre, but Burton hit back within 20 minutes through Aaron Webster and Greg Pearson. In the return match at the Pirelli Stadium, Le Fondre was on target again, scoring the only goal of the game.

Record at the Pirelli Stadium
In the 9 matches that have taken place at the Pirelli Stadium, Rotherham have won *45% (4 matches), drawing 11% (1), and losing *44% (4). Because the total number of matches (9) doesn't divide perfectly into 100, pie charts uses 'forced rounding' to ensure the chart totals exactly 100%. While the Wins and Losses are identical in reality, the chart displays one as 45% and one as 44% to account for the rounding remainder.
Tier 2 W0, D0, L1. Tier 3 W1, D0, L2. Tier 4 W2, D1, L1.
At the Pirelli Stadium Rotherham have recorded an average of 1.33 goals per game, compared with Burton's 1.56.

Attendances at the Pirelli Stadium
The highest attendance at the Pirelli Stadium was the Sky Bet Championship 2-1 defeat in December 2016, goals for Burton Albion coming from Jackson Irvine (15) and former Rotherham player Matt Palmer (62). Tom Adeyemi with a consolation goal (90+4). 4,446 in attendance.
The lowest attendance for this fixture was 1,360 in October 2010. A Johnstone's Paint Trophy match in which Rotherham won 2-1 with goals from Mark Bradley on 65 minutes and a Kevin Ellison penalty on 79. Substitute Richard Walker on 83 minutes for Burton.
In all away fixtures against Burton Albion attendances have averaged 3,482.

In the dugouts
Burton Albion manager Gary Bowyer's record opposing Rotherham Utd: Pld 6, Won 2, Drawn 1, Lost 3
Blackburn Rovers P2 - W1 D0 L1
Blackpool P2 - W0 D0 L2
Burton Albion P2 - W1 D1 L0
Matt Hamshaw's record against Burton Albion: Pld 1, D1

Sent off at the Pirelli Stadium
Rotherham United: David Noble (2012/13), Michael O'Connor (2012/13)

Debut's & last matches at the Pirelli Stadium
Debut's: Louie Sibley (2025)
Last Match: Cohen Bramall (2025), Freddie Ladapo (2022)

Appearances
Rotherham Utd against Burton Albion
Richard Wood 6
Andy Warrington 6
Jason Taylor 6
Johnny Mullins 6
Mark Bradley 5
Nicky Law 5

Burton Albion against Rotherham Utd
John McGrath 7
Nathan Stanton 5
Tony James 5
Andy Corbett 5
Russ Penn 5
Greg Pearson 5
Aaron Webster 5
Jacques Maghoma 5

Goalscorers
Rotherham Utd against Burton Albion
Adam Le Fondre 5
Freddie Ladapo 3
Michael Smith 2
Tom Adeyemi 2
Kevin Ellison 2
[Hamish Douglas 1]

Burton Albion against Rotherham Utd
Shaun Harrad 3
John Daoi Boovarsson 2
Jackson Irvine 2
Billy Kee 2
Aaron Webster 2
Greg Pearson 2

Results from on this day
Pld 15, Won 5, Drawn 3, Lost 7
17-Feb-34 Rotherham United 3 Crewe Alexandra 4 Millmoor 3,425
17-Feb-51 York City 3 Rotherham United 3 Bootham Crescent 9,184
17-Feb-62 Rotherham United 2 Bury 0 Millmoor 7,432
17-Feb-68 Aston Villa 0 Rotherham United 1 Villa Park 33,442
17-Feb-73 Plymouth Argyle 4 Rotherham United 1 Home Park 8,454
17-Feb-87 Fulham 1 Rotherham United 1 Craven Cottage 2,352
17-Feb-88 Rotherham United 2 Brentford 0 Millmoor 2,572
17-Feb-90 Rotherham United 3 Swansea City 2 Millmoor 5,044
17-Feb-96 Bristol Rovers 1 Rotherham United 0 Twerton Park 5,458
17-Feb-07 S****horpe United 1 Rotherham United 0 Glanford Park 5,978
17-Feb-09 Rotherham United 0 S****horpe United 1 Don Valley Stadium 6,555
17-Feb-15 Rotherham United 3 Derby County 3 New York Stadium 11,035
17-Feb-18 Shrewsbury Town 0 Rotherham United 1 New Meadow 7,007
17-Feb-21 Bournemouth 1 Rotherham United 0 Dean Court BCD
17-Feb-24 Rotherham United 0 Watford 1 New York Stadium 10,143
Rotherham players born on this day
David Lill (17-Feb-47), Malcolm Stephens (17-Feb-30), Bobby Williams (17-Feb-40), Dru Yearwood (17-Feb-00)
Former players born in Burton Upon Trent
Louie Sibley

Played for both
Goalkeepers
Jamal Blackman, Lee Camp, Scott Shearer
Defenders
Shaun Barker, Tolaji Bola, Guy Branston, John Breckin, Peter Carr, Paul Hurst, Ian Sharps, Steve Spooner, Andy Todd, Ian Vaughan
Midfielders
Lionel Ainsworth, Kieran Cadogan, Jack Grainger, Jack Holmes, Matt Palmer, Joe Powell, David Pugh, Stephen Quinn, Neil Warnock, Lee Williamson, Anthony Forde
Forwards
Martin Butler, Lee Glover, Shaun Harrad, Paul Haycock, Jon Howard, Chris O'Grady, Mark Robins, Luke Rooney, Ryan Taylor
Without an appearance
Mark Oxley, Gary Clayton

Prediction: Ive no idea which way this match is gonna go, a must win game for both teams, a proper relegation scrap and other than three points will be seen as a blow for both sets of fans, I'm going straight down the middle with 1-1. After the Cardiff City performance, Im not looking forward to the other 'must win' match with our neighbours from DN on Saturday. Awful to watch but admiration for the Bluebird's, they are a good side and I can't see them playing in League One next season. Apart from the loss at Bradford and Wycombe recently, Rovers have had some encouriging results and done quiet well in the cup competitions only losing out to Southampton in the FA Cup and Spurs in the League Cup and after their penalty shootout win against Huddersfield Town they are one match away from the final at Wembley.

[Spuddy Speight]

Every match for us isn't easy. Three points for us tonight and we move up the table. Anything less will not be good enough to kick on to the next game.
Question is, are the current crop of players still up for a fight?

[millersrus]

They have never been an easy opponent for us.
I’d take not losing tonight as a positive.

[Derbymiller]

Bowyer will have them up for this, they hammered last season and without Powell and gore we will do well to get a point, I would take that now and get back in my car and go home. I can see us drawing both these games which is absolute minimum and people will still say MH is the right bloke and believe we are staying up, any other manager we have had since warne would have gone by now

[RU66]

At least Douglas is starting. Be playing with wing backs which I agree with to get 2 up front. Benson on the bench. No Gore. Martha dropped altogether looks like.

[Derbymiller]

So he has dropped Rafferty, continued with his 3 at the back as well and no CB cover on the bench, interesting selection hope it works, we need a result.

[RU66]

So he has dropped Rafferty, continued with his 3 at the back as well and no CB cover on the bench, interesting selection hope it works, we need a result.

There's 3 centre backs there can go to two. Rafferty can play right side of a back 3.

[uttis]

Don’t know why Rafferty is always the scapegoat one of our most consistent players and is a good leader, very frustrating seems to be tinkering about with the team to get his 352 formation I know he’s been out a bit but I’d have found a place for Benson from the off for the creativity more than anything especially with Powell and Gore missing
Can’t help thinking having more players to pick from has confused MH thinking even more

[MILLERSTALE]

Bowyer will have them up for this, they hammered last season and without Powell and gore we will do well to get a point, I would take that now and get back in my car and go home. I can see us drawing both these games which is absolute minimum and people will still say MH is the right bloke and believe we are staying up, any other manager we have had since warne would have gone by now

It?s easy to get rid of a manager but a lot more difficult to replace, You need to give the man a fair chance to prove himself before you make a judgement ! Look at Forest on their 4th manager this season costing millions and probably might still go down ?