Preview | Rotherham United (A)

6 December 2019

Rotherham Unted v Rochdale AFC | The New York Stadium, Sky Bet League One, Saturday 7th December 2019, 3:00pm Kick-Off

Dale are back in league action, and on the road, heading across the Pennines to South Yorkshire to face Rotherham United.

Rochdale are unbeaten in their last three outings to the New York Stadium, winning on all three occasions.

Paul Warne's side are flying high in the table though, occupying fourth place, and so will provide tough compeition on Saturday.

PRE-MATCH INTERVIEW

Brian Barry-Murphy says his side are focused on providing an attacking intent at Rotherham on Saturday.

Click HERE to read what he had to say or watch the interview in full HERE.

OPPOSITION VIEW

Rotherham United manager Paul Warne said ahead of the game: "They really play possession football and they love to keep the ball and move you around until they can smell a weakness and then try and punish you."

Click HERE to read what he had to say in full on Rotherham's website.

ADMISSION DETAILS

Dale fans who didn’t purchase a ticket in advance can pay on the day at the New York Stadium on Saturday.

Turnstiles in the away end are cash ONLY, and ticket collections are also available at these turnstiles.

Click HERE for full details.

THE NEW YORK STADIUM

Rotherham United have provided a guide for away supporters which you can read HERE.

Please note that the following notice has been issued by the local police:

The away pub was flooded in the recent deluge so there are no designated away pubs in Rotherham town centre. However, the ground is open from 1:30pm and is serving alcohol.

The Riverside Pub as you approach the town centre will accept families and is across the road from the ground.

REF WATCH

Referee | Christopher Sarginson

Assistant Referees | Barry Gordon & Richard Wigglesworth

Fourth Official | Gareth Mellor

MATCH ODDS

Sky Bet are offering odds of 17/4 for a Dale win at Rotherham United on Saturday.

Don’t forget that Sky Bet customers who select Rochdale as their favourite team on their Sky Bet profile, for every losing bet made, 50% of the stake will be passed on to the Club!

So, if you are having a flutter ahead of the match, make sure you do it via Sky Bet and select Rochdale as your favourite team!

Click HERE for the full betting preview.

FLASHBACK

Who was at our previous visit to the New York Stadium? 🙋‍♀️🙋‍♂️

A Stephen Humphrys goal secured all three points and ended Rotherham's 14 match unbeaten run 🙌#RAFC pic.twitter.com/jG9WUgsjae
— Rochdale AFC (@officiallydale) December 5, 2019

HEAD TO HEAD

Rotherham United	Draw	Dale
34	14	24

WE’VE GOT IT COVERED

Fans in the UK can listen to match audio commentary on iFollow, whilst overseas supporters can watch the match live! The programme will start at 2.45pm.

New for this season, match audio passes are available to purchase for just £2.50 for UK users.

Click HERE to subscribe to iFollow or purchase a match pass.

To access commentary/watch live via your desktop, click on the 'iFollow' tab on our navigation bar. Hover over the 'More' tab and more selections will appear, which is where the 'iFollow' tab is located. Once you’ve clicked through, a link will appear on the left-hand side of the page for you to access the commentary. This will appear on the site around half an hour before kick-off.

We will be tweeting live updates throughout the match on Twitter, and follow our behind-the-scenes content on our Instagram story (@officiallydale).

Match Previews

Match Reports

Report | Rotherham United 0-1 Dale

7 December 2019

Dale grabbed a deserved three points at play-off chasing Rotherham United, with Aaron Morley’s long-range strike enough to claim victory at the AESSEAL New York Stadium.

Morley notched his third league goal of the season which helped Brian Barry-Murphy’s men on their way to their first win away from home since October.

Dale started brightly and went close when Rhys Norrington-Davies got on the end of Matty Done’s set-piece before laying the ball of for Jimmy Keohane, whose shot was blocked.

Rotherham had a chance of their own when Matt Crooks met a Joe Mattock cross, heading off the post, before the follow-up was scrambled away to safety.

Rekeil Pyke threatened down the left, crossing the ball in for Callum Camps who couldn’t quite get the ball under his spell, resulting in a goal kick.

Pyke did well once more, this time his cut back found Ian Henderson who scuffed his shot into the hands of Daniel Iversen.

Chiedozie Ogbene beat Jimmy Keohane on the right-hand side before shooting tamely down the throat of Robert Sánchez.

Then, some excellent build-up play from Dale saw Luke Matheson find Camps on the edge of the area, who dummied the ball expertly for Aaron Morley who unleashed a thunderous strike into the top left corner.

Into the second half, Carlton Morris found space down Dale’s left, before fizzing the ball across goal, however, no Millers’ player was there to finish.

Ogbene threatened again down the right, before cutting the ball back for Crooks who side-footed wide.

Crooks got on the end of Mattock’s cross, flicking on to Ogbene whose header was well saved by Sánchez.

Second-half substitute Jake Hastie showed quick feet down the left, before curling an effort at goal, which was grateful held by Sánchez.

Done nearly grabbed a second for Dale, when his fierce effort sailed just wide of Iversen’s goal.

Camps then had a shot tipped over by the Danish stopper, following a free-kick.

From the resulting corner, Eoghan O’Connell almost sealed the victory for Dale but it was cleared behind by a Rotherham defender.

Dale held out for all three points to send the 262 travelling fans home happy.

Brian Barry-Murphy’s men are next in action when they travel to Boston United, in the Emirates FA Cup second round replay, with ticket details available HERE.

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