Preview | Rotherham United (H)

6 March 2020

Rochdale AFC v Rotherham United | Crown Oil Arena, Sky Bet League One, Saturday 7th March 2020, 3:00pm Kick-Off

Dale welcome Rotherham United to the Crown Oil Arena on Saturday in Sky Bet League One action.

The Millers currently sit second in the table, just two points behind leaders Coventry.

They have lost just once in the league since the beginning of December, when Dale ran out 1-0 winners thanks to an Aaron Morley stunner.

PRE-MATCH INTERVIEW

Lee Riley spoke to iFollow Dale ahead of the match.

Click HERE to watch his full interview, or read what he had to say on the game HERE.

OPPOSITION VIEW

"I really like the way they've played this year and they've done well in the cups."

Click HERE to read what Rotherham boss Paul Warne said in full ahead of the match.

ADMISSION DETAILS

Supporters can pay cash through the turnstiles in the Smith Metals Family Stand and Sandy Lane Stand. Rotherham fans can also pay cash at the turnstiles of the Reside Estate Agency Stand. Fans wishing to sit in the Main Stand must purchase a ticket before heading to the turnstiles.

Click HERE to read our admission details for the 2019/20 season in full.

TICKET COLLECTIONS

All ticket collections can be made from the Ticket Collection Cabin, which is located on the Club's car park, opposite the five-a-side pitch.

Tickets will be available to collect from 1pm. Before this time, tickets can be collected from the Ticket Office which is located in the Main Reception.

FIRST TIME VISITOR GUIDE

Are you a first-time visitor to the Crown Oil Arena? Click HERE for all of the information you may need in order to plan your visit and make the most of the matchday experience at Rochdale Football Club!

AWAY SUPPORTERS’ GUIDE

If you are a Rotherham fan making your way to the Crown Oil Arena for Saturday's game, click HERE and have a read of our Visiting Supporters’ Guide which is packed full of useful information.

We wish you all a safe journey!

HEAD TO HEAD

PRE-MATCH

Junior Dale fans can make their emjoi face to take home with them at our Junior Event in Desmond's Den before the game!

Youngsters can also play plenty of fun games, and play on the PlayStation 4s with the latest FIFA on them, as well as a junior event before the game.

Desmond’s Den / Carlsberg Lounge opens at 2pm. Click HERE for full details on how to access.

The Ratcliffe Bars, situated on the Club's car park, are open from midday this Saturday.

Click HERE to read what the Dale In The Community Sports Trust have going on.

GRAB A GRAND

For just £1, you can be in with a chance of winning £1,000 at Saturday's game!

There will be one guaranteed winner of £100, and the chance to win the Man of the Match's shirt.

Get your ticket from one of the sellers around the ground or from the Club Shop. Click HERE for full details.

REF WATCH

Referee | Ross Joyce

Assistant Referees | Wayne Grunnill & Hristo Karaivanov

Fourth Official | Alix Pashley

MATCH ODDS

Sky Bet have Dale at 17/4 for a win on Saturday. Click HERE for the full betting preview.

MATCHDAY PROGRAMME

Rochdale AFC’s matchday programme – The Voice of Spotland – returns for Saturday's game!

Purchase from the Club Shop and around the ground on matchday for just £3. Click HERE to read the full preview.

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 | Dale 3-1 Rotherham United

7 March 2020

Dale put in a superb display against high-flying Rotherham United to emerge victorious, winning 3-1 at the Crown Oil Arena on Saturday.

A brace from Ian Henderson followed by Matty Lund’s first goal since re-joining the club, helped Dale on their way to a well deserved three points.

Henderson’s goals take his tally for the Club to 126, three behind Reg Jenkins who is Dale’s all-time top scorer.

Brian Barry-Murphy made two changes from the side that faced Portsmouth, with Eoghan O’Connell and Jimmy Keohane coming in for Jim McNulty and Rhys Norrington-Davies. Ollie Rathbone and Tyler Smith were both fit enough for a place on the bench.

The first attempt at goal came from the away side, with Curtis Tilt firing well over from the edge of the area.

Freddie Ladapo picked up a loose ball before firing towards goal, but his shot was well held by Sánchez.

Dale went close when Henderson broke the offside trap before cutting the ball back for Aaron Wilbraham whose side footed effort was blocked on the line by a Rotherham defender, before Matt Crooks skewed a shot that went high and wide of the Dale goal.

Dale opened the scoring when Aaron Morley’s inch-perfect pass found Henderson who stabbed the ball past Daniel Iversen in the Millers’ goal.

Rotherham responded and thought they’d scored an equaliser when they had the ball in the net, but it was ruled out for offside. Ben Wiles’ header was heading for the bottom corner but Michael Smith’s touch from on the goal-line saw the goal chalked off.

Into the second half, Morley and Henderson combined once more with the latter seeing his header saved by Iversen at point blank range.

A well worked Dale corner saw Callum Camps chip a ball to the back post, which was met by Eoghan O’Connell, but his header was held by Iversen.

Henderson got his second when Lund won the ball back high up the pitch and drove forward before slotting Henderson in, who made no mistake in firing past Iversen.

Lund got on the scoresheet minutes later after he latched onto Camps’ lofted pass, before lobbing the ball exquisitely over the onrushing Iversen.

Jamie Lindsay pulled a goal back for the visitors in stoppage time with a neat flick past Sánchez, but it wasn’t enough, and Dale held out for all three points.

Barry-Murphy’s men are next in action on the 17^th of March, hosting Tranmere Rovers at the Crown Oil Arena with kick-off at 19:45pm.

Tickets for that game are available to purchase HERE.

Dale	Draw	Rotherham
27	15	36

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