17 - The number of Millers debuts handed to players this season, with Emmanuel Ledesma the latest recruit.
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Rotherham's defeat to Birmingham in numbers
Rotherham
suffered a damaging defeat to Birmingham
on Saturday after a performance that Steve Evans described as “disgusting”.
Here is that loss dissected into numbers and it does not make pretty reading.
1 - The number of
home games the Millers have won on a Saturday this season.
2 - The number of
shots on target by the hosts, compared to eight for Birmingham .
2 - The number of
games since skipper Craig Morgan was booked, his second-best run of the season.
2 - The number of
points from four games against teams starting below the Millers in the table
(Bolton, Fulham, Brighton, Birmingham ).
3 - The number of
points needed from the home game with Blackpool
next week.
3 - The number of
league defeats so far this season by a single-goal margin.
4 - The number of
home defeats so far this season, already more than all of last season.
5 - The number of
games from the last seven where Anthony Wordsworth has not even made the
matchday squad.
6 - The number of
games without a win for the Millers.
9 - The number of
shots off target by the hosts, compared to Blues’ 15.
17 - The number of Millers debuts handed to players this season, with Emmanuel Ledesma the latest recruit.
49 - The number
of years since the Millers were last beaten at home to Birmingham , stretching back to 1965.
50 - The number
of league appearances for the Millers made by goalkeeper Adam Collin, who was
certainly kept busy in his landmark game.
402 - The number
of minutes since the Millers last scored, way back at Brighton
on 25 October.
2,589 - The number
of Birmingham fans who packed out the away end
at New York
and created a great atmosphere.