Story of the game
Rotherham made it
three Sky Bet Championship home wins in a row after becoming the
first team to beat Brighton on home soil this season.
Goals from Danny
Ward and Matt Derbyshire sealed the points for Neil Redfearn's men
that leaves them three points above the dropzone.
The Millers were
the better team for the majority of the game and after bossing the
first 45 minutes they took the lead on the stroke of half-time.
Danny Ward
superbly sent a first-time volley into the bottom corner from Joe
Mattock's cross.
Brighton improved
after the break and should have levelled through Dale Stephens, but
he sent his shot wide when clean through.
The Millers made
the game safe four minutes from time when Derbyshire slammed home
from close range.
Key moment
It's usually the
Millers that concede during minutes 40-45 but this time they scored
and it proved vital. It was just rewards for their first-half
dominance and gave them something to hold on to.
Man of the match
Kirk Broadfoot
put in a simply monumental defensive performance, winning every
header and tackle going. Rotherham's very own Braveheart.
Goals
Danny Ward (1-0
45 minutes) – Ward grabbed his second goal of the season as he
capitalised on Lewis Dunk's slip to power a first-time volley into
the bottom corner.
Matt Derbyshire
(2-0 86 minutes ) - The decisive moment came four minutes from time
when the Millers striker received a gift in the penalty area and
slammed home.
Line-ups
Rotherham: Camp;
Facey (Richardson 75), Broadfoot, Belaid, Mattock; G Ward, Smallwood,
Green, Newell; Derbyshire, Ward (Clarke-Harris 75).
Brighton:
Stockdale, Saltor, Greer (Crofts 83), Dunk, Ridgewell, Knockaert,
Stephens, Kayal, Murphy (Lua Lua 72), Wilson (Zamora, 62), Hemed.
Attendance 9,269
(375)
