Rotherham Away Preview

Crewe travel to Rotherham on the back on Wednesday’s epic cup game against Man Utd. The 120 minutes have taken their toll, with many of Crewe’s players out injured, whilst those fit are unlikely to be as fresh as Rotherham’s players. Rotherham have moved off the bottom of the table and would lie 8th in the league had it not been for their 10 point deduction.

Rotherham Team News:

Millers manager Alan Knill has few concerns ahead of tomorrow’s game, and is boosted by Ian Sharps return following suspension. Justin Cochrane is a doubt, whilst Gregor Robertson is out.

Player to watch: Will Hoskins

The striker has been in fine form this season with 10 goals in all competitions.

Crewe Team News:

Crewe’s squad is thoroughly depleted ahead of tomorrow’s game. Centre-back pairing Neil Cox and Julien Baudet are definitely out of the game, meaning the Frenchman will miss the chance to line up against one of his former clubs. Andy Taylor and David Vaughan are also definitely out, whilst Jon Otsemobor and Isaac Osbourne are doubts. Meanwhile, none of Tony Grant, Lee Matthews, Rodney Jack, Gary Roberts, Lee Bell and Michael O’Connor will feature in tomorrow’s game.

Youngsters Darran Kempson and Danny O’Donnell will partner each other in the centre of defence, whilst Billy Jones will return from injury in time to play. Chris Flynn is expected to make his debut at full-back, whilst Cavell Coo, Adam Dugdale and Pavol Suhaj have been added to the squad.

Player to watch: Luke Varney

After a sensational performance against Man Utd, Crewe will be hoping that Varney has enough energy to cause the Rotherham defence problems.

Match Facts & Stats

Head to Head: Crewe have won 27, lost 24 and drawn 17 of the 68 meetings between the sides. In that time, Crewe have scored 118 goals whilst Rotherham have scored 116. However, at Rotherham, the Millers have won 14, drawn 10 and lost 11 of the 35 games.

Crewe’s Top Goalscorer: Nicky Maynard – 10

Crewe’s Leading Assistsman: Luke Varney – 6

Rotherham’s Top Goalscorer: Will Hoskins – 10

Rotherham’s Leading Assistsman: Keane, Facey + Cutler – 3

17 players have played for both Crewe and Rotherham in the post war era: Colin Murdock, Jon Otsemobor, Justin Cochrane, Julien Baudet, Gary Montgomery, Darren Carr, Neil Cutler, Mark Foran, Peter Duffield, Dave Gwyther, Stewart John Evans, Julian Watts, Trevor Womble, Neil Warnock, Harold Musby, Andy Haddock and Phil Kite.

Ref Watch:

D Foster

Match Prediction:

Rotherham 2-1 Crewe