Wycombe win at Rotherham to climb to second in League One
Chairboys fight back to lead through Kone, Bradley & Kodua
Sibley & Clarke-Harris penalty for Rotherham
Millers stay 14th and nine points above drop zone
HT: Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
Tim Peach
BBC Three Counties Radio
It feels a bit scrappy - like Wycombe aren't just clicking.
The worrying thing is they've only three goals in the last five games, and that's another 45 minutes in which they haven't scored.
The good news is that it doesn't feel like a goal is far off - a little tweak here or there and it could change.
HT: Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
Rob Staton
BBC Radio Sheffield
Image source, PA MediaYou can see little flashes from Wycombe as to why they are where they are.
This isn't the same Wycombe that you grew up with - Lawrie Sanchez, Martin O'Neill and all that, that little ground when you see the trees poking out, with a terrible view.
I'll never forgive them for those 90 minutes under Warney. I'll never get those back. I spoke to Paul Warne afterwards and he was relieved to get a point.
Rotherham drew 0-0 at Wycombe under Paul Warne in League One in March 2022. The Millers were promoted in second that season before Wanderers, who were managed by Gareth Ainsworth, lost the play-off final to Sunderland.
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
Deadlocked at the break between a toothless Rotherham United and a lacklustre Wycombe Wanderers.
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
There's two more minutes to play and Wycombe seem to already be up the tunnel.
Millers forward Mallik Wilks drives up the left flank unopposed to try and set his teammates up in the box.
Xavier Simons gets a crucial block on it to see it exit the danger zone.
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
Ronnie Moore
Ex-Rotherham manager on BBC Radio Sheffield
What a ball from Cameron Humphreys, who sends it 60 yards over the full-back on to Sam Nombe's feet.
Nombe takes a great touch and whips it in. You're just waiting for the net to bulge.
I thought it had just gone wide but it was a corner, so the defender's done well to get a touch on that.
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
Wrexham, Charlton Athletic and Stockport County fans will like what they've seen so far.
Wycombe have not yet played like a team fighting to regain their place in the top two.
Far from it.
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
A long diagonal ball finds a man in red and is swung in for Shaun McWilliams.
It's a big chance but McWilliams can't get good enough to send it home.
He ends up bent over and tangled in the net, having dug out a bunch of the grass with him.
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
Sam Avery
BBC Three Counties Radio's Wycombe commentator
It feels like Mallik Wilks has already committed more fouls than I've got fingers in this half.
He's constantly pushing defenders around and he's getting frustrated.
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
Tim Peach
BBC Three Counties Radio
Xavier Simons did well to get the block in and the shot away.
The ball was underneath his feet, so he did very well to get that amount of power on it.
You know when you can hear lone shouts from people? When Rotherham have a corner, you can hear the odd 'come on'.
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
Wycombe get a spell of possession and try to build up an attack.
Millers defender Cameron Humphreys manages to intercept a Wycombe to regain possession but doesn't get far before Xavier Simons steals the ball.
He unleashes a shot but it's not well executed and was never destined to find the net.
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BH in Seattle: Genuinely curious - Rotherham have made a habit of repeated promotion and relegation between the second and third tiers. Is this predictability in tier three less desirable to their fans than a frequent relegation scrap in tier two?
Anon: Rotherham season ticket holder at home, watching Married at First Sight - that's how bad we are, that I find this more entertaining. It's not our position in the league, it's the lack of effort the team put in. If they can't put the effort in, then why should I?
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
The boos are echoing through New York Stadium.
Rotherham aren't playing with enough urgency for their liking and Hakeem Odoffin heeds their call.
He drives the ball up field but only runs into the Wycombe defence to put an end to the embers of an attack.
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
Ronnie Moore
Ex-Rotherham manager on BBC Radio Sheffield
I'd be tearing my hair out with Mallik Wilks.
He's got so much potential and he just doesn't produce every week. You can see he's got the potential but he just can't find consistency.
It frustrates ers and it definitely frustrates Steve Evans.
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
Joe Powell takes possession for the Millers and dribbles the ball forward to start an attack.
It weaves through to the left hand side and gets crossed into the box but Wycombe are able to get the ball away.
Rotherham are seeing a lot of time in the final third but haven't yet felt ultra threatening.
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
Rotherham defender Zak Jules goes down and needs to be replaced.
He's shaking his head in disappointment, having only returned from the recovery room for tonight's encounter.
On comes Louie Sibley with Cameron Humphreys falling to the back line.
I've just seen the replay. There's clearly a hand on Joe Low's shoulder.
Is it enough for him to go down? You see players go down all the time in the box for that.
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Now the heat seems to be reaching the Chairboys.
Luke Leahy's corner ends up bouncing around the penalty area and Rotherham struggle to clear.
It finally gets past the defenders to the feet of Joe Low, who is right in front of goal, but the defender gets his touch all wrong and the ball flies over.
Rotherham 0-0 Wycombe
Tim Peach
BBC Three Counties Radio
That was a decent chance for Mallik Wilks. Caleb Taylor was tightly marking him, but he was the wrong side.
There are a lot of empty red seats. It's not that cold here, but the team are 14th.
I didn't feel a huge sense of occasion, coming to this ground.
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A long ball reaches Mallik Wilks but the Rotherham forward is just ahead of the Wycombe defender and the whistle blows for offside.
Not much in it.
That could have been very dangerous for the visitors, who don't seem to have warmed up yet.
Wycombe climb above Wrexham into second on goal difference
Wycombe left it late but moved into the automatic promotion places with a dramatic win at Rotherham.
The visitors had to come from a goal down, with League One's top scorer Richard Kone getting his 18th of the season before Sonny Bradley and Gideon Kodua scored late on.
Mallik Wilks looked odds on to give Rotherham the lead after the break when he burst through on goal but he saw his shot bounce back off a post and into the grasp of goalkeeper Will Norris.
Rotherham made the breakthrough in the 66th minute with Louie Sibley smashing an effort in from a tight angle. Norris got a hand to it but it bounced over the line via the underside of the crossbar.
Wycombe levelled in the 69th minute with Kone powering in a header from Luke Leahy's delivery.
Bradley put them ahead with a 90th-minute header from a corner.
The result was made safe in the second minute of stoppage time with Kodua able to power home from Kone's .
There was still time for Rotherham to get one back, with Jonson Clarke-Harris tucking home a penalty in the fifth minute of added-on time after Joshua Kayode had been felled.
Report supplied by PA Media.
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 59 | 24 | 35 | 83 |
| |
| 37 | 20 | 11 | 6 | 64 | 36 | 28 | 71 |
| |
| 37 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 30 | 21 | 71 |
| |
| 37 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 49 | 32 | 17 | 66 |
| |
| 37 | 18 | 11 | 8 | 53 | 34 | 19 | 65 |
| |
| 37 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 52 | 34 | 18 | 61 |
| |
| 37 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 59 | 55 | 4 | 60 |
| |
| 37 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 52 | 46 | 6 | 59 |
| |
| 37 | 17 | 5 | 15 | 53 | 38 | 15 | 56 |
| |
| 37 | 15 | 7 | 15 | 51 | 53 | -2 | 52 |
| |
| 37 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 55 | 50 | 5 | 51 |
| |
| 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 53 | 45 | 8 | 49 |
| |
| 37 | 13 | 10 | 14 | 35 | 38 | -3 | 49 |
| |
| 37 | 12 | 9 | 16 | 42 | 45 | -3 | 45 |
| |
| 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 43 | 51 | -8 | 44 |
| |
| 36 | 12 | 8 | 16 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 44 |
| |
| 36 | 11 | 10 | 15 | 33 | 36 | -3 | 43 |
| |
| 36 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 53 | 60 | -7 | 42 |
| |
| 37 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 37 | 54 | -17 | 42 |
| |
| 37 | 12 | 6 | 19 | 39 | 60 | -21 | 42 |
| |
| 37 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 38 | 53 | -15 | 36 |
| |
| 37 | 7 | 9 | 21 | 39 | 71 | -32 | 30 |
| |
| 37 | 7 | 8 | 22 | 35 | 61 | -26 | 29 |
| |
| 37 | 7 | 7 | 23 | 34 | 62 | -28 | 28 |
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Manager: Steve Evans
Formation: 4 - 3 - 1 - 2
Manager: Mike Dodds
Formation: 3 - 5 - 2
Manager: Steve Evans
Formation: 4 - 3 - 1 - 2
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Rotherham United have won just one of their last 14 league meetings with Wycombe Wanderers (D6 L7), a 1-0 victory on the opening matchday of the 2020-21 Championship campaign.
After their 2-0 win in August, Wycombe are looking to complete only their second ever season double over Rotherham United in the Football League, after doing so in 2010-11 in League Two.
Rotherham have won 13 of their last 15 home games played on a Tuesday in League One (D2), with their last such defeat coming back in February 2007 against Swansea (1-2).
Wycombe have only won one of their last six away league games (D3 L2), this after winning six of their previous seven on their travels in League One beforehand (D1).
