Friendly Head-to-Head – Millers v ‘Boro

Rotherham United welcome Middlesbrough to the New York Stadium for their next pre-season friendly game.

Neil Warnock was in charge of ‘Boro in the last friendly game the pair played which was in July 2021. The only goal of that game came on fourteen minutes when Paddy McNair steered a free-kick onto the inside of the post and into the net for the visitors.

2013 also Middlesbrough at the New York Stadium in pre-season in a game that saw five goals. On fifteen minutes a free-kick from former Miller Richard Smallwood saw Ben Gibson rise above everyone else to put ‘Boro in front but just a couple of minutes later the Millers got a penalty after Smallwood had pulled Claude Davis back in the area which Michael O’Connor equalised from. Within two minutes the hosts were in front after a mistake in defence saw Alex Revell control the ball and made it two-one to Rotherham. But with half-time approaching Faris Haroun rounded Millers’ ‘keeper Adam Collin and made it two-all. Just after the hour mark the visitors went in front and while the home players were appealing for off-side Lukas Jutkiewicz got the better of Collin and slipped the ball into the net to give Middlesbrough a three-two win.

The Millers and ‘Boro have played forty-two times in league and cup competitions in the past Middlesbrough winning twenty-one of those to Rotherham’s twelve with the game at the New York Stadium in May seeing Anfernee Dijksteel get a straight red on forty-five minutes after he brought down Jordan Hugill on the edge of the box and Hakeem Odoffin scoring just minutes into the second half to give Rotherham the win.