Rotherham United’s next game in the Championship sees them travel to Staffordshire to take on Stoke City at the bet365 Stadium where they take on Stoke City.
The Potters are sitting just above mid-table going into this game gaining eight points throughout the month so far although they lost away at Swansea on Tuesday.
Three points behind Stoke seventeenth placed Rotherham will be buzzing after getting their first home win of the season in mid-week against local rivals Sheffield Wednesday.
While the Millers last away game saw them have most of the possession at Reading yet lose three-nil Stoke won their last home game three-two after being ahead three-nil against Brentford.
Stoke will be without Adam Davies who has a knee injury and there are doubts about James Chester, Nathan Collins and Sam Clucas and although back in training both Joe Allen and Ryan Shawcross won’t be imvolved.
City Manager Michael O’Neill told Stoke City Live that he thinks Rotherham are a ‘hungry team’, saying, ‘They (Rotherham) are a promoted team and those players who have come up have a real point to prove. They like to press and make life difficult for the opposition.’
Rotherham United have a few knocks coming into this game after Wednesday night’s win which include skipper Richard Wood, striker Freddie Ladapo and Mickel Miller but all will be assessed before the game. Definitely out are long term injured pair Chieo Ogbene and Clark Robertson but back in contention is Angus MacDonald who has missed the last three games through suspension.
‘Stoke will be a tough game,’ Millers Manager Paul Warne told iFOLLOW, ‘they have quality all over the team. But so have we and, like them, we have the ability and desire to win. We have to take our chances, we have to be clinical and limit their chances.’
The referee for this game is Darren Bond from Lancashire.
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