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RotherhamRotherham United1QPRQueens Park Rangers0

Rotherham United 1-0 Queens Park Rangers

Isaiah Brown celebrates
Isaiah Brown celebrates his goal against Rangers, his third for Rotherham this season

Rotherham secured their first win since August with a 1-0 victory over QPR in the Championship.

Isaiah Brown's first-half goal handed the division's bottom side just their second three points of the season.

The breakthrough came in the 24th-minute when Brown, a Chelsea loanee, collected Danny Ward's ball to surge through the QPR defence and fire home.

Millers' goalkeeper Lewis Price kept his side ahead, before Joe Newell should have killed the game off.

Rotherham's first victory in 112 days moves them to within eight points of Wigan, and 10 points off safety.

It was a thoroughly deserved win for caretaker boss Paul Warne's side as they created a host of chances and kept only their second clean sheet of the season.

Ian Holloway's QPR, who have now won just one of their last seven league matches in the Championship, fall to 18th place in the table and sit just three points off the drop zone.

Rotherham caretaker manager Paul Warne: "It's a better feeling, winning. For them to win gives me great pride, they left nothing on there, they should be proud of themselves.

"They are buzzing like we have won a cup final. I want good, proper, football players and they are a group of lads that have got a bit closer and I think that was shown in the performance.

"I think you could see at the final whistle how much it meant to everyone.

"It would have helped my heart rate no end if we would have got a second but it was nice to get the win."

QPR manager Ian Holloway: "It is very, very disappointing, but we have to take the positives.

"A goal has changed the course of the game, it gave them a lift and they held on to it far easier than I would have liked. I saw too many shoulders drop.

"It's early days to get what I want, unfortunately it's not going for them.

"When I look back at that I can't believe we didn't take a point. I am far more encouraged than I ever have been, I believe in what we are doing, these results are impostors."

Line-ups

Rotherham

Formation 4-4-2

  • 12Price
  • 17Fisher
  • 6Wood
  • 26Belaid
  • 3Mattock
  • 7FordeBooked at 87mins
  • 24AdeyemiBooked at 50minsSubstituted forVaulksat 85'minutes
  • 8FrecklingtonBooked at 83mins
  • 22NewellSubstituted forKellyat 90+3'minutes
  • 37BrownSubstituted forTaylorat 86'minutes
  • 9Ward

Substitutes

  • 2Kelly
  • 4Vaulks
  • 11Taylor
  • 14Ball
  • 20Blackstock
  • 39Yates
  • 45Bilboe

QPR

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 1Smithies
  • 5Onuoha
  • 4Hall
  • 6Lynch
  • 3Bidwell
  • 30Guimaraes CordeiroSubstituted forGladwinat 72'minutes
  • 21LuongoBooked at 48mins
  • 10CherySubstituted forWszolekat 89'minutes
  • 8Cousins
  • 23N'GbakotoBooked at 45minsSubstituted forPolterat 59'minutesBooked at 73mins
  • 9Washington

Substitutes

  • 11Gladwin
  • 13Ingram
  • 15Wszolek
  • 17Polter
  • 19El Khayati
  • 20Henry
  • 27Shodipo
Referee:
Jeremy Simpson
Attendance:
8,704

Match Stats

Home TeamRotherhamAway TeamQPR
Possession
Home34%
Away66%
Shots
Home17
Away15
Shots on Target
Home10
Away5
Corners
Home5
Away5
Fouls
Home9
Away15

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Rotherham United 1, Queens Park Rangers 0.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Rotherham United 1, Queens Park Rangers 0.

  3. Post update

    Attempt missed. Sebastian Polter (Queens Park Rangers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Massimo Luongo.

  4. Substitution

    Substitution, Rotherham United. Stephen Kelly replaces Joe Newell.

  5. Post update

    Jake Bidwell (Queens Park Rangers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  6. Post update

    Foul by Lee Frecklington (Rotherham United).

  7. Substitution

    Substitution, Queens Park Rangers. Pawel Wszolek replaces Tjaronn Chery.

  8. Post update

    Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Nedum Onuoha.

  9. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Jon Taylor (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Forde.

  10. Post update

    Attempt saved. Joe Newell (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Danny Ward.

  11. Booking

    Anthony Forde (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.

  12. Post update

    Foul by Massimo Luongo (Queens Park Rangers).

  13. Post update

    Will Vaulks (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  14. Substitution

    Substitution, Rotherham United. Jon Taylor replaces Isaiah Brown because of an injury.

  15. Substitution

    Substitution, Rotherham United. Will Vaulks replaces Tom Adeyemi because of an injury.

  16. Post update

    Attempt saved. Anthony Forde (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lee Frecklington.

  17. Booking

    Lee Frecklington (Rotherham United) is shown the yellow card.

  18. Post update

    Attempt saved. Richard Wood (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Anthony Forde with a cross.

  19. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Richard Wood (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Anthony Forde with a cross.

  20. Post update

    Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Alex Smithies.

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14Bristol City208392724327
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