Rotherham 2-0 Ipswich
Town are winless in three games and dropped down to fifth following a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Rotherham United.
Daryl Murphy should have put Town in the lead after only 15 seconds, finding himself through one-on-one but his weak shot was saved by the keepers' legs. Derbyshire gave Rotherham the lead with virtually their first effort on goal; poor defending by Town left him with a free diving header past Bartosz Białkowski.
Town started the second half brightly and put Rotherham under good pressure; Rotherham's keeper equal to Luke Chambers header and a Freddie Sears drive. However, ex-loanee Conor Sammon provided the sucker punch with a driven 12-yard finish, celebrating wildly afterwards. Rotherham almost rubbed salt into wounds with a third in injury time, Białkowski denying Bowery at point-blank range.
Match details[]
Rotherham United | 2 - 0 | Ipswich Town | ||
Derbyshire (37) Sammon (64) |
(1 - 0 HT) | |||
The Championship | ||||
Venue: Don Valley Stadium – KO: Saturday 7 February 2015 @ 15:00 | ||||
Attendance: 10,336 (1,879 away) – Referee: Gavin Ward | ||||
Lineups | ||||
Adam Collin 21 | 33 Bartosz Białkowski | |||
Frazer Richardson 16 | 04 Luke Chambers | |||
Craig Morgan 20 | 05 Tommy Smith | |||
Kári Árnason 04 | 06 Christophe Berra | |||
Zeki Fryers 28 | 03 Tyrone Mings | |||
Conor Newton 17 | 08 Cole Skuse | |||
Paul Green 11 | 11 Paul Anderson | |||
Richard Smallwood 33 | 18 Jay Tabb | |||
Ben Pringle 18 | 17 Kévin Bru | |||
Conor Sammon 23 | 09 Daryl Murphy | |||
Matt Derbyshire 27 | 10 David McGoldrick | |||
Substitutes | ||||
Kirk Broadfoot 05 | 02 Jonathan Parr | |||
Lee Frecklington 08 | 12 Stephen Hunt | |||
Jordan Bowery 10 | 16 Noel Hunt | |||
Robert Milsom 15 | 20 Freddie Sears | |||
Danny Ward 22 | 27 Teddy Bishop | |||
Adam Hammill 24 | 28 Matthew Clarke | |||
Tony Thompson 35 | 35 Paddy Kenny |