Match Day Thread Rotherham United v Swansea City

Rotherham United v Swansea City

Competition - Sky Bet Championship
Date - 30 January 2021
Venue - New York Stadium
Kick off - 3pm

Following their hard fought home draw with fellow promotion hopefuls Brentford - a match where the Swans were second best for long periods - next up for Steve Cooper’s Swansea squad is a tough looking away match at Rotherham who are battling at the other end of the table.

On Wednesday evening, Brentford controlled the contest against the Swans and looked to be heading for victory after Tariqe Fosu-Henry's close-range header.

But Swansea, who had Kyle Naughton sent off for a second yellow card on 69 minutes, claimed an equaliser just four minutes later when league debutant Hourihane's free-kick missed everyone and sailed into the net.

Hourihane appeared to be crossing rather than shooting, but the home side did not care as the point moved them back to second in the table.

Brentford are now unbeaten in 17 league matches, but missed a chance to leapfrog Swansea and climb into the automatic promotion places themselves.

On the same evening, Rotherham moved to within two points of safety as they consigned Middlesbrough to a third straight home defeat.

The Millers started the stronger and Matt Crooks atoned for a big miss by slotting a low shot into the bottom corner from 20 yards.

Sam Morsy was given a gilt-edged chance to level, teed up by Duncan Watmore's thrilling run, but side-footed straight at goalkeeper Jamal Blackman.

Michael Smith converted a late penalty after keeper Marcus Bettinelli felled Freddie Ladapo, before a composed finish from debutant Ryan Giles capped their biggest win of the season.

The Swans have played the Millers on 79 previous occasions, winning 29, losing 25 and drawing 25.

In the match played at the Liberty in November, the Swans ran out deserved 1-0 winners:

Whenever the Swans play Rotherham, we remember Swans fan Terry Coles who was trampled to death by a police horse before the match played on 6 May 2000.

RIP Terry

Turning to Saturday afternoon, I’m expecting a far better performance from the Swans and hoping for a 2-0 win

 

Cooper needs to set the team up to go for this. I just hope the nearer we get to the end of the season and we're still in contention, he'll not get more defensively minded.

I'll also go 2 - 0.

 

Thanks Taff for the write up.
We shall always remember what happened to Terry that day.
RIP Terry

Back to the game,Swans to smash them 3-0.

 

Back to winning ways 2-0 Swans.

 

Thanks Taff,....we seem to play a more attacking formation away so I am going for a win by two clear goals

 

Thanks Taff it's a 2-1 win for me.

 

Hopefully a few more scenes like this

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Per the BBC

‘Magnificent tackle from Joe Rodon. He had to get that right.

It's Sadio Mane stretching the Tottenham line again, well found by Roberto Firmino.

Rodon took it off his toes as Mane was shaping to shoot.’

 

Great tackle ,timing was spot on , we was robbed 11,000,000.
It’s good game of football Liverpool edging it in terms of chances but Spurs dangerous on the break

 

Maybe not ,lost Mane who makes it 3-1

 

**** off BT Sport, I don’t have that.

 

There will be links don’t fret

 

I get it as part of my BT Broadband package

 

If it was rugby or the CCFC it would be on s4c

 

Amazon firestick and a friend and the worlds your oyster

 

I’ve got an Amazon fire stick, never used the bloody thing.

 

is it because you haven't a friend to go with it

 

And I don’t like Oysters either.