- Date:25 Sep 2010
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Don Valley Stadium
- Le Fondre (52)
Live Commentary
The referee signals the end of the game.
- 93mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Nicky Law from the left by-line.
- 91mins
Danny Whitaker has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.
- 90mins
Corner from right by-line taken by Craig Davies.
- 87mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Tom Pope by Jack Hunt. Nicky Law takes the direct free kick.
- 86mins
Nicky Law delivers the ball, Scott Griffiths makes a clearance.
- 86mins
Inswinging corner taken by Nicky Law.
- 85mins
Dean Morgan takes a shot. Andy Warrington makes a save.
- 84mins
The ball is crossed by Jack Hunt, Close range header by Simon Ford goes wide of the left-hand post.
- 82mins
(Rotherham) makes a substitution, with Mark Bradley coming on for Danny Harrison.
- 81mins
Effort on goal by Adam Le Fondre from just inside the area clears the crossbar.
- 80mins
Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Danny Whitaker from the right by-line.
- 79mins
Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Danny Whitaker, Simon Ford takes a shot. Save by Andy Warrington.
- 78mins
Corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the left by-line, clearance by Exodus Geohaghon.
- 78mins
Tom Newey concedes a free kick for a foul on Drew Talbot. Jack Hunt takes the direct free kick.
- 78mins
The ball is swung over by Dean Morgan, clearance made by Exodus Geohaghon.
- 77mins
Drew Talbot takes a shot. Save made by Andy Warrington.
- 77mins
Inswinging corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the right by-line.
- 76mins
Dean Morgan takes a shot.
- 75mins
Ryan Cresswell is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Dean Morgan restarts play with the free kick. Ryan Cresswell is shown a yellow card.
- 75mins
Foul by Kevin Ellison on Dan Gray, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Derek Niven.
- 75mins
Craig Davies has an effort at goal from outside the box which goes wide right of the goal.
- 74mins
Nicky Law takes a shot. Save made by Tommy Lee.
- 72mins
Drew Talbot delivers the ball, clearance by Exodus Geohaghon.
- 72mins
The ball is swung over by Tom Newey, clearance made by Jack Hunt.
- 71mins
The ball is crossed by Dean Morgan.
- 70mins
Corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the left by-line.
- 70mins
Centre by Dean Morgan, Johnny Mullins makes a clearance.
- 70mins
Corner from right by-line taken by Nicky Law.
- 69mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Danny Whitaker. Indirect free kick taken by Andy Warrington.
- 68mins
Jack Hunt crosses the ball, Jason Taylor manages to make a clearance.
- 67mins
Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Danny Whitaker, clearance made by Ryan Cresswell.
- 66mins
Corner from right by-line taken by Danny Whitaker.
- 66mins
Dean Morgan takes a shot. Clearance made by Tommy Lee.
- 65mins
Centre by Nicky Law, clearance made by Jack Hunt.
- 63mins
Centre by Nicky Law, Dwayne Mattis makes a clearance.
- 62mins
Dan Gray joins the action as a substitute, replacing Jack Lester.
- 60mins
Kevin Ellison takes a shot. Tommy Lee makes a save.
- 58mins
Centre by Kevin Ellison, clearance by Jack Hunt.
- 57mins
Nicky Law produces a cross.
- 56mins
The ball is crossed by Adam Le Fondre, Simon Ford makes a clearance.
- 56mins
Jack Hunt sends in a cross, save by Andy Warrington.
- 52mins
A goal is scored by Adam Le Fondre from inside the box to the top left corner of the goal. Rotherham 1-0 Chesterfield.Johnny Mullins provided the assist for the goal.
- 51mins
Tom Pope fouled by Dwayne Mattis, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Tom Newey.
- 50mins
Craig Davies takes a shot from just inside the penalty box which clears the crossbar.
- 50mins
The ball is delivered by Derek Niven, clearance by Johnny Mullins.
- 50mins
A cross is delivered by Derek Niven.
- 46mins
Nicky Law takes the inswinging corner, Dwayne Mattis makes a clearance.
- 45mins
Tom Newey concedes a free kick for a foul on Drew Talbot. Tommy Lee takes the free kick.
The game restarts for the second half.
- 45mins
Derek Niven replaces Mark Allott.
The match has reached half-time.
- 45mins
Craig Davies produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
- 45mins
Corner taken left-footed by Danny Whitaker from the left by-line, clearance made by Ryan Cresswell.
- 43mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Kevin Ellison, Scott Griffiths makes a clearance.
- 43mins
Adam Le Fondre delivers the ball, clearance by Mark Allott.
- 41mins
Drew Talbot crosses the ball, Andy Warrington makes a save.
- 41mins
Centre by Drew Talbot, blocked by Tom Newey.
- 40mins
Drew Talbot crosses the ball, Ryan Cresswell manages to make a clearance.
- 39mins
Tom Pope takes a shot. Save made by Tommy Lee.
- 39mins
Danny Whitaker delivers the ball, Exodus Geohaghon makes a clearance.
- 38mins
Corner taken by Nicky Law, Unfair challenge on Dwayne Mattis by Ryan Cresswell results in a free kick. Tommy Lee takes the direct free kick.
- 37mins
Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Kevin Ellison, Tommy Lee makes a clearance.
- 37mins
The ball is crossed by Scott Griffiths, clearance by Exodus Geohaghon.
- 36mins
Jason Taylor produces a right-footed shot from long distance which goes wide right of the goal.
- 35mins
Kevin Ellison sends in a cross, Dwayne Mattis makes a clearance.
- 35mins
Unfair challenge on Drew Talbot by Kevin Ellison results in a free kick. Jack Hunt takes the free kick.
- 34mins
Jack Lester takes a shot. Save by Andy Warrington.
- 33mins
The ball is delivered by Craig Davies.
- 32mins
Jason Taylor has an effort at goal from a long way out that misses to the right of the goal.
- 31mins
The official flags Tom Pope offside. Tommy Lee restarts play with the free kick.
- 29mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Nicky Law, clearance by Dwayne Mattis.
- 28mins
Kevin Ellison takes a shot. Blocked by Jack Hunt.
- 27mins
Dean Morgan challenges Adam Le Fondre unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kevin Ellison restarts play with the free kick.
- 26mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Exodus Geohaghon by Dean Morgan. Andy Warrington restarts play with the free kick.
- 25mins
The assistant referee signals for offside against Jack Lester. Free kick taken by Andy Warrington.
- 24mins
Jason Taylor takes a shot. Save by Tommy Lee.
- 24mins
Ryan Cresswell produces a header from inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.
- 21mins
Exodus Geohaghon takes a shot. Save made by Tommy Lee.
- 21mins
Corner taken right-footed by Nicky Law.
- 20mins
The ball is crossed by Tom Newey, Drew Talbot manages to make a clearance.
- 19mins
Craig Davies challenges Exodus Geohaghon unfairly and gives away a free kick. Ryan Cresswell takes the direct free kick.
- 17mins
Adam Le Fondre has a shot and missed to the right of the goal.
- 17mins
Scott Griffiths crosses the ball.
- 16mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Exodus Geohaghon on Dean Morgan. Free kick taken by Mark Allott.
- 16mins
Adam Le Fondre crosses the ball, save by Tommy Lee.
- 15mins
Kevin Ellison produces a header from close range which goes wide of the left-hand upright.
- 14mins
Effort on goal by Adam Le Fondre from just inside the penalty area goes harmlessly over the target.
- 14mins
Nicky Law produces a cross.
- 13mins
Outswinging corner taken by Danny Whitaker.
- 12mins
Nicky Law takes a shot. Dwayne Mattis gets a block in.
- 12mins
Danny Harrison produces a cross, clearance made by Dwayne Mattis.
- 11mins
Tom Pope gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jack Hunt. Free kick taken by Simon Ford.
- 9mins
The referee blows for offside. Free kick taken by Andy Warrington.
- 9mins
Outswinging corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the right by-line, Drew Talbot takes a shot. Save by Andy Warrington.
- 8mins
Centre by Adam Le Fondre.
- 7mins
Dean Morgan is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Andy Warrington.
- 7mins
Danny Harrison takes a shot.
- 6mins
Dean Morgan sends in a cross, clearance made by Tom Newey.
- 4mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Danny Whitaker from the left by-line.
- 4mins
Centre by Drew Talbot, clearance by Johnny Mullins.
- 3mins
Foul by Danny Harrison on Danny Whitaker, free kick awarded. Simon Ford takes the free kick.
The match has kicked off.
Match Preview
Moore could keep the faith Rotherham manager Ronnie Moore has no new injury worries ahead of his side's home game against Chesterfield. Moore may name an unchanged side after last week's 4-1 hammering of Barnet. Striker Tom Pope scored again for the reserves in midweek and is staking a claim for a first-team start and fellow striker Tom Elliott is likely to be back in the squad after refusing to risk a slight hamstring strain against Barnet to the anger of his manager. Nick Fenton will have to settle for a place on the bench after recovering from a groin injury while on-loan Dean Holden will be hopeful of a recall at right-back. Ryan Taylor has returned to training but won't be considered for a few weeks until he regains match fitness. Chesterfield boss John Sheridan has hinted he may make changes. The Spireites were impressive as they maintained their unbeaten start to the npower League Two campaign with a 3-0 home victory over Cheltenham last weekend. However, ahead of the Don Valley Stadium clash, Sheridan said: "Even though we won 3-0, sometimes I may have to make changes depending who we are playing. "Rotherham are a big physical side who will give us plenty of problems." Ian Breckin and Rob Page both featured in a midweek practice match against Doncaster. The former played for 60 minutes and is the more likely to come into the side should Sheridan opt to make changes in defence. Derek Niven also featured for an hour in that game and he could come into contention if the manager wants to add some steel to the midfield. Teenage striker Jordan Bowery is a slight doubt with a hip problem.
Rotherham
Chesterfield
- Andy Warrington
- Johnny Mullins
- Exodus Geohaghon
- Ryan Cresswell
- Tom Newey
- Nicky Law
- Jason Taylor
- Danny Harrison
- Kevin Ellison
- Tom Pope
- Adam Le Fondre
- SUBS
- Jamie Annerson
- Jamie Green
- Paul Warne
- Mark Bradley
- Marcus Marshall
- Dean Holden
- Nick Fenton
Home
Away
- Tommy Lee
- Jack Hunt
- Simon Ford
- Dwayne Mattis
- Scott Griffiths
- Drew Talbot
- Danny Whitaker
- Mark Allott
- Dean Morgan
- Craig Davies
- Jack Lester
- SUBS
- Shane Redmond
- Derek Niven
- Scott Boden
- Ian Breckin
- Robert Page
- Dan Gray
- Craig Clay
Match Report
Le Fondre ends Spireites run Chesterfield's unbeaten record was shattered by neighbours Rotherham after a pulsating derby clash was won thanks to a flash of brilliance from Adam Le Fondre. After a bright start in which they won three corners in the first 10 minutes, Chesterfield lost the initiative and the home side carved out a hatful of chances, but failed to take any of them. Tommy Lee in the Chesterfield goal pulled off a string of good saves, the best of them from Tom Pope just before the break as the leading scorers in the league failed to find the net. The Millers' best chance fell to Danny Harrison, who was left with a free header six yards out from Kevin Ellison's cross, but the midfielder somehow headed wide. And Chesterfield almost capitalised on Rotherham's generosity in front of goal when Mark Allott picked out a peach of a pass for Jack Lester, but he was thwarted by a brilliant save from Andy Warrington. But nine minutes after the break Rotherham did take the lead with a goal of sheer class. Le Fondre allowed Johnny Mullins throw in to run on the edge of the box and with everyone expecting a cross, he calmly lobbed the ball over everyone and into the opposite corner for his ninth goal of the season. Warrington pulled off two more splendid saves from Dean Morgan and Craig Davis as Chesterfield turned up the heat, but Le Fondre's touch of genius was enough.
Form Guide
- DWWLDW
- Rotherham
- VS
- Chesterfield DWDWDW
Last Meetings
- Chesterfield
- 0 - 1
- Rotherham
- 26/01/2010
- Rotherham
- 3 - 1
- Chesterfield
- 05/09/2009
- Rotherham
- 3 - 0
- Chesterfield
- 21/03/2009
- Chesterfield
- 1 - 0
- Rotherham
- 06/09/2008
- Rotherham
- 2 - 1
- Chesterfield
- 15/03/2008
- Chesterfield
- 0 - 2
- Rotherham
- 05/12/2007
Top Scorers
Rotherham
- A Le Fondre 7
- R Cresswell 3
- D Harrison 2
- K Ellison 2
- P Warne 1
- T Pope 1
Chesterfield
- C Davies 4
- D Mattis 3
- D Whitaker 2
- J Lester 1
- S Ford 1
- D Talbot 1
- S Boden 1
Goals
Rotherham
- Total goals 26
- Goals per game 16
- 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins
- (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins
- 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins
- 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 2 (For) Period 71-80 mins
- 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
Chesterfield
- Total goals 24
- Goals per game 14
- 1 (For) Period 0-10 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins
- 2 (For) Period 31-40 mins
- 1 (For) Period 41-50 mins
- 2 (For) Period 51-60 mins
- 4 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins
- 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins
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