AFC Wimbledon 3-1 Rotherham United: result and report

League One · Tuesday 17 October 2017

Result

AFC Wimbledon 3-1 Rotherham United

League One · Tuesday 17 October 2017, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0

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AFC Wimbledon 3-1 Rotherham United: match report

AFC Wimbledon beat Rotherham United 3-1 in the League One on Tuesday 17 October 2017. It was 1-0 at half-time.

L. Taylor opened the scoring in the 15th minute. AFC Wimbledon's goals came from L. Taylor (15'), L. Taylor (85') and L. Taylor (90+2'). Rotherham United scored through Joe Newell (70').

Discipline: AFC Wimbledon received no yellow cards; Rotherham United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game AFC Wimbledon were 21st on 12 points from 13 and Rotherham United 4th on 24 points from 13. AFC Wimbledon went on to finish that season 18th with 53 points, and Rotherham United 4th with 84.

AFC Wimbledon lined up in a 4-4-2 and Rotherham United in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 AFC Wimbledon wins, 0 draws and 4 for Rotherham United.

Going into the match AFC Wimbledon's last five read W-L-D-L-L and Rotherham United's W-W-W-L-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Goal · L. TaylorAFC Wimbledon · 1-0
  • 70'Goal · Joe NewellRotherham United · 1-1
  • 76'Yellow card · Anthony FordeRotherham United
  • 78'Yellow card · David BallRotherham United
  • 85'Goal · L. TaylorAFC Wimbledon · 2-1
  • 90+2'Goal · L. TaylorAFC Wimbledon · 3-1

Head-to-head

4 meetings: AFC Wimbledon 0, draws 0, Rotherham United 4.

Team news

AFC Wimbledon line-up (4-4-2)

George Long, Barry Fuller, Will Nightingale, George Francomb, Darius Charles, Harry Forrester, Liam Trotter, Andy Barcham, Tom Soares, Egli Kaja, Lyle Taylor

Rotherham United line-up (4-4-2)

Richard O'Donnell, Joe Mattock, Richard Wood, A. Forde, Michael Ihiekwe, Shaun Cummings, Will Vaulks, Richie Towell, Ryan Williams, David Ball, Kieffer Moore