Preston North End 2-1 Rotherham United: result and report

Championship · Saturday 2 January 2016

Result

Preston North End 2-1 Rotherham United

Championship · Saturday 2 January 2016, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Preston North End 2-1 Rotherham United: match report

Preston North End beat Rotherham United 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 2 January 2016. The half-time score was 0-1.

Anthony Andreu opened the scoring in the 35th minute. Preston North End's goals came from E. Doyle (64') and an own goal by Jonson Clarke-Harris (90+4'). Rotherham United scored through Anthony Andreu (35').

Discipline: Preston North End received no yellow cards; Rotherham United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Preston North End were 17th on 28 points from 24 and Rotherham United 21st on 21 points from 24. Preston North End went on to finish that season 11th with 62 points, and Rotherham United 21st with 49.

Preston North End lined up in a 5-3-2 and Rotherham United in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Preston North End wins, 1 draw and 0 for Rotherham United.

Going into the match Preston North End's last five read W-L-L-D-W and Rotherham United's L-W-W-L-L.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 35'Goal · Anthony AndreuRotherham United · 0-1
  • 48'Yellow card · Joe NewellRotherham United
  • 64'Goal · E. DoylePreston North End · 1-1
  • 90+4'Own goal · Jonson Clarke-HarrisPreston North End · 2-1

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Preston North End 0, draws 1, Rotherham United 0.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Stevie MayPreston North End · injury (Knee Injury)

Preston North End expected line-up (5-3-2)

Iain Turner, Billy Jones, Craig Morgan, Bongani Khumalo, Ian Ashbee, Keith Treacy, Iain Edward Hume, Eddie Johnson, Chris Brown, Barry Nicholson, Darren Carter

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

Kirk Broadfoot, Joe Skarz, Craig Morgan, Danny Collins, Lee Frecklington, Ben Pringle, Richard Smallwood, Paul Taylor, A. Revell