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

Championship · Saturday 7 November 2020

Result

Rotherham United 2-1 Preston North End

Championship · Saturday 7 November 2020, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Rotherham United 2-1 Preston North End: match report

Rotherham United defeated Preston North End 2-1 in the Championship on Saturday 7 November 2020. The half-time score was 0-0.

Richard Wood opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Rotherham United's goals came from Richard Wood (53') and Matt Crooks (86'). Preston North End scored through Ryan Ledson (80').

Discipline: Rotherham United received 1 yellow card; Preston North End received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Rotherham United were 20th on 9 points from 10 and Preston North End 12th on 13 points from 10. Rotherham United went on to finish that season 24th with 42 points, and Preston North End 13th with 61.

Rotherham United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Preston North End in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ryan Ledson of Preston North End (8.0), ahead of Matthew Olosunde (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Rotherham United win, 3 draws and 2 for Preston North End.

Data as of 4 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 42'Yellow card · Daniel JohnsonPreston North End
  • 53'Goal · Richard WoodRotherham United · 1-0
  • 80'Goal · Ryan LedsonPreston North End · 1-1
  • 84'Yellow card · Michael IhiekweRotherham United
  • 86'Goal · Matt CrooksRotherham United · 2-1
  • 86'Yellow card · Joe RaffertyPreston North End

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Rotherham United 1, draws 3, Preston North End 2.

Team news

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Rotherham United line-up (4-3-3)

Viktor Johansson, Matthew Olosunde, Michael Ihiekwe, Richard Wood, Wes Harding, Jamie Lindsay, Dan Barlaser, Ben Wiles, Kieran Sadlier, Freddie Ladapo, K. Vassell

Preston North End line-up (4-2-3-1)

Declan Rudd, Darnell Fisher, Paul Huntington, Jordan Storey, Joe Rafferty, Ryan Ledson, Daniel Johnson, Brad Potts, Alan Browne, Scott Sinclair, Emil Riis