Two clubs in the bottom half of the English Championship table will do battle today in a match between Rotherham United and Leeds United. The second-division clash scheduled for 2:45 p.m. ET will be held at New York Stadium in Rotherham and can be live streamed here free.
Rotherham United manager had this to offer ahead of today's league encounter (via Sky Sports): "If we all take our biased heads off, Leeds United are the stand-out giants in the Championship. You look at the clubs who have just come down from the Premier League, but they are not Leeds United. But [Leeds] are in the Championship because in football, you are where you deserve to be. But it is a fixture that excites us."
"As a lad growing up, I became aware of the likes of Billy Bremner and Peter Lorimer and you never forget that," he added. "But we are on a level playing field and we know a good result will take us above them in the table and to measure that progress in two years I have been here is staggering."
"We want to be above Leeds tomorrow night at 10 o'clock."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: Leeds United midfielder Tommaso Bianchi has made 10 appearances for the club this season. The 25-year-old is averaging 4.5 tackles and 1.9 interceptions per match.
Rotherham United's Projected Lineup (4-4-2): Collin; Skarz, Arnason, Morgan, Richardson; Pringle, Green, Frecklington, Wordsworth; Derbyshire, Revell
Leeds United's Projected Lineup (4-3-1-2): Silvestri; Byram, Pearce, Bellusci, Berardi; Bianchi, Murphy, Austin; Sloth; Antenucci, Doukara
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (statistics and lineups via WhoScored).
2014/2015 Season
Team Pl W D L F A GD Pts
1
Norwich
11
6
3
2
21
10
11
21
2
N Forest
11
5
6
0
19
9
10
21
3
Watford
11
6
3
2
20
12
8
21
4
Derby
11
5
5
1
19
10
9
20
5
M'boro
11
6
2
3
16
8
8
20
6
Ipswich
11
5
4
2
16
10
6
19
7
Charlton
11
4
7
0
14
10
4
19
8
Wolves
11
5
4
2
14
11
3
19
9
Sheff Wed
11
4
5
2
11
8
3
17
10
Brentford
11
5
2
4
15
16
-1
17
11
B'mouth
11
4
3
4
16
14
2
15
12
Blackburn
11
4
3
4
16
18
-2
15
13
Reading
11
4
3
4
15
17
-2
15
14
Leeds
11
4
3
4
11
13
-2
15
15
Cardiff
11
3
4
4
13
14
-1
13
16
Millwall
11
3
3
5
10
13
-3
12
17
Rotherham
11
3
3
5
9
13
-4
12
18
Huddsf'ld
11
3
3
5
12
20
-8
12
19
Brighton
11
2
5
4
10
12
-2
11
20
Birm'ham
11
2
5
4
12
18
-6
11
21
Wigan
11
2
4
5
12
14
-2
10
22
Fulham
11
2
1
8
12
22
-10
7
23
Blackpool
11
1
3
7
6
14
-8
6
24
Bolton
11
1
2
8
8
21
-13
5
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