Rotherham 1 Sunderland 1: Highlights as Jack Clarke goal earns visitors draw after Patrick Roberts injury
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Sunderland were held to a 1-1 draw against Rotherham at the New York Stadium.
After a goalless first half, the hosts went ahead after an excellent strike from Sam Clucas three minutes after the restart.
Jack Clarke then rescued a point for the Black Cats with a deflected effort in the 73rd minute.
Here's how the game played out:
Rotherham vs Sunderland
LIVE: Rotherham 1 (Clucas, 48) Sunderland 1 (Clarke, 73)
Sunderland XI: Patterson, Seelt (Pembele, 64), Ballard, O’Nien, Hume, Ekwah (Pritchard, 64), Neil, Roberts (Ba, 15), Aouchiche (Burstow, 45), Clarke, Bellingham
Subs: Bishop, Pembele, Triantis, Alese, Ba, Pritchard, Bennette, Burstow, Rusyn
Rotherham XI: Johansson, Lembikisa (Appiah, 78), Bramall, Clucas (Cafu, 68), Hugill (Kelly, 78), Lindsay, Odoffin, Morrison, Tiehi, Revan, Nombe (Eaves, 78)
Subs: Phillips, Cafu, Eaves, Kelly, Appiah, McGuckin.
It's Matchday!
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of Sunderland's Championship fixture against Rotherham at the New York Stadium.
The Black Cats moved back up to sixth with a win over Hull on Boxing Day and will be looking to end 2024 on a high.
Stick around and refresh the page for live updates throughout the evening.
Team news
We'll start with the Sunderland team news.
Bradley Dack suffered a hamstring injury in the first half against Hull and looks set to be sidelined for the next few weeks.
Aji Alese (thigh) and Dennis Cirkin (hamstring) both missed the trip to Hull but have returned to first-team training after injury setbacks.
Jay Matate (knee) may also be available after playing for the under-21s side earlier this month, while Hemir Semedo may return to the squad after missing two games with an illness.
Corry Evans and Elliot Embleton remain sidelined, while Niall Huggins is expected to miss the rest of the season with a knee injury.
Beale on Rotherham
Here's what Beale had to say after Sunderland bounced back from their defeat against Coventry to beat Hull on Boxing Day.
“I’m absolutely delighted with the mentality and character the players showed. That is a big, big positive for me moving forward that they did that.
“The big thing for me now is that we need consistency. In the first half of our season, we’ve won ten and lost ten, so it’s clear that we can beat anyone but on our off day, anyone can beat us. On the first game of our second half of the season if you like, that’s a big positive, but we must back it up at Rotherham."
How Rotherham are shaping up
Rotherham won their first game under head coach Leam Richardson last time out, beating Middlesbrough 1-0 on Boxing Day.
Before that the Millers had suffered three consecutive defeats under Richardson, who was appointed on December 11, and remain bottom of the table nine points from safety.
Richardson on Sunderland
Here's what Rotherham boss Leam Richardson has had to say ahead of tonight's match.
"It will be a very challenging game. They are full of good young players and are in a strong position.
"But if we give the same account of ourselves with our work ethic as we did against Middlesbrough we will be competitive within that."
Predicted line-ups
Here are our predicted line-ups for tonight's match:
Predicted Rotherham XI: Johansson, Lembikisa, Morrison, Revan, Odoffin, Bramall, Tiehi, Lindsay, Rathbone, Nombe, Hugill
Predicted Sunderland XI: Patterson, Seelt, Ballard, O'Nien, Hume, Neil, Ekwah, Roberts, Aouchiche, Clarke, Pritchard
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