3 ................... TOWN for magical winner
Town keeper Ward gathered Joe Newell’s free-kick before Rotherham had the ball in the net again through Jerry Yates, only for Ajayi to be pulled up for offside,
But the visitors were patiently probing, and both Holmes-Dennis and Elias Kachunga had crosses cleared before Lolley’s 19th-minute leveller, the forward netting with a well-placed shot from the edge of the area.
Back came Rotherham, and Ward did well to tip over an awkward cross by left-back Ben Purrington while Newell had a shot blocked before Wood was just too high with a powerful header from another corner.
Billing had a go from distance in the 28th minute, but his effort from Lolley’s pass fizzed over, then Mooy fired in a low drive which home keeper Richard O’Donnell stooped to gather.
O’Donnell had also been tested by Izzy Brown, the on-loan Chelsea forward who spent the first half of this season at Rotherham, and the 20-year-old was denied again after 37 minutes, when his close-range effort after a determined run and cross from Kachunga was deflected for a corner.
Kachunga was looking lively, and when he took aim after a neat Billing pass on 40 minutes, O’Donnell could only push the ball clear rather than keep hold of it.
It was Rotherham doing the bulk of the defending as the first half drew to a close, but Town were unable to get through, with both Holmes-Dennis and Brown thwarted.
O’Donnell needed two attempts to gather Lolley’s shot early in the second half, then Kachunga headed over from Brown’s delivery before, at the other end, Ben Purrington’s shot was held by Ward while Jon Taylor was too high with a free-kick.
Town made two changes after 62 minutes, when Van La Parra and Wells replaced Lolley and Quaner, before Kachunga headed Smith’s inviting cross wide, much to the frustration of the 2,583 travelling fans behind that goal.
Billing came close with a header from Mooy’s corner, but the home side regained the lead after 71 minutes, when Adeyemi beat Ward from 25 yards.
The lead lasted only five minutes before Kachunga squared things up again by heading home his 11th of the season from Mooy’s corner. Then for that dramatic finale. Bring on Manchester City!