U’s go the distance

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goalless. Danny Ward had fired Rotherham level in the second half before the visitors took control of the tie in the final 10 minutes.

Tom Adeyemi’s lastminute header proved a mere consolation for the hosts.

Appleton has been linked with the under-21 post vacated by England manager Gareth Southgate but played down the link.

He said: “I think it’s difficult for any manager to be brave enough to say they wouldn’t be interested in a role like that but the reality is that it is just pure speculation.

“It is a fantastic role for whoever does get the job. The remit of what they are looking for means people put two and two together and think ‘he ticks a lot of boxes’. It will be someone else next week.”

Appleton was delighted with the way Possession 52% 48% Shots On Target 5 6 Shots Off Target 8 5 Blocked Shots 2 0 Corners 9 8 Fouls Conceded 6 8 Offsides 1 4 Yellow Cards 2 0 Red Cards 0 0 his League One side forced the upset. He added: “To be as resilient as we were when they had their spell in the game was pleasing.

“We knew the game was there to be taken.”

Rotherham caretaker Paul Warne said his side “underperformed” in the first half.

“They looked sharper and I hate to admit that they looked fitter than us,” he said.

“I questioned some of the lads’ character at halftime. They realised they had let themselves down.

“Some underperformed in a big way.”