Loanees on target to Millers’ annoyance
ROTHERHAM UNITED fell to another away defeat with this loss at Blackburn Rovers, a goal in each half doing the damage.
Blackburn made a blistering start and Dominic Samuel struck the bar twice in the opening exchanges.
It was no surprise when the visitors eventually fell behind on 27 minutes.
Marcus Antonsson, on a season’s loan from Leeds United, connected with Charlie Mulgrew’s corner and glanced a header past Millers goalkeeper Marek Rodak.
It was one-way traffic for the remainder of the half with Rodak pulling off an impressive save to deny Antonsson a second.
It was more of the same following the restart, but Samuel again failed to get his angles right before Rotherham substitute Joe Mattock stung the gloves of David Raya, the Millers’ first effort on target with nearly an hour gone.
From that Paul Warne’s side grew in confidence and Lee Frecklington drilled a shot that Raya managed to keep at bay.
Richard Wood nodded home only to see the ‘goal’ disallowed and salt was added to the wound when Harry Chapman, borrowed on loan from Middlesbrough, took a short corner and burst into the box before burying his shot at the second attempt. FORMER Bradford City players Devante Cole and Jordy Hiwula scored two of the goals as Fleetwood Town gained revenge for last season’s League One semi-final play-off defeat to the Bantams.
Fleetwood’s win – their first at Valley Parade – ended Bradford’s six-match unbeaten run that had lifted them into third place.
After a dour first period, Fleetwood shook the Bantams by going in front in the 51st minute following a mistake by Bradford captain Romain Vincelot.
The goal was scored by Hiwula, who was Bradford’s leading scorer last season during a season long loan from Huddersfield Town – he is now on loan at Fleetwood.
Cole, who joined Fleetwood from Bradford two seasons ago, intercepted Vincelot’s pass before delivering a through pass for Hiwula to score.
The visitors scored a second three minutes later after goalkeeper Colin Doyle was booked for bringing down Cole on the edge of the penalty area.
Kyle Dempsey’s free-kick rebounded off the defensive wall, but he retrieved the ball to cross for Cole to score.
Ashley Hunter put the result beyond doubt with a third goal for the visitors in the 70th minute, two minutes after coming on a substitute. ARTHUR GNAHOUA grabbed a 94th-minute winner for tabletoppers Shrewsbury as Doncaster Rovers made it seven league games without a home win.
TheunbeatenShrewssnatched victory at the death after Joe Riley had earlier levelled the scores in the first half immediately after Tommy Rowe’s second goal of the season for the hosts.
Gnahoua, who had only been on the pitch six minutes, subsequently ensured Darren Ferguson’s side have now failed to take maximum points at the Keepmoat for five-and-a-half months.
Rowe – who earlier missed from eight yards – netted on 34 minutes. A Rodney Kongolo raid down the right saw John Marquis lay off the on-loan Manchester City winger’s low cross and Rowe