Smash and Grabb finale
promotion. We knew it was going to be tough.
“But when you have the desire we have, the quality we have and you keep going until the end you can win the game.
“Lewis is the best striker in this league, that’s the reason we brought him here and it was great to see him score for a second game in a row.”
The visitors set out their stall to frustrate Forest with a five-man midfield and the home side struggled to find a way through.
Osborn did win a freekick in a dangerous position after just four minutes but Grabban fired it into the Millers wall and chances were thin on the ground after that. A well-worked short corner gave Osborn a sight of goal but his effort was deflected behind.
Rotherham threatened briefly from set-pieces, but neither Semi Ajayi nor Jamie Proctor could get a clear sight at goal. Forest’s record signing Joao Carvalho struck the post after the break racing onto a Saidy Janko pass.
But the game looked destined to end 0-0 until Osborn drew that vital late foul from Williams.
Rotherham manager Paul Warne said: “We made one mistake and it cost us the game.
“Our goalkeeper didn’t have a save to make until then and we caused the problems so I’m proud of the players.
‘We have got to start turning these performances into points.
“We have got to pick up points home and away.”