Rotherham United 1-1 Leeds United highlights: Summerville goal cancelled out on frustrating Friday night


Leeds' recent form has seen the team close the gap on automatic promotion to eight points with Leicester City and Ipswich Town slipping up in weeks past. The top two's surge to the summit of the Championship table is the topic of much debate in Leeds fans' circles, debating whether the pair have the endurance to keep the chasing pack at arm's length.
United's Friday night fixture scheduling offers Leeds the chance to cut the top two's joint-eight-point lead to just five ahead of their Saturday engagements with Watford and West Bromwich Albion, respectively.
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Hide AdFarke welcomed five players back to team training this week, two of which returning earlier than anticipated, and a certain Djed Spence who has spent the last eight weeks out with a knee injury. He is in contention to be named on the bench this weekend.
Georginio Rutter picked up an abdominal strain on international duty with France's Under-21s and was labelled a 'major doubt' by the manager on Wednesday afternoon. He is subject to a late fitness test, which could hand Patrick Bamford a first start of the 2023/24 season.
Match updates, build-up, team news and the all-important minute-by-minute coverage here throughout the evening. Kick-off is at 8pm in south Yorkshire.
Rotherham United vs Leeds United LIVE
Key Events
- Odoffin equalises 1-1
- Summerville 1-0
- Georginio starts
All hands to the pump
90+5' Summerville nicks it inside the D but his shot is low and tame. Johansson holds. That'll be it, I think.
84' Struijk heads just wide of the mark after a short corner routine was hung up to the back post. Jaidon Anthony on for Dan James now, too.
Substitution
80' Struijk on for Cooper. Skipper looked to be struggling for last couple of minutes. Holding his glute.
Let-off
79' Cooper breezed past by Rotherham's Onyedinma. Millers man shoots and Meslier is out with a smothering save. Needed to be there.
Off target
76' Cooper tackles and Ampadu tidies up in Leeds' half before setting James free. His big switch meets Gnonto's run perfectly and the Italian shoots just over the top of the bar from the corner of the penalty area.
Going begging
74' CHANCE. Gnonto with a lovely reverse pass into Piroe who almost finds Bamford but he can't stretch. Runs through to Summerville, passed back to Gnonto and his shot is blocked. Corner played short and Leeds stay on the attack.
Fine to carry on
55' Rutter fouled, gets up to remonstrate with Ayala and then goes down holding his side. He's back up now, doesn't want treatment.
Less of that
51' Big chance for Millers. Ampadu goes to head back to Meslier but it's short and at an awkward height. Rotherham striker looks to control with his hand, beats Meslier but there's a Leeds body on the line to clear. Corner then dealt with.
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