Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Watford 15th with 56 points, Rotherham United 24th with 27, 29 apart. On the form table Rotherham United stood 19th over the last five rounds, despite being 24th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Rotherham United 0.8 scored and 1.93 conceded per game, Watford 1.33 and 1.33, with the league averaging 1.34.
Rotherham United arrived off three straight defeats. Watford entered with four losses in a row.
7 meetings are on record — 0 won by Rotherham United, 5 by Watford, 2 drawn, at 3 goals per meeting.
AESSEAL New York Stadium in Rotherham staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,021. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 0-1.