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The Millers battled hard to earn a point against their third-placed visitors.

Freddie Ladapo and Marcus Harness were on target as Town beat Exeter City 2-0 at St James Park, the Blues’ seventh away win of the season. Ladapo gave Town the lead with a stooping header from a Harness knockdown in the 11th minute, then Harness sealed the three points with a flicked header from a Leif Davis corner on 68.

Rotherham manager Matt Taylor was delighted that his team got something from their 2-2 draw with the Blues at the New York Stadium but always believed they had a chance in the game as they’d looked like they could create opportunities from set pieces.

Boss Kieran McKenna felt the Blues’ 2-2 draw at Rotherham was a mixed night, Town having staged another comeback to lead 2-1 before being pegged back by the Millers in injury time.

Christ Tiehi netted a 91st-minute equaliser to deny the Blues all three points as Town and Rotherham United drew 2-2 at the New York Stadium. Sam Nombe gave the Millers the lead in the fourth minute but skipper Sam Morsy levelled with a brilliant strike on 19. Town looked to have won it when Jack Taylor scored three minutes from the end but Tiehi struck back in injury time to claim a share of the points for the South Yorkshiremen.

Town midfielder Jack Taylor admitted his side did not see the game out well enough as Rotherham United struck in stoppage time to deny the Blues all three points at the New York Stadium.

Town boss Kieran McKenna has made three changes for this evening’s rearranged live-on-Sky game at Rotherham United with Axel Tuanzebe coming into the side for his league debut alongside Marcus Harness and Kayden Jackson.

Skipper Sam Morsy netted his first goal of the season to level Sam Nombe’s early opener for Rotherham to leave the score 1-1 at half-time at the New York Stadium.

Town are back on Sky with a Friday night fixture against Rotherham.

Wycombe Wanderers goalkeeper Max Stryjek conceded but then saved a penalty in the Chairboys 3-0 home loss to Exeter City at Adams Park.