Our prediction for this Championship match:
Buoyed by a 2-0 win over Blackburn Rovers, Norwich City will look to climb to the playoffs berth when they take on Rotherham United on Matchday 41. The Canaries are seen as hot favourites to win Monday’s encounter, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. Experienced Finland striker Teemu Pukki is pushing for a start, while Andrew Omobamidele should replace Grant Hanley in the starting XI as the Scotland defender limped off with injury at the weekend.
The Millers, on the other hand, did well to beat WBA 3-1 in front of home fans on Friday, but given their anything but good away record, we predict that the promotion-chasing hosts are going to pick up all three points from the match. Bailey Wright has joined the likes of Grant Hall, Sean Morrison, and Ben Wiles in Rotherham’s treatment room.
Highlighted Player (Max Aarons):
London Born Max Aarons is an English professional footballer who has represented England at the under-19 and under-21 level. At the club level, the right-back who was born on the 4th of January, 2000, started his youth career with Luton Town in 2009.
After seven years of development, he left Luton to join Norwich City in 2016 and broke into their first-team set up two years later. He made his professional debut for the Canaries on the 2nd of September, 2018, featuring in their 1-1 draw against Ipswich Town. He has since made a total of 50 appearances and is currently on a contract with the club that expires in 2024.
His performance in the 18/19 season is what earned the 19-year-old a call-up to the England Under-21 setup, making his debut for the same in an Under-21 European Qualifier against Turkey U21 on the 6th of September, 2019.
Highlighted Team (Rotherham):
Rotherham United are an English club that compete in the Championship. Rotherham United are located in Rotherham, South Yorkshire and they play their home games at New York Stadium and the capacity of the venue is 12,021.
The club was founded in 1925 as a merger between Rotherham County and Rotherham Town. The colour of Rotherham’s home kit was originally yellow and black, but nowadays they were red and white jerseys. The Millers made it to the FA Cup fifth round on two occasions (1952/1953, 1967/1968) and they have yet to play in the Premier League.
Rotherham United have won the Football League One twice (1950/1951, 1980/1981), but the club’s biggest success is participation in the 1960/1961 League Cup final. Sheffield United are regarded as Rotherham United’s fiercest rivals, but the likes of Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster could be considered Rotherham’s big rivals as well.