Ratings: How Rotherham United players fared against Stoke City

Goalscorers Michael Smith and Matt Crooks celebrate. Picture: Bruce Rollinson.Goalscorers Michael Smith and Matt Crooks celebrate. Picture: Bruce Rollinson.
Goalscorers Michael Smith and Matt Crooks celebrate. Picture: Bruce Rollinson.
HERE are the Rotherham United player ratings from Tuesday evening's Championship home game with Stoke City at the AESSEAL New York Stadium.

Blackman: No chance with Stoke's opener as the deflected cross looped over him. Will not have been happy with Stoke;'s second. 5

Olosunde: Needed no invitation to get forward and showed confidence in spells. 7

Ihiekwe: Not a night for defenders in truth. 6

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Wood: Made a brilliant saving tackle at 1-1 to prevent Thompson from putting Stoke back in front. That Rotherham let in three goals will annoy him. 6

A MacDonald: Hugely unfortunate to concede an own goal. Luckless moment. 6

Harding: Smacked a header against the woodwork shortly after Stoke took the lead. 6

Lindsay: Did not grab the headlines like on Saturday, but his work-rate could not faulted. A hive of industry. 6

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Barlaser: Pinged over some smart crossfield passes and showed moments of quality. 7

Wiles: Saw plenty of the ball. Decision-making was awry at times. 6

Crooks: Up against a big and physical Stoke defence, but relished the battle and won plenty. Found a way with a tidy close-range finish to level it up and netted again in the second half. Could easily have taken home the match-ball. 9

Smith: Selfless work and his persistence and chasing of a lost cause forced an error from Batth to lead to the Millers' leveller. Posed real problems for Batth, especially and helped himself to a goal. 8

Substitutes: Robertson (A MacDonald 80), Ladapo (Barlaser 83), Hirst (M Smith 89).

Not used: Johansson, Jones, S MacDonald, Thompson, Clarke, Tilt.

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