Late comeback stuns Millers

Leading 2-1 with three minutes to go of normal time, the Millers were stunned by strikes from Atdhe Nuhiu and Kieran Lee.

The scoreline was tough on Steve Evans’ men. They looked the more fluid attacking side for much of the match but couldn’t hold Wednesdasy’s momentum late on.

Rotherham got their noses in front on 57 minutes when Ben Pringle took possession around 20 yards out and his shot took a wicked deflection past the wrong-footed Keiren Westwood.

With six minutes left the visitors equalised when Lewis McGugan tricked his way to the byline and his hanging cross was headed in by sub Caolan Lavery.

Their celebrations had only just died down when substitute Jordan Bowery got into the area and flashed an effort inside Westwood’s near post.

It looked like being enough to earn three priceless points until the dramatic finale.

McGugan swung in a free-kick and Nuhui headed the equaliser and the turnaround was complete when substitute Stevie May released Lee and he rolled in the winner past debutant goalkeeper Emi Martinez from Arsenal. The team also included another newcomer in Lawrie Wilson from Charlton.

A draw for Wigan means the gap to the bottom three is now down to five points.

Millers: Martinez, Hunt, Lafferty, Morgan, Arnason, Wilson, Frecklington, Smallwood, Pringle, Sammon (Bowery 84), Matt Derbyshire

Wednesday: Westwood, Vermijl, Mattock, Lees, Dielna, Isgrove (Lavery 57), Lee, Hutchinson, McGugan, Helan, Nuhui

Referee: O. Langford

Attendance: 11,707 (1,210 visitors)