How the players rated on an afternoon that was anything but festive

Millers (3-4-3)

Cameron Dawson: 6

Not at fault for any of the goals. Made a sharp save in the second half to prevent a fourth Huddersfield goal.

Joe Rafferty: 4

Poor. But not the worst of the defenders.

Thomas Holmes: 3

Was this really the same player who made that unbelievable debut back in September? No composure, no command, no way could he come out for the second half.

Jamal Baptiste: 6

Did his best while others around him were failing. Decent.

Denzel Hall: 4

His quietest game since his summer arrival. Offered very little offensive threat.

Liam Kelly: 3

Looked like an ageing player short on game time, which, with respect, is exactly what he is.

Dan Gore: 6

Consistently got the Millers going forward in the second half by running with the ball.

Marvin Kaleta: 5

Nearly sparked a few times, but ran out of room and options and lost possession. His first start since September will have done his fitness good

Ar'Jany Martha: 4

Improved in the second half, having done hardly anything in the first.

Jordan Hugill: 3

Never troubled Huddersfield's backline and conceded the foul that stopped Rotherham going in front when Denzel Hall's effort was disallowed.

Joe Powell: 6

Worked hard. There were mistakes but he wasn't scared to try things.

The subs

Hamish Douglas (for Holmes H-T): 7

Helped to steady the ship in the second half. No frills. Importantly, no big errors either.

Zak Jules (for Rafferty H-T): 7

Looked assured on his return from injury. Would be no surprise to see him start the next match.

Dru Yearwood (for Kelly H-T): 6

Solid, apart from one crossfield pass straight to the fourth official on the West Stand touchline.

Sam Nombe (for Kaleta 59): 6

Hadn't done a great deal on his comeback, then came a moment of real class to get himself a goal.

Kion Etete (for Hugill 74): NA

Good to see two genuine strikers in tandem for the last 20 minutes. It's been a long time since that happened for the Millers.

Not used: Ted Cann, Sean Raggett.

Huddersfield (3-1-4-2): Lee Nicholls 6; Radinio Balker 7, Joe Low 8, Murray Wallace 7; Ryan Ledson 7; Lynden Gooch 8 (Lasse Sorensen 74), Marcus Harness 5 (David Kasumu 59, 6), Leo Castledine 7 (Ben Wiles 59, 6), Sean Roughan 6; Alfie May 5 (Dion Charles 74), Bojan Radulovic 8. Subs not used: Owen Goodman, Ruben Roosken, Cameron Ashia.

Goals: Gooch 26, Radulovic 30, Castledine 43 (Huddersfield); Nombe 90+5 (Rotherham)

Referee: Matthew Russell

Attendance: 9,514 (1,866)

Opposition view

“That was really enjoyable for a few reasons, but mainly because it was a clear reflection of the work that we'd done in the week. It's really hard to pinpoint moments or phases or actions in the game that didn't reflect everything that we'd talked about . The lads put a lot of hard work in during the week to really dial into it. It was a dominant display from us defensively.”

– Terriers boss Lee Grant

The stats

Possession: Millers 57 per cent, Huddersfield 43

Attempts on goal: Millers 4, Huddersfield 9

On target: Millers 1, Huddersfield 6

Touches in opposition box: Millers 11, Huddersfield 15

Corners: Millers 5, Huddersfield 4

Fouls committed: Millers 15, Huddersfield 13

Final word

Way, way below the standards set during the nine-match unbeaten run. Rotherham have become far too easy to score against.