Player ratings and match stats from Huddersfield Town 1 Rotherham United 0

Millers (3-1-4-2)

Ted Cann: 7

Pulled of one very good save and was generally pretty sound.

Jamal Baptiste: 7

All three centre-backs had good games. Baptiste was solid at the back and played the ball out of defence well at times.

Lenny Agbaire: 6

Loses a mark for the own goal. he wasn't always easy on the eye but, other than that one incident, he did his job effectively.

Zak Jules: 7

Battled and made his presence felt as Rotherham limited Huddersfield to very few sights of goal.

Liam Kelly: 8

The best display of the season from a senior pro who has become a fringe man. A calm figure in midfield. Made the right decisions and kept possession well. Unlucky not to score.

Joe Rafferty: 6

Wing-back isn't his position, but the right-back put in a worthy shift.

Shaun McWilliams: 6

An influence with his running and energy going forward, less so going back.

Ar'Jany Martha: 5

Still too much of a peripheral figure. The Millers need more application from one of their most talented players. Rarely gave the Terriers anything to deal with.

Reece James: 6

A good pro. Got up and down the left flank in a decent display. Didn't take the visitors' best chance, mind.

Sam Nombe: 5

Trying too hard. Desperate to make an impact for manager Matt Hamshaw in a time of trouble. It's leading him to ignore better-placed teammates and attempt to do too much on his own. Hasn't scored in open play since January.

Harry Gray: 6

Did well to start as he was nursing a leg complaint. Looked dangerous in spells before having to come off in the second half.

The subs

Duncan Watmore (for Gray 70): NA

One or two classy touches from a classy player but he couldn't affect the outcome.

Joe Powell (for Rafferty 70): NA

Great to see him back after a hamstring problem. May be a starter next weekend.

Lino Sousa (for Jukes 78): NA

Living on a few minutes here and a few minutes there. His loan has yet to get going.

Gabriele Biancheri (for McWilliams 86): NA

Ditto Sousa.

Brandon Cover (for James 86): NA

Nothing good, nothing bad in a brief cameo.

Not used: Cameron Dawson, Emmanuel Adegboyega.

Huddersfield (4-2-3-1): Lee Nicholls 7; Bali Mumba 5, Murray Wallace 7, Radino Balker 6 (Josh Feeney 44, 6), Sean Roughan 6; Ryan Ledson 5, Cameron Humphreys 5; Marcus Harness 4 (David Kasumu 62, 5), Antony Evans 6 (Bobby Wales 62, 5), Cameron Ashia 6; Ryan Hardie 4 (Will Alves 82). Subs not used: Jak Alnwick, Lasse Sorensen, Mickel Miller.

Goals: Agbaire og 76 (Huddersfield)

Referee: Martin Coy (Durham)

Attendance: 16,592

Opposition view

“Can we get better? Of course, we can. But I’d much prefer to be sitting here with a 1-0 win and three points than not. The lads are honest and know there are areas we can improve on. It’s not through a lack of trying.”

- Town head coach Liam Manning

The stats

Possession: Huddersfield 54 per cent, Millers 46

Goal attempts: Huddersfield 6, Millers 13

On target: Huddersfield 2, Millers 5

Touches in opposition box: Huddersfield 20, Millers 18

Corners: Huddersfield 3, Millers 2

Fouls committed: Huddersfield 11, 15

Final word

Rotherham shouldn't have left the Accu Stadium empty-handed. But they did, and that's a worrying sign in the fight against the drop.