Revell on target for Millers

ROTHERHAM United got Easter off to a cracking start by beating AFC Wimbledon at the New York Stadium this afternoon.

Striker Alex Revell headed the only goal of the game 14 minutes from time to finally break the visitors’ stubborn resistance.

Handing a debut to new signing Joe Skarz at left-back, the promotion-chasing Millers dominated from start to finish and should have had more goals.

Johnny Mullins was off target with two of the best chances while Claude Davis and Lee Frecklington forced John Sullivan into good saves.

It was a quiet afternoon for Scott Shearer, back in goal, but he stayed alert to deny a clean-through Luke Moore moments before Revell got his head to a corner from substitute Lionel Ainsworth to decide the contest .

Millers: Shearer, Mullins (capt), Skarz, Morgan, Davis, Frecklington, Arnason, Noble (Ainsworth 73), Kearns (Agard 88), Revell, Nardiello (Odejayi 85)

Wimbledon: Sullivan, Mitchel-King (capt), Hussey, Bennett, Balkestein, Moore, Yussuf (Saint-Luce 56), Pell, Moore, Alexander (Darko 56), Midson

Referee: Mark Heywood (Cheshire)

Attendance: 7,594 (480 away)