The Iron travel to Rotherham United in the second leg of their League One play-off semi-final this Wednesday (7.45pm kick-off).
STATE OF PLAY...
Nick Daws’ men come into this game on a nine match unbeaten run, which has included four wins in their last six games.
The tie is firmly in the balance following the first leg stalemate at Glanford Park on Saturday, with Cameron McGeehan coming off the bench to net his first goal for the club with a minute of normal time remaining. Michael Ihiekwe had earlier put through his own net for Scunthorpe's first equaliser, with strikes from Jon Taylor and Joe Newell both cancelled out.
The encounter at the New York Stadium will have to be played to a conclusion, with the game going to extra time and penalties if required. The away goals rule is not in operation for the play-offs.
TEAM NEWS…
Daws made five changes to his side going into the first leg, reverting back to the team who picked up victories over Charlton Athletic, Walsall, MK Dons and Plymouth Argyle.
He may, however, be forced into making one change with goalkeeper Matt Gilks labelled as a doubt after being forced off at the weekend with a knee injury. Should he be missing, Rory Watson will be the man to replace him.
Elsewhere, Luke Williams (hamstring) returned to training ahead of the first leg, while Jonathon Margetts (knee) is a definite absentee.
PAST MEETINGS...
SEASON/DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
2017-18 - Sat 12 May | LG 1 PO SF1 | Iron 2-2 Rotherham | Ihiekwe (og), McGeehan |
2017-18 - Sat 10 Feb | LG 1 | Iron 1-2 Rotherham | Novak |
2017-18 - Sat 14 Oct | LG 1 | Rotherham 2-0 Iron | |
2008-09 - Tue 17 Feb | FLT AF L2 | Rotherham 0-1 Iron | Hooper |
2008-09 - Tue 20 Jan | FLT AF L1 | Iron 2-0 Rotherham | Woolford, Pearce |
2006-07 - Sat 17 Feb | LG 1 | Iron 1-0 Rotherham | Beckford |
2006-07 - Sat 19 Aug | LG 1 | Rotherham 2-1 Iron | Sharp |
2005-06 - Sat 22 Apr | LG 1 | Rotherham 1-1 Iron | Keogh |
2005-06 - Sat 15 Oct | LG 1 | Iron 2-2 Rotherham | Sharp 2 |
2001-02 - Mon 20 Aug | LGC R1 | Iron 0-2 Rotherham | |
1998-99 - Sat 27 Mar | DIV 3 | Rotherham 0-0 Iron | |
1998-99 - Sat 24 Oct | DIV 3 | Iron 4-3 Rotherham | Wilcox, Eyre, Knill (og), Logan |
1997-98 - Sat 21 Mar | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Rotherham | Eyre |
1997-98 - Tue 18 Nov | DIV 3 | Rotherham 1-3 Iron | Eyre 2, Forrester |
1996-97 - Sat 16 Nov | FAC R1 | Iron 4-1 Rotherham | Baker 2, D'Auria, Clarkson |
1995-96 - Tue 22 Aug | LGC R1 L2 | Rotherham 5-0 Iron | |
1995-96 - Tue 15 Aug | LGC R1 L1 | Iron 4-1 Rotherham | Eyre 2, McFarlane, Ford |
1991-92 - Sat 21 Mar | DIV 4 | Rotherham 5-0 Iron | |
1991-92 - Tue 26 Nov | FAC R1 Rep | Rotherham 3-3 Iron (Rotherham win 7-6 on pens) |
Helliwell, Daws, White |
1991-92 - Sat 16 Nov | FAC R1 | Iron 1-1 Rotherham | Helliwell |
1991-92 - Sat 9 Nov | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Rotherham | Daws |
1988-89 - Mon 1 May | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Rotherham | |
1988-89 - Tue 8 Nov | DIV 4 | Rotherham 3-3 Iron | Flounders, Lister, Hodkinson |
1983-84 - Tue 15 May | DIV 3 | Rotherham 3-0 Iron | |
1983-84 - Sat 15 Oct | DIV 3 | Iron 1-2 Rotherham | Lester |
1974-75 - Sat 5 Apr | DIV 4 | Rotherham 3-2 Iron | Keeley, Roberts |
1974-75 - Sat 26 Oct | DIV 4 | Iron 0-3 Rotherham | |
1973-74 - Tue 16 Apr | DIV 4 | Iron 3-0 Rotherham | Warnock 2, Roberts |
1973-74 - Mon 15 Apr | DIV 4 | Rotherham 1-1 Iron | Keeley |
1972-73 - Sat 24 Mar | DIV 3 | Iron 2-1 Rotherham | Kirk, Fletcher |
1972-73 - Sat 28 Oct | DIV 3 | Rotherham 2-1 Iron | McDonald |
1968-69 - Tue 13 Aug | LGC R1 | Iron 2-1 Rotherham | Deere 2 |
1963-64 - Sat 8 Feb | DIV 2 | Iron 4-3 Rotherham | Lindsey, Wilson, Sloan, Madden (og) |
1963-64 - Sat 28 Sep | DIV 2 | Rotherham 2-1 Iron | Crawford |
1962-63 - Fri 17 May | DIV 2 | Rotherham 1-0 Iron | |
1962-63 - Sat 8 Sep | DIV 2 | Iron 1-0 Rotherham | Kaye |
1961-62 - Fri 2 Feb | DIV 2 | Rotherham 0-1 Iron | Kaye |
1961-62 - Fri 15 Sep | DIV 2 | Iron 5-2 Rotherham | Thomas 2, Godfrey 2, Thorpe |
1960-61 - Sat 11 Feb | DIV 2 | Rotherham 4-0 Iron | |
1960-61 - Sat 24 Sep | DIV 2 | Iron 1-1 Rotherham | Marriott |
1959-60 - Sat 16 Jan | DIV 2 | Iron 2-1 Rotherham | Donnelly, Middleton |
1959-60 - Sat 5 Sep | DIV 2 | Rotherham 1-1 Iron | Haigh |
1958-59 - Sat 7 Feb | DIV 2 | Rotherham 1-0 Iron | |
1958-59 - Sat 20 Sep | DIV 2 | Iron 2-0 Rotherham | Wood, Brownsword |
1955-56 - Thu 12 Jan | FAC R3 Rep | Iron 4-2 Rotherham | Brown 3, Davies |
1955-56 - Sat 7 Jan | FAC R3 | Rotherham 1-1 Iron | Brown |
1950-51 - Sat 30 Dec | DIV 3N | Rotherham 4-1 Iron | Cumner |
1950-51 - Sat 2 Sep | DIV 3N | Iron 0-0 Rotherham |
Our full record against Rotherham United is as follows:
SCUNTHORPE WINS | DRAWS | ROTHERHAM WINS | |
League | 12 | 10 | 14 |
Cup | 2 | 0 | 0 |
League Cup | 2 | 0 | 2 |
FA Cup | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Play-Off | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 18 | 15 | 18 |
ONE TO WATCH…
Rotherham’s midfielder Ryan Williams won the Sky Bet Man of the Match in the first leg at Glanford Park and will be looking to put in a similar personal performance when the two sides lock horns again on Wednesday.
It's his first season with the Millers after switching from Barnsley in the summer, with the Australian making 45 appearances so far this campaign in all competitions. 33 of those have been league starts, scoring on four occasions.
PRE-MATCH LINKS...
Daws, Clarke and Yates' video previews
Daws' written preview
Clarke ahead of the game
Yates on the challenge
Betting preview
Referee profile
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