Kayode Odejayi's goal earned a point for Rotherham against Chesterfield.

The hosts took the lead early on after a slip from Millers keeper Scott Shearer let Drew Talbot in and his cross was tapped home by Jordan Bowery.

Odejayi levelled when he turned Sam Hird and placed his finish beyond Spireites goalkeeper Tommy Lee.

Chesterfield had the better of the first half, twice hitting the woodwork, but rarely threatened after the visitors levelled and remain winless.

VIEWS FROM THE DRESSING ROOM

Chesterfield assistant manager Tommy Wright told BBC Radio Sheffield:

"I thought that was a fair result, it was a typical derby.

"I thought there were too many long balls from both teams really.

"The whole game looked a bit frantic, it never got settled and nobody really passed the ball.

"With Jordan Bowery up front in the last 20 minutes we started to stretch them and could have got the winner."

Rotherham United manager Steve Evans tells BBC Radio Sheffield:

"I think we've dominated for spells in the second half and we make a chance that you would expect a player of the calibre of young Ben Pringle to stick in the net.

"We showed a lot of character and we go away the more disappointed [side].

"I counted four wonderful saves from Tommy Lee. He saved from Pringle in the first half, and I'm going to use an expression which we all use too often, but that save was world class."

Lineup, Bookings (4) & Substitutions (5)

Chesterfield

  • 01 Lee
  • 03 Smith Booked
  • 04 Forbes
  • 05 Trotman
  • 06 Hird Booked
  • 07 Allott
  • 08 Togwell
  • 10 Whitaker (Ridehalgh - 78' )
  • 25 Talbot
  • 09 Richards (Lester - 71' )
  • 21 Bowery

Substitutes

  • 13 O'Donnell
  • 16 Ridehalgh
  • 15 Clay
  • 23 Randall
  • 14 Lester
  • 18 Boden
  • 19 Hazell

Rotherham United

  • 01 Shearer
  • 03 Wilson
  • 05 Sharps Booked
  • 04 Arnason
  • 07 Ainsworth (Agard - 73' )
  • 08 Taylor
  • 11 Evans Booked (Revell - 81' )
  • 14 Bradley
  • 15 Pringle (Rose - 90' )
  • 19 Noble
  • 16 Odejayi

Substitutes

  • 21 Warrington
  • 06 Mullins
  • 10 O'Connor
  • 24 Rose
  • 09 Revell
  • 17 Nardiello
  • 22 Agard
Ref: Drysdale
Att: 7,232

Match Stats

Shots

13 13

On target

3 6

Corners

6 10

Fouls

13 7

Live Text Commentary

90:00 +4:06 Full time

Full Time The referee blows his whistle to end the game.

90:00 +2:50 Substitution

Substitution Mitchell Rose joins the action as a substitute, replacing Ben Pringle.

90:00 +1:39

Jack Lester takes a shot. Ian Sharps gets a block in. Liam Ridehalgh takes a inswinging corner to the near post, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Neal Trotman misses to the left of the goal.

83:45

Cross/shot by Liam Ridehalgh.

82:12

Nathan Smith fouled by Kieran Agard, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Neal Trotman.

80:49

Liam Ridehalgh takes the inswinging corner, Laurence Wilson manages to make a clearance.

80:49 Substitution

Substitution Gareth Evans leaves the field to be replaced by Alex Revell.

80:49

Free kick awarded for a foul by Ben Pringle on Drew Talbot. Free kick taken by Tommy Lee.

77:15 Substitution

Substitution Liam Ridehalgh on for Danny Whitaker.

77:15 Booking

Booking Caution for Ian Sharps.

77:04

Foul by Ian Sharps on Jack Lester, free kick awarded.

76:23

Shot from outside the penalty box by Sam Togwell goes wide right of the goal.

75:55

The referee blows for offside. Sam Hird takes the free kick.

74:46

Jack Lester gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Jason Taylor. Jason Taylor restarts play with the free kick.

74:46

Jack Lester challenges Jason Taylor unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Jason Taylor.

72:06 Substitution

Substitution Kieran Agard joins the action as a substitute, replacing Lionel Ainsworth.

72:06

Jordan Bowery concedes a free kick for a foul on Jason Taylor. Scott Shearer restarts play with the free kick.

71:43

David Noble gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Danny Whitaker. Direct free kick taken by Sam Hird.

69:42 Substitution

Substitution Jack Lester replaces Marc Richards.

69:42

Ian Sharps fouled by Marc Richards, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Scott Shearer.

68:52

Mark Allott has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the target.

68:39

Terrell Forbes crosses the ball.

65:59

Foul by Marc Richards on Ian Sharps, free kick awarded. Scott Shearer takes the direct free kick.

65:30

Lionel Ainsworth takes a shot. Save by Tommy Lee.

63:13

The ball is sent over by Nathan Smith, Scott Shearer makes a comfortable save.

63:13

The ball is delivered by Nathan Smith, save by Scott Shearer.

61:43

Corner taken right-footed by Danny Whitaker from the right by-line to the near post, Header by Drew Talbot from deep inside the penalty area misses to the right of the target.

61:05

Sam Togwell takes a shot. Save by Scott Shearer.

58:45

Mark Bradley fouled by Danny Whitaker, the ref awards a free kick. David Noble has a direct shot on goal from the free kick.

57:57

Free kick awarded for a foul by Jordan Bowery on Kari Arnason. Scott Shearer takes the direct free kick.

57:57

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kari Arnason by Jordan Bowery. Scott Shearer takes the free kick.

54:04

Ben Pringle takes a shot. Neal Trotman gets a block in.

50:01

Assist on the goal came from Ian Sharps.

50:01 Goal scored

Goal - Kayode Odejayi - Chesterfld 1 - 1 Rotherham Kayode Odejayi scores a goal from inside the area to the top right corner of the goal. Chesterfield 1-1 Rotherham.

48:08

The ball is delivered by Gareth Evans, clearance made by Neal Trotman. Ben Pringle takes the outswinging corner, Nathan Smith manages to make a clearance.

47:27

Corner taken by Ben Pringle from the right by-line played to the near post, Neal Trotman makes a clearance.

46:46

Ben Pringle crosses the ball from the free kick left-footed from left wing, Sam Hird makes a save.

46:46 Booking

Booking Sam Hird is cautioned by the ref for unsporting behaviour.

46:39

Unfair challenge on Gareth Evans by Sam Hird results in a free kick.

45:44

Centre by Gareth Evans.

45:01

The second half has started.

45:00 +2:11 Half time

Half Time The referee calls an end to the first half.

45:00 +0:57

Ben Pringle takes a shot. Tommy Lee makes a save.

44:14

Shot by Danny Whitaker from outside the box goes over the net.

42:53

Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from David Noble, Neal Trotman makes a clearance.

42:53 Booking

Booking Caution for Nathan Smith.

42:42

Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Ben Pringle by Nathan Smith.

41:04

Shot from just outside the box by Ben Pringle goes over the bar.

37:55

Inswinging corner taken by Ben Pringle from the right by-line played to the near post, Sam Hird manages to make a clearance. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Gareth Evans from the left by-line to the near post, save made by Sam Hird.

36:53

Terrell Forbes takes the direct free kick. Foul by Mark Allott on Ben Pringle, free kick awarded. Kari Arnason takes the free kick.

36:53 Booking

Booking Gareth Evans is shown a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.

36:42

Gareth Evans gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Drew Talbot.

33:22

Effort from just outside the area by Marc Richards goes over the bar.

31:41

Free kick awarded for a foul by Kari Arnason on Marc Richards. Free kick taken by Danny Whitaker.

31:09

Jason Taylor gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mark Allott. Tommy Lee restarts play with the free kick.

30:43

Gareth Evans sends in a cross, save by Tommy Lee.

30:10

Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Ben Pringle from the left by-line.

27:16

Ben Pringle takes a outswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance made by Nathan Smith. Kari Arnason takes a shot. Clearance by Terrell Forbes. Inswinging corner taken left-footed by Ben Pringle from the right by-line, Tommy Lee makes a save.

26:59

Jordan Bowery concedes a free kick for a foul on Kari Arnason. Scott Shearer restarts play with the free kick.

26:02

Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Ben Pringle from the left by-line, Ian Sharps produces a header from inside the area that goes over the bar.

25:08

The ball is delivered by Danny Whitaker, Jason Taylor makes a clearance.

24:23

Jordan Bowery takes a shot. Save by Scott Shearer. Inswinging corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the left by-line, clearance made by Ian Sharps.

23:15

Jordan Bowery is ruled offside. Free kick taken by Scott Shearer.

21:42

Effort on goal by Danny Whitaker from outside the box goes harmlessly over the bar.

18:35

The referee penalises Neal Trotman for handball. Free kick taken by Ben Pringle.

16:52

Drew Talbot gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Gareth Evans. Ben Pringle delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from left wing, clearance by Mark Allott. Shot from 20 yards by David Noble. Save made by Tommy Lee.

16:52

Gareth Evans fouled by Drew Talbot, the ref awards a free kick. Ben Pringle crosses the ball in from the free kick, Mark Allott manages to make a clearance. David Noble takes a shot. Tommy Lee makes a save.

14:09

Nathan Smith crosses the ball. Corner taken by Danny Whitaker from the right by-line played to the near post. The ball is sent over by Mark Allott, clearance made by Kari Arnason. Centre by Mark Allott, Ian Sharps makes a clearance.

12:04

Jordan Bowery is caught offside. Scott Shearer restarts play with the free kick.

11:37

The offside flag is raised against Marc Richards. Scott Shearer takes the free kick.

10:14

Sam Hird gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Kayode Odejayi. David Noble produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

8:56

Lionel Ainsworth takes a shot. Save made by Tommy Lee. Corner taken right-footed by Ben Pringle from the right by-line to the near post, Ian Sharps takes a shot.

8:23

Handball by Lionel Ainsworth. Direct free kick taken by Tommy Lee.

7:40

Drew Talbot takes a shot. Save by Scott Shearer.

6:46

The referee blows for offside. Scott Shearer takes the direct free kick.

6:05

Corner taken right-footed by Danny Whitaker from the left by-line to the near post, save by Gareth Evans.

5:15

Ben Pringle takes a inswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post.

3:22

Drew Talbot concedes a free kick for a foul on Gareth Evans. Free kick crossed left-footed by Ben Pringle from left wing, Sam Hird manages to make a clearance.

2:26

The assist for the goal came from Drew Talbot.

2:26 Goal scored

Goal - Jordan Bowery - Chesterfld 1 - 0 Rotherham A goal is scored by Jordan Bowery from close range to the top right corner of the goal. Chesterfield 1-0 Rotherham.

1:47

The ball is sent over by Gareth Evans.

0:00

The game gets underway.

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