Rotherham United 1-3 Fulham

Ben Pringle scored his first goal for Fulham against his former club Rotherham

Ben Pringle scored against his old club as Fulham claimed their first league victory of the season against bottom of the table Rotherham.

Pringle put the visitors 1-0 up when he tapped in from close range.

Ross McCormack soon doubled Fulham's lead from the penalty spot following Greg Halford's foul on James Husband.

Rotherham's Matt Derbyshire missed a penalty before Jonson Clarke-Harris reduced the deficit but Cauley Woodrow sealed the win for the away side.

Before the start of play the two teams sat in 24th and 23rd place in the league respectively but the Cottagers certainly did not look like a team languishing in second-bottom position as they took an early lead through Pringle's first goal for the club.

Fulham continued on the offensive and were only denied a second goal through the excellent work of home keeper Adam Collin, who reacted well to deny McCormack's driven effort.

Scotland international McCormack was not to be denied for too long though, as he soon scored his third goal in five days from the penalty spot after Greg Halford clumsily brought down James Husband.

Rotherham had a great chance to get back in the game midway through the second half as Paul Green was brought down in the area by Jazz Richards. However, Matt Derbyshire's resulting penalty was expertly saved by Andy Lonergan.

The home side soon recovered from the disappointment of the penalty miss to halve the deficit as Clarke-Harris's low drive beat Lonergan from 20 yards but Fulham substitute Woodrow swept in Jamie O'Hara's cross in injury time to seal the three points and compound Rotherham to a fourth league defeat of the season.

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Symons on Rotherham v Fulham

Fulham manager Kit Symons:

"It was important we came and put in a decent performance and got three points on the board.

"We made it hard work for ourselves conceding a penalty and giving away a stupid goal but overall I'm very pleased with the performance.

"I was delighted for Ben (Pringle). He's a bit of a crowd favourite here as well that's why I took him off with a minute or so to go so he could get the recognition I think he deserves from the Rotherham fans.

"He's one of the unsung heroes. He works his socks off the team but he's got good qualities. It was nice for him to pop up with the goal."

Rotherham manager Steve Evans:

"We created two or three good chances in the first half and didn't take them. We huffed and puffed in the second half.

"It's evident after the games we've played that there's a lot of work that needs to be done. We have to get back on the training ground and work hard and try and add a body or two.

"If I was a fan I wouldn't be happy losing 3-1 at home to Fulham."

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Line-ups

Rotherham

• 21Collin
• 2Buxton
• 15Halford
• 4Collins
• 16RichardsonSubstituted forLedesmaat 54'minutes
• 7MaguireBooked at 30minsSubstituted forWhiteat 45'minutes
• 11Green
• 33Smallwood
• 22NewellSubstituted forWardat 45'minutes
• 19Clarke-Harris
• 27Derbyshire

Substitutes

• 1Roos
• 9Ward
• 10Ledesma
• 14White
• 17Ward
• 20Rawson
• 23Thorpe

Fulham

• 24Lonergan
• 2Richards
• 13Ream
• 33Burn
• 40Husband
• 10Cairney
• 19Tunnicliffe
• 23O'Hara
• 18PringleSubstituted forKacaniklicat 90+6'minutes
• 44McCormackBooked at 76minsSubstituted forChristensenat 82'minutesBooked at 86mins
• 25DembeleSubstituted forWoodrowat 76'minutes

Substitutes

• 4Hutchinson
• 11Kacaniklic
• 12Lewis
• 14Mattila
• 15Voser
• 16Woodrow
• 21Christensen

Referee:

Geoff Eltringham

Attendance:

8,839

Match Stats

Home TeamRotherhamAway TeamFulham

Possession

Home40%

Away60%

Shots

Home13

Away15

Shots on Target

Home7

Away6

Corners

Home2

Away6

Fouls

Home10

Away13

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Rotherham United 1, Fulham 3.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+8'

Second Half ends, Rotherham United 1, Fulham 3.

Substitution

Posted at 90'+6'

Substitution, Fulham. Alexander Kacaniklic replaces Ben Pringle.

Goal!

Posted at 90'+3'

Goal! Rotherham United 1, Fulham 3. Cauley Woodrow (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jamie O'Hara.

Posted at 90'+2'

Jazz Richards (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+2'

Foul by Matt Derbyshire (Rotherham United).

Posted at 90'

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Richard Smallwood.

Posted at 90'

Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Pringle.

Posted at 88'

Attempt saved. James Husband (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jamie O'Hara.

Posted at 87'

Attempt saved. Jonson Clarke-Harris (Rotherham United) header from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Adam Collin.

Booking

Posted at 86'

Lasse Vigen Christensen (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 86'

Foul by Lasse Vigen Christensen (Fulham).

Posted at 86'

Aidan White (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 86'

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Danny Collins.

Substitution

Posted at 82'

Substitution, Fulham. Lasse Vigen Christensen replaces Ross McCormack.

Posted at 79'

Attempt missed. Matt Derbyshire (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Jonson Clarke-Harris with a headed pass.

Posted at 79'

Offside, Fulham. James Husband tries a through ball, but Cauley Woodrow is caught offside.

Posted at 77'

Tom Cairney (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 77'

Foul by Emmanuel Ledesma (Rotherham United).

Booking

Posted at 76'

Ross McCormack (Fulham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 76'

Foul by Ross McCormack (Fulham).

Posted at 76'

Richard Smallwood (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Fulham. Cauley Woodrow replaces Moussa Dembele.

Posted at 74'

Ryan Tunnicliffe (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 74'

Foul by Paul Green (Rotherham United).

Goal!

Posted at 72'

Goal! Rotherham United 1, Fulham 2. Jonson Clarke-Harris (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Paul Green.

Posted at 68'

Attempt saved. Matt Derbyshire (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Emmanuel Ledesma.

Posted at 67'

Offside, Fulham. Tom Cairney tries a through ball, but Moussa Dembele is caught offside.

Posted at 66'

Foul by James Husband (Fulham).

Posted at 66'

Grant Ward (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 64'

Attempt missed. Moussa Dembele (Fulham) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Ben Pringle with a cross following a corner.

Posted at 64'

Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Lewis Buxton.

Posted at 63'

Ross McCormack (Fulham) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jamie O'Hara.

Posted at 62'

Foul by James Husband (Fulham).

Posted at 62'

Grant Ward (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 62'

James Husband (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 62'

Foul by Grant Ward (Rotherham United).

Posted at 57'

Ryan Tunnicliffe (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 57'

Foul by Richard Smallwood (Rotherham United).

Posted at 56'

Attempt saved. Matt Derbyshire (Rotherham United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Grant Ward.

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