Oldham v Rotherham preview
Friday 12 January 2018 13:38, UK
Oldham boss Richie Wellens could have a series of new faces in his team when Rotherham head for the SportsDirect.com Stadium.
Preston midfielder Ben Pringle, who used to play for the Millers, and Celtic counterpart Kundai Benyu have both joined the League One club on loan for the remainder of the season and will hope to feature for the first time. However, there have been departures too with midfielder Paul Green having left on loan to League Two Crewe and striker Darius Osei having had his contract cancelled.
Wellens will watch from the stands as he serves a one-match touchline ban handed out by the Football Association as a result of comments made to match officials after the 1-0 defeat at Shrewsbury on January 1.
Rotherham could hand new signing Michael Smith a debut. Smith joined the Millers from Bury for an undisclosed fee on Thursday and might make a first start.
But Lee Frecklington will not feature after the skipper's five-year stay at the club came to an end when he joined Lincoln. Darren Potter (Achilles) is out until at least next month but Jon Taylor could play after a two-month absence due to a knee injury.
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Oldham have lost three consecutive League One matches against Rotherham, conceding 10 goals and scoring just three; in fact, the Latics have lost seven of their last nine matches against the Millers in the third tier of English Football (W2).
Of the last 18 Football League matches between Oldham and Rotherham only one has ended in a draw (1-1 back in September 1982), Oldham winning eight and Rotherham winning nine.
Oldham have failed to win any of their last six games in League One (D2 L4). After scoring five goals at home to Northampton, they have scored just four goals in their following six games.
Including a brace in Rotherham's 5-1 victory in the reverse fixture in September, Kieffer Moore has scored three times in three Football League appearances against Oldham; against no other side has he scored more.
