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Leeds down lowly Rotherham
- Updated: January 2, 2017
Leeds kick-started the year they hope will be the one that sees them return to the big time with a routine 3-0 Sky Bet Championship win over Rotherham.
United fans are enjoying the unfamiliar feeling of entering a new year with something to play for and they maintained their momentum thanks to Kyle Bartley’s header and Chris Wood’s double in the second half.
Although not at their best – particularly in the first half – Leeds turned on the style after the break as they moved up to fourth in the table and maintained dreams of a promotion push in the second half of the season.
Rotherham look to be leaving the division in May – through the trapdoor. The hapless South Yorkshire club could not capitalise on a strong opening 45 minutes and slipped to a 17th defeat of the season, leaving them 12 points adrift of safety.
Garry Monk’s men would have seen this clash as a real opportunity to begin 2017 well but it was Rotherham who enjoyed the best …
