Rotherham United v Palace

Millmoor, Tuesday 7.45pm

Aki Riihilahti

Team news

Aki Riihilahti is back from injury and is likely to replace make-shift midfielder Mikele Liegertwood in the centre of the park.

Liegertwood will probably drop to the bench along with Ben Watson who has fully recovered from a groin operation.

Rotherham's Chris Sedgwick is back in training after an ankle injury and could return to the line-up.

Shaun Barker (ankle) returns but Chris Swailes will miss out as he completes the second game of a two-match ban.

Rotherham United - league stats

Position	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Points
18th	39	11	13	15	46

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Rotherham United - current form

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
5	1	2	2	2	4

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Our away record v Rotherham United

Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	For	Against
12	4	3	5	21	16

Last five results

Date	Type	Home Team	Score	Away Team
18/10/2003	League	Crystal Palace	1 - 1	Rotherham United
19/04/2003	League	Crystal Palace	0 - 0	Rotherham United
22/12/2002	League	Rotherham United	1 - 3	Crystal Palace
19/01/2002	League	Crystal Palace	2 - 0	Rotherham United
11/08/2001	League	Rotherham United	2 - 3	Crystal Palace

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One to watch

Michael Proctor

Rotherham United's top scorer

Martin Butler - 11 goals

Rotherham United's bad boy

Stuart Talbot - 8 1

Palace old boys

None

This is a man who came the other way in a deal that took the Miller's beloved striker, Darren Byfield, to Sunderland. Since arriving at Millmoor, Michael Proctor has injected a kind of enthusiasm into the Rotherham camp that means they are all not just fighting to stay up but fighting to push forward.

He has brought to the club skill, passion and flair and bar Martin Butler, I believe he is easily the best player in the Rotherham team.

He has been instrumental since arriving from Sunderland in making the goals that have given Rotherham a fighting chance.

Not only does he have a good through ball but Proctor is very good when going forward. He has the skill to take it round any defence and if he gets the service then he can prove that he has a wickedly accurate shot.

With strike partner Martin Butler who is Rotherham's top scorer this season with 11 goals and who is also a danger to any defence they can be formidable but only if they get the service, which i don't think they will. If they do, however, then our defence could be in for a hard time.

Last meeting

Palace 1-1 Rotherham United

Saturday October 18 2003

Palace: Berthelin, Powell, Mullins, Fleming, Routledge, Derry (Riihilahti, 58), Butterfield, Black, Johnson, Shipperley, Freedman

Subs not used: Symons, Smith, Borrowdale, Cronin

Goal: Freedman 57

Rotherham United: Pollitt (sent off 87), Scott, Shaun Barker (Hurst, 73), Swailes, Minto, Sedgwick, Robinson, Talbot, Warne, Byfield (Richard Barker, 70), Butler (Montgomery, 88)

Subs not used: Mullin, Monkhouse

Bookings: Minto, Scott, Shaun Barker, Swailes, Warne

Goal: Swailes 32