MX23RW : Tuesday, March 11 17:45:25| >> :600:383656:383656:
[monks data]
Rotherham logo
Championship
Apr 28, 2015 at 7.45pm UK
 
Reading logo

2-1

FT(HT: 0-0)
Norwood (87')

Steve Evans: Survival would be Rotherham United's "biggest achievement"

Steve Evans refuses to play down the magnitude of Rotherham United's clash against Reading, claiming that it is the club's "biggest" game in recent history.

Rotherham United boss Steve Evans has claimed that avoiding relegation this season would top any of the club's recent achievements.

The Millers, who have climbed from League Two to the Championship in the space of two seasons, can secure their place in the second tier of English football with a victory over Reading on Tuesday night.

A three-point deduction passed down by Football League chiefs has left the Yorkshire outfit looking nervously over their shoulder of late, but their fate remains very much in their own hands over the next five days.

"This is the biggest game the stadium has hosted in its short lifetime," Evans told BBC Sport. "It's a big opportunity to secure our Championship status and we need to produce a big performance because I have nothing but respect for them.

"We said three years ago we would get out of League Two, we said two years ago that we would get up through League One and we said last year we'd stay in the Championship. This is the biggest fight and the biggest task and it would be the biggest achievement.

"When you see the quality of teams that have come here on a bi-weekly basis, I think our supporters deserve to see that type of opposition. The more you look at who could be in the Championship next season the more exciting it gets but we have to earn that right."

Should Rotherham pick up three points from their game in hand, Millwall and Wigan Athletic will be condemned to relegation.

ID:219657: cacheID:219657:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2515:
Written by
Daniel Lewis
No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Steve Evans, manager of Rotherham United during the Pre Season Friendly match between Rotherham United and Nottingham Forest at The New York Stadium on July 23, 2014
Read Next:
Evans delighted with "stunning" Millers
>
Read more about Steve Evans Football
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Birmingham CityBirmingham34247356223479
2Wycombe WanderersWycombe351911561332868
3Wrexham35208750282268
4Stockport CountyStockport361711852341862
5Charlton AthleticCharlton35179946311560
6Bolton WanderersBolton35186115751660
7Huddersfield TownHuddersfield361771247331458
8Reading351510104945455
9Leyton Orient361651551371453
10Barnsley36157145051-152
11Blackpool35111595247548
12Stevenage35139133335-248
13Lincoln CityLincoln361210144845346
14Rotherham UnitedRotherham35128153941-244
15Wigan AthleticWigan351110143234-243
16Mansfield TownMansfield35118164148-741
17Northampton TownNorthampton361011153653-1741
18Exeter CityExeter34117163750-1340
19Peterborough UnitedPeterborough35109165260-839
20Bristol Rovers35116183653-1739
21Burton Albion36712173653-1733
22Crawley TownCrawley3579193865-2730
23Cambridge UnitedCambridge3578203458-2429
24Shrewsbury TownShrewsbury3677223460-2628


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!