Rotherham United will begin their first game following the exit of long-serving manager Paul Warne when they welcome Wigan Athletic to the New York Stadium this weekend with kickoff at 5 pm.
Rotherham United will have been optimistic as they began life back in the Championship after gaining promotion from League One last season, their third rise to the second tier in three attempts under manager Paul Warne.
Hoping to preserve their second-tier status this time, they started in an impressive fashion, going unbeaten and collecting nine points from the first five games before suffering a first defeat away at Sunderland.
That did not derail the Millers, though, as they headed into the international break with another three-game unbeaten streak – firstly drawing 1-1 away at Watford before scoring a resounding 3-0 win over Blackpool thanks to goals from Chiedozie Ogbene, Wes Harding and Georgie Kelly.
Wigan Athletic, who pipped Walsall to the League One title last season, welcome the Saddlers to the DW Stadium on Saturday.
The visitors have started life back in the Championship well with 13 points from their nine games.
Leam Richardson’s side began life back in the second tier with three draws, and a win over Birmingham City before a thrashing briefly halted their momentum at the hands of Burnley and a stalemate with West Bromwich Albion in the next two encounters.
Rotherham United vs. Wigan Head to Head
Both sides have eleven games against each other, with the hosts taking three wins while the visitors with three wins. Here is a look at their previous encounters:
Home
- Middlesbrough 0-0 Rotherham
- Rotherham 3-0 Blackpool
- Rotherham 1-1 Watford
- Sunderland 3-0 Rotherham
Away
- Wigan 0-1 Reading
- Huddersfield Town 1-2 Wigan
- Luton Town 1-2 Wigan
- Wigan 1-1 West Brom
Rotherham United Team News
Rotherham United’s first-choice XI should remain unchanged for the visit of Southend to the AESSEAL New York Stadium, as Richard Wood and Grant Hall are set to lead the defense.
Wigan Team News
On Saturday, Josh Magennis will compete with Charlie Wyke, Ashley Fletcher, and Nathan Broadhead to be Wigan’s lone striker. Whoever he faces, Magennis can rely on plenty of support from Will Keane, Callum Lang, and Thelo Aasgard playing behind him.
Prediction and Odds
We expect Rotherham to bounce back from the loss of their popular manager by taking all three points when they host Birmingham this evening.
- Draw
- Double Chance
- Goals Under 3.5
