Match ends, Huddersfield Town 2, Rotherham United 0.
HuddersfieldHuddersfield Town2RotherhamRotherham United0
Huddersfield beat Rotherham to move further away from the Championship relegation zone and leave the Millers four points from safety.
Mustapha Carayol gave the Terriers the lead with a fantastic 25-yard effort that swerved past keeper Lee Camp.
And Ishmael Miller, a half-time substitute for Nahki Wells, raced away from the halfway line to seal the game.
It was a second win in five games for Terriers boss David Wagner, whose side move up to 19th in the table.
Huddersfield are three points clear of the bottom three and have a goal difference superior to all the teams below them.
Rotherham were awful in the first half and deserved to trail to Carayol's strike from distance.
They improved after the break and should have levelled when Grant Ward picked out Joe Newell, who found some space but shot at Jed Steer's feet.
The visitors were still pressing for a leveller when Miller ran almost 50 yards through on goal to put the game beyond them.
Rotherham had a chance to pull one back moments later when Luke Hyam had an open goal but hit the post.
The visitors have now lost eight of their 11 games since Neil Redfearn replaced Steve Evans as manager.
Huddersfield head coach David Wagner:
"In the end the result was fair.
"For me at the moment the table is not the most important thing, the most important thing is what the guys try to bring onto the pitch.
"To win a derby is always something which makes you satisfied. Not only did we win this game but we showed a very good performance."
Rotherham manager Neil Redfearn:
"The first half was shocking, we were a yard off the pace. It took a rollicking at half-time for them to come out and show some spirit - that should never happen.
"They have got to apply themselves far better. There's no excuse for them to go out and perform like that.
"For me to have to go in at half-time and rollick them is a condemnation of them as professional footballers.
"If they give me absolutely everything and they're just short, I'll protect them all day long. But I cant forgive that, it wasn't good enough."
Line-ups
Huddersfield
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1Steer
- 2Smith
- 5Hudson
- 33LynchBooked at 58mins
- 25Chilwell
- 6Hogg
- 19HolmesSubstituted forPatersonat 72'minutes
- 7ScannellSubstituted forLolleyat 59'minutes
- 17Bunn
- 10Carayol
- 21WellsSubstituted forMillerat 45'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Davidson
- 8Paterson
- 11Miller
- 15M Wallace
- 18Lolley
- 22Dempsey
- 26Allinson
Rotherham
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Camp
- 2Buxton
- 5Broadfoot
- 4Collins
- 3MattockBooked at 67mins
- 17Ward
- 8Frecklington
- 33SmallwoodSubstituted forDerbyshireat 76'minutes
- 22NewellSubstituted forHyamat 74'minutes
- 9Ward
- 19Clarke-Harris
Substitutes
- 11Green
- 21Collin
- 23Thorpe
- 24Andreu
- 25Hyam
- 27Derbyshire
- 30Toffolo
- Referee:
- Mark Brown
- Attendance:
- 12,763
Match Stats
Home TeamHuddersfieldAway TeamRotherham
- Possession
- Home57%
- Away43%
- Shots
- Home11
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away3
- Corners
- Home5
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home14
- Away11
Live Text
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Second Half ends, Huddersfield Town 2, Rotherham United 0.
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Attempt missed. Jamie Paterson (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from more than 35 yards is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
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Harry Bunn (Huddersfield Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Luke Hyam (Rotherham United).
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Attempt missed. Grant Ward (Rotherham United) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonson Clarke-Harris following a set piece situation.
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Foul by Ishmael Miller (Huddersfield Town).
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Joe Mattock (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Offside, Huddersfield Town. Harry Bunn tries a through ball, but Ben Chilwell is caught offside.
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Corner, Rotherham United. Conceded by Joel Lynch.
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Attempt blocked. Jonson Clarke-Harris (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Hyam.
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Attempt missed. Joe Lolley (Huddersfield Town) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Jamie Paterson.
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Corner, Huddersfield Town. Conceded by Danny Collins.
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Foul by Mustapha Carayol (Huddersfield Town).
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Kirk Broadfoot (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Kirk Broadfoot (Rotherham United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Lewis Buxton.
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Attempt blocked. Jonson Clarke-Harris (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Attempt blocked. Jonson Clarke-Harris (Rotherham United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Mark Hudson (Huddersfield Town).
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Jonson Clarke-Harris (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
