Match ends, Rotherham United 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
RotherhamRotherham United0Nottm ForestNottingham Forest0
Rotherham and Nottingham Forest battled to a goalless draw to move both clubs closer to Championship survival.
Millers centre-back Richard Wood missed a succession of headers, his closest hitting the crossbar from close range.
Ryan Mendes was the stand-out player for Forest, firing narrowly wide in the first half before twice forcing goalkeeper Lee Camp into good saves.
Both sides remain nine points clear of the relegation zone with four games left after MK Dons' draw at Preston.
The draw halts a run of four straight losses for the visitors, with Rotherham making it nine league games unbeaten.
However, Wood's failure to take one of five presentable headed opportunities will disappoint Neil Warnock as his side missed the opportunity to leapfrog their opposition.
Rotherham have now drawn seven successive games against Nottingham Forest at home in the league, with their last win coming way back in September 1956.
Rotherham manager Neil Warnock:
"It's a cracking point and both sides will argue that they should have won. A point probably suits both teams in the situation that we are both in.
"Tactically we were slightly amiss in the first half but we were more dominant in the second.
"You look at their squad on paper and why they're down there with us I will never know."
Nottingham Forest caretaker manager Paul Williams:
"I've been trying to focus on the performances and apart from the Brentford game we've been slowly building blocks.
"We played some really good stuff today and I've told the players we've got to keep going now.
"There was some good play from the players and Ryan (Mendes) had a few chances to get us the points but I think on the whole a draw might be fair."
Line-ups
Rotherham
Formation 4-1-4-1
- 1Camp
- 12Kelly
- 5BroadfootBooked at 6mins
- 6Wood
- 3Mattock
- 15Halford
- 17Ward
- 8FrecklingtonSubstituted forNewellat 80'minutes
- 33Smallwood
- 27DerbyshireSubstituted forWardat 78'minutes
- 50Best
Substitutes
- 7Thomas
- 9Ward
- 11Green
- 16Richardson
- 19Clarke-Harris
- 22Newell
- 30Kenny
Nottm Forest
Formation 4-2-3-1
- 1de Vries
- 2Lichaj
- 5Mills
- 13Fox
- 3Jokic
- 22Gardner
- 32Tesche
- 15Mendes da Graça
- 10Lansbury
- 38Osborn
- 23BlackstockBooked at 90minsSubstituted forO'Gradyat 90+3'minutes
Substitutes
- 8Cohen
- 18Macheda
- 24Vaughan
- 26Evtimov
- 29O'Grady
- 35Burke
- 42Worrall
- Referee:
- Simon Hooper
- Attendance:
- 11,503
Match Stats
Home TeamRotherhamAway TeamNottm Forest
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home14
- Away8
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away3
- Corners
- Home5
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away13
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Rotherham United 0, Nottingham Forest 0.
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Attempt missed. Ryan Mendes (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
Substitution
Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Chris O'Grady replaces Dexter Blackstock.
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Ben Osborn (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Grant Ward (Rotherham United).
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match Greg Halford (Rotherham United) because of an injury.
Booking
Dexter Blackstock (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Dexter Blackstock (Nottingham Forest).
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Greg Halford (Rotherham United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt saved. Ryan Mendes (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
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Attempt missed. Danny Ward (Rotherham United) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Newell.
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Henri Lansbury (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Richard Smallwood (Rotherham United).
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Gary Gardner (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Richard Smallwood (Rotherham United).
Substitution
Substitution, Rotherham United. Joe Newell replaces Lee Frecklington.
Substitution
Substitution, Rotherham United. Danny Ward replaces Matt Derbyshire.
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Hand ball by Matt Derbyshire (Rotherham United).
