Sam Nombe struck at the death as Rotherham United secured their first away victory in 41 league games with a dramatic 1-0 success at Cambridge United.

But their opponents have matched a club-record eight league matches from the start of an EFL season without a win.

It was only a second victory of the season for Steve Evans' Millers who climb up to 17th, while Cambridge remain stuck at the bottom.

The Millers were almost handed the lead on 28 minutes when Joe Powell’s free-kick flicked off the head of Cambridge defender Liam Bennett before bouncing off the far post.

Visiting goalkeeper Cameron Dawson was called on to tip over Korey Smith’s shot three minutes later.

Soon after half-time Bennett’s cross from the right was diverted narrowly wide by Dan Nlundulu, before Vicente Reyes came to Cambridge’s rescue on 53 minutes with a good sprawling save from a Jonson Clarke-Harris header.

On the hour Dawson produced a remarkable save to deny Nlundulu from virtually underneath the crossbar, and the game looked set to end in a stalemate.

That was until the second minute of added time, when Powell’s cross was guided home by substitute Nombe for Rotherham’s first away win in 693 days, going back to November 2022.

Match report supplied by PA Media

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