Rotherham cannot make anything of the ensuing free-kick and that is half-time.

The Millers have a man-advantage and 45 minutes to find the goal that will guarantee another season of Championship football.

Neil Maddison
Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Radio Tees

I don't see how the referee can see that as a sending off!

I think the officials have been pretty average so far today.

Huge moment in the game!

Anfernee Dijksteel gets rolled by Jordan Hugill and he pulls down Hugill inches outside the penalty area when Hugill was getting ready to pull the trigger.

No complaints from the Dutch-born defender about his red card from referee Keith Stroud.

The ball has turned into a hot potato as far as Rotherham are concerned.

You can't fault their endeavour, but they could do with a little bit more quality in possession.

Ronnie Moore
Ex-Rotherham manager on BBC Radio Sheffield

Poor, poor, poor.

We just need to see it out now.

Get this last minute over with and into the dressing room.

Mark Drury
BBC Radio Tees Middlesbrough commentator

Really poor period of play form both teams.

Neither can play a decent pass.

After two lengthy stoppages, we now have FIVE minutes of injury time.

Can either side find a breakthrough before the half-time whistle?

Ronnie Moore
Ex-Rotherham manager on BBC Radio Sheffield

Dan Barlaser has got to do better there.

He drives those shots normally.

But he does a little side foot instead.

What a chance that was.

Better from Middlesbrough as Marc Bola sends over a teasing ball, but it's just beyond Cameron Archer.

It arrives at the feet of Dan Barlaser, but the ex-Rotherham midfielder sees his effort blocked and it does not trouble Viktor Johansson.

Shane Ferguson is not fit to continue - the second Rotherham switch in the opening 40 minutes.

Matt Taylor sends on Ben Wiles in place of the Northern Ireland international. After all the preparation and tactical work, that is two subs already in such a key game.

Who would be a manager? Not me, that's for sure!

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Rotherham winger Shane Ferguson has been down for treatment.

With Chiedozie Ogbene having already left the field, Matt Taylor would not want to lose his other wide man to injury.

Middlesbrough are finding that very few sides have an easy afternoon at the Aesseal New York Stadium.

Promoted duo Burnley and Sheffield United were both held to draws here, while play-off chasers Sunderland, West Brom and Blackburn were all defeated.

Neil Maddison
Former Middlesbrough midfielder on BBC Radio Tees

It's a scrappy game.

Middlesbrough have got behind Rotherham a couple of times but not really caused them many problems.

We just need to keep a cool calm head, pass it about and I have no doubt we will cut them open.

It's worth pointing out that a point would push Rotherham very close to safety, but not quite.

It would leave them three points clear of Reading in the final relegation spot and with an eight-goal advantage in terms of goal difference.

Great cross from Ollie Rathbone as he puts it in such a dangerous position, but it is just beyond a touch from Jordan Hugill in the middle.

It could easily have hit Marc Bola and gone in, too, but instead Boro breathe a sigh of relief as it goes out for a goal-kick.

Isaiah Jones gets the ball in a dangerous position down the right and attempts to whip over a cross towards Cameron Archer and Chuba Akpom.

But it flies narrowly over the bar. The strikers need better service than that.

That is a blow with the departure of Chiedozie Ogbene.

He is Rotherham's top scorer this season and the manner of how he went off, it would seem unlikely he would be fit for the game at Wigan next Monday if the Millers need something.

Mark Drury
BBC Radio Tees Middlesbrough commentator

It's a reckless challenge from the Boro midfielder Hayden Hackney on Rotherham's Chiedozie Ogbene.

He chopped him down.

Ogbene leaves the field on his feet and is applauded by the fans but that is a big blow for the Millers.

A big blow for Rotherham as they are forced into an early change.

Republic of Ireland winger Chiedozie Ogbene goes down under a challenge on Hayden Hackney and is not fit to continue with Brentford loanee Tariqe Fosu-Henry coming on in his place.

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This is the reverse fixture from a 0-0 draw the sides played out on 17 September when Chris Wilder was in charge at Middlesbrough and Paul Warne was still with the Millers.

Boro were struggling in the bottom three and Rotherham were flying high in eighth. The two sides have gone in different directions since under Michael Carrick and Matt Taylor.

Rotherham have not finished a single game-week in the bottom three all season, so it would seem cruel if they somehow do not stay up.

But of course, the final league table does not lie.