Summary

  • Championship result: Rotherham United 2-2 Ipswich Town

  • Sam Nombe and Christ Tiehi score for Rotherham; Sam Morsy and Jack Taylor for Ipswich

  • Ipswich three points behind leaders Leicester, eight points clear of Leeds in third

  • Rotherham remain 22nd in the table, four points below Huddersfield

  • Third-placed Bolton Wanderers win 2-0 at Shrewsbury in League One

  • Peterborough, in fourth place, lose at Wigan; bottom of the table Reading draw with Bristol Rovers

  • Colchester makes it three league wins in a row by beating Swindon 3-1 in League Two

  1. Postpublished at 65 mins

    Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich

    After some attractive approach play and a lovely interchange with George Hirst the ball breaks to Conor Chaplin who lashes over the Rotherham bar from an angle from outside the box.

  2. League One updatepublished at 21:26 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Bristol Rovers are back on level terms away at Reading.

    Veteran striker Chris Martin has levelled it up at 1-1 after a driving run into the box.

    The Royals had briefly jumped off the foot of League One after going in front but are now bottom of the as-it-stands table once again.

  3. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 64 mins

    Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich

    Rotherham boss Matt TaylorImage source, Rex Features

    Jordan Hugill is coming on for Rotherham. He's scored in every home game he's played against Ipswich, remember.

    Seb Revan is also coming on with Fred Onyedinma and Sam Clucas the players to make way.

    Rotherham switching from a 4-3-3 to a 3-5-2 here?

  4. Postpublished at 60 mins

    Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich

    Leif Davis shows his mettle in midfield to win possession but his eyes light up 35 yards out and his hugely ambitious effort sails over Viktor Johansson's crossbar.

    Not close enough to warrant the headline 'Close' however.

  5. League Two latestpublished at 21:21 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Samson Tovide scores for ColchesterImage source, Rex Features

    Colchester have turned it around and now lead 2-1 at home to Swindon!

    Samson Tovide has added to that Liam Kinsella own goal early in the second half and the hosts lead.

    They are now on for a third consecutive league win - something they haven’t done since January last season.

  6. SUBSTITUTIONpublished at 58 mins

    Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich

    Daniel Ayala is replaced by Sean Morrison. Matt Taylor said he couldn't start two games in such short order, well, now he's got 30 minutes and change to negotiate here.

    On his 300th appearance in England, Ayala has got nearly an hour under his belt for his new side.

    He might be having nightmares about George Hirst when his head hits his pillow tonight, mind.

  7. Postpublished at 56 mins

    Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich

    Game getting very stretched. Rotherham corner cleared and Sam Nombe wins one at the other end within 20 seconds.

    Millers might be making a change shortly.

  8. League One latestpublished at 21:17 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Paris Maghoma shoots for BoltonImage source, Rex Features

    Bolton break the deadlock and lead against Shrewsbury!

    It owes something to an error by Shrews goalkeeper Marko Marosi who makes a mess of a fairly routine Paris Maghoma shot and it bounces backwards off his hands and into the goal.

    The Trotters will move joint second if they hold on.

  9. Postpublished at 54 mins

    Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich

    We're at the stage of the night when Ipswich fans are counting the number of seconds Millers keeper Viktor Johansson is taking to restart play whenever the ball is dead.

    Going to be a long second half for the referee, you feel.

  10. Postpublished at 50 mins

    Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich

    Kayden Jackson gets absolutely wiped out in the Rotherham box by Hakeem Odoffin after racing on to Harry Clarke's teasing ball down the right channel but he'd already got his cross away and the referee Graham Scott is not interested.

    Replays show his toe was trodden on which is probably the most painful thing on a chilly night like this.

    Ipswich fans not happy, of course.

  11. Postpublished at 46 mins

    Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich

    Rotherham goalkeeper Viktor JohanssonImage source, Rex Features

    Back underway in South Yorkshire... can one of these sides find a winner?

    No changes for either side.

    2,133 away fans in a crowd of just over 10,000 tonight. Great days for the Tractor Boys.

  12. League One latestpublished at 21:05 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Peterborough don't want to give that impressive unbeaten run up without a fight!

    Kwame Poku has just finished David Ajiboye's cross to level it at 1-1 against Wigan.

    We're still waiting for the opener between Shrewsbury and Bolton with an hour gone.

  13. Postpublished at 21:05 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Rotherham defender Daniel Ayala matches Strictly's Angela Rippon for flexibility during the first half at the New York Stadium.

    Daniel Ayala playing for RotherhamImage source, Getty Images
  14. League Two latestpublished at 21:00 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Colchester are back on level terms with Swindon.

    A dangerous ball played into the box and it's bundled over the line - originally it looks to have been given to Colchester's Cameron McGeehan but it's now gone down as an own goal by Liam Kinsella - son of Charlton legend Mark.

  15. Postpublished at 20:59 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    HT: Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich

    Not vintage Ipswich by any means, but Kieran McKenna's men have hauled themselves back on terms and will be favourites to go on and complete the turnaround.

    This is already the best ever start to a campaign by a newly-promoted side, but can Ipswich make it 39 points from 15 games with a second-half winner?

    If they can they will have a 10-point cushion in the race for automatic promotion.

    Boss Kieran McKenna celebrates Ipswich's goalImage source, Getty Images
  16. 'Ipswich have flattered to deceive'published at 20:57 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    HT: Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich

    Alex Mathie
    Ex-Ipswich Town striker on BBC Radio Suffolk

    Morsy goalImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Sam Morsy's goal was his first for Ipswich since February

    The last thing you want to do is give them a one-goal headstart, and Ipswich gave Rotherham confidence for free.

    The Tractor Boys have flattered to deceive, there isn't a passing game as such, and they look a bit flat going forward.

    Rotherham are there for the taking, and another one will make them crumble, but that's easier said than done.

    They need to play a little bit further forward to give Ipswich a platform to build on. Overall it was an evenly matched half.

  17. League One latestpublished at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Reading lead!

    The league's bottom side at the start of play are in front at the halfway stage against Bristol Rovers after Harvey Knibbs' through ball was rifled home by Sam Smith five minutes before half-time.

    That's Smith's first goal since rejoining the club he began his career with.

    Reading have lost their last five and have now in in seven so three points tonight would be more welcome than ever!

  18. 'I think a draw is about right'published at 20:54 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    HT: Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich

    Ronnie Moore
    Ex-Rotherham manager on BBC Radio Sheffield

    I think Rotherham can be proud of how they have played. It's been a good game of football, to be fair. I think a draw is about right

    Nombe has been a revelation, the star man, working hard up there on his own.

    Rotherham have been organised. You know Ipwwich will have a lot of the ball, but when we've had it we've done alright.

    It's disappointing to concede a goal but sometimes you have to say you've been done - it's a fantasic goal.

  19. HALF-TIMEpublished at 20:49 Greenwich Mean Time 7 November 2023

    Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich

    A rip-roaring half comes to a close.

    Sam Nombe gave the Millers a dream start with his first goal for the club after four minutes, a close-range finish from Fred Onyedinma's fine cross, but a superb curling effort from Sam Morsy from 20 yards ensured parity at the break.

    Who will be the happier manager at the break?

  20. TWO ADDED MINUTESpublished at 45 mins

    Rotherham 1-1 Ipswich

    Ipswich finishing the half on the attack.