Rotherham United 3-0 Sheffield Wednesday: Millers hammer 10-man Owls, game halted by drone in first half

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Image caption, Rotherham were without a win since the opening day prior to beating neighbours Sheffield Wednesday

Rotherham cruised to a derby win over 10-man Sheffield Wednesday in a game that was briefly halted by an unauthorised drone flying over the stadium.

The game was stopped for about 10 minutes early on because of the drone and the hosts took the lead soon after the game restarted when Jamie Lindsay reacted quickest to head home after Freddie Ladapo's blocked shot looped into the air.

Owls defender Tom Lees was sent off for pulling back Mickel Miller after he had rounded goalkeeper Cameron Dawson and Daniel Barlaser scored from the resulting penalty, before Lindsay tucked in a rebound to make it 3-0 before half-time.

The Millers had chances to add to their lead after the break but Dawson made saves from Michael Smith and George Hirst.

Wednesday, who started the season with a 12-point deduction, are nine points adrift of safety at the bottom of the Championship and have lost their past three matches.

The game totally went away from them once Lees was sent off in the 39th minute and, though they were more solid after the break, the match was over.

Garry Monk's men travel to winless Wycombe on Saturday and urgently need to start picking up points soon.

Rotherham had been without a win since the opening day but victory over Wednesday moved them up to 17th in the table.

Rotherham manager Paul Warne told 成人快手 Radio Sheffield:

"I don't think we were at our absolute best. There were pockets of play where we did well and some things we need to work on.

"I thought we had more cutting edge tonight and there were some really impressive performances.

"It's a relief, I won't lie. Three points in this league are like golden nuggets.

"We've had a really long pre-season but I think we're really fit and I think it's an advantage for us."

Sheffield Wednesday boss Garry Monk told 成人快手 Radio Sheffield:

"Everything that could have gone wrong went wrong in that first half.

"We've seen mistakes, costly mistakes creep back into our game. The past two games it's been self-inflicted.

"They're individual errors that you can't legislate for.

"It's not good enough and we know that but it's hard to put your finger on because the preparation has been good."