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Tom Coleman

The exhilarating Cardiff City ratings as defensive star shines at both ends in Rotherham United victory

Jak Alnwick 7

A very assured outing. Produced a couple of decent saves and commanded his area reasonably well.

Mark McGuinness 7

Won everything in the air and was strong in the tackle. A solid performance.

Perry Ng 7

A wonderful cross for the opening goal. Perhaps should have done better for the equaliser, and his set-piece delivery sometimes left a lot to be desired, but a decent showing on the whole.

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Cedric Kipre 9 - Star man

A colossus at the back all evening. Won everything in the air and read Rotherham's front line very well all. A brilliant performance capped off with a superb goal.

Mahlon Romeo 8

Linked up well with his attacking colleagues on the right-hand side and made some really tidy defensive interventions.

Callum O'Dowda 6

Threw himself about nicely, but couldn't quite influence proceedings. Subbed at half-time with a knock.

Joe Ralls (c) 7

Pulled the strings in the midfield with minimal fuss. Made a couple of really good defensive contributions too.

Ryan Wintle 6

Mopped up well in midfield. Distribution was perhaps lacking at crucial times, but his work-rate was really good and he added steel in the middle of the park.

Jaden Philogene 7

Proved a headache for the Rotherham defence with the ball at his feet. Some really good runs and some nice link-up play with the likes of Etete and Kaba.

Sory Kaba 6

A frustrating night in terms of end product. Missed a penalty and was denied by the keeper early on. But still held up the ball reasonably well for most of the evening. Subbed.

Kion Etete 8

Oozed composure to net the opening goal. Looked determined to win every ball, even when the cause seemed lost. Ran down blind alleys a couple of times and decision-making was perhaps lacking at crucial moments, but a very good performance overall.

Subs

Jack Simpson (on for O'Dowda 45) - Did reasonably well on the left to deal with the threat of Ogbene - 7

Connor Wickham (on for Kaba 71) - Nothing to take issue with, but a largely quiet cameo - 6

Romaine Sawyers (on for Philogene 90) N/A

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