Rotherham 1 Leeds United 2: The Whites are back in the play off places after Peter Odemwingie was sent off for the Millers after nasty elbow
Chris Wood and Souleymane Doukara provided the goals for the visitors as Rotherham's winless streak continues
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LEEDS UNITED got back to winning ways at the New York Stadium despite a nervy end to the match after two first-half goals from Chris Wood and Souleymane Doukara.
The Millers suffered an early set back after two minutes when Greg Halford suffered a serious injury, which forced him off the field after Kalvin Phillips caught his ankle after a slide tackle.
Garry Monk's side then inflicted more pain on Kenny Jackett's out-of-form side after 15 minutes when Wood handed the visitors the lead after some criminal defending from Rotherham.
Charlie Taylor was allowed to cut inside from the left and once he had broke into the box he squared the ball to Wood who was also unmarked and he tucked in his 12th goal of the season.
Things went from bad to worse for Rotherham after Peter Odemwingie received a red card after blatantly elbowing Liam Cooper just before the half-hour mark.
The Millers responded well after the sending off, making it difficult for Leeds, but they were hit with another set back after goalkeeper Lee Camp was substituted for Lewis Price due to an injury.
The former tried his best to stay on the field but he could not recover from the knock which he suffered after Haidi Sacko collided with him earlier on in the match.
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But after Rotherham began to steady the ship, Leeds doubled their lead on the brink of half time in 47th minute, after Doukara's low strike went into the far bottom corner.
Despite conceding moments before the interval, Jackett managed to fire up his players for the restart and they started the second half positively.
But Rotherham's high intensity soon faded by the hour mark and Leeds were left convinced they should have had a penalty after Kemar Roofe was dragged diwb.
For the remainder of the match the Whites became slightly complacent and Rotherham deservedly bagged a consolation goal through Richard Wood.
Leeds failed to clear a corner and Wood was left unmarked and Rob Green palmed the ball nearly making a great save but it crept in on the inside of the post.
Rotherham should have had an equaliser in the dying minutes and after a goal-line scramble.
Leeds put everything in the way of the ball and it eventually broke to Dominic Ball who fired it into the stands from just yards out.
Leeds managed to hold on after a tense finish, leaving Leeds in fifth place whilst Rotherham remain at the bottom of the Championship with seven points.
