Rotherham United boss Paul Warne has a big call to make

The Millers resume their Championship campaign at Swansea on Saturday after the latest international break and Warne will have a decision to make in goal.

Jamal Blackman had been his first choice goalkeeper until an ongoing ankle injury finally kept him out of the 2-1 win over Preston where Viktor Johansson came in and put in a fine debut performance.

Blackman has been back at parent club Chelsea for treatment over the break, but the noises coming out of Stamford Bridge are that he will be fit for the trip to south Wales.

That will leave Warne having to make a difficult decision.

“Viktor came in and did really well,” Warne said. “Whenever you change the team and you freshen it up, you're doing it for the right reasons.

“You give people opportunities and sometimes they take them. It's something we're going to have to look at. There are a few decisions to be made come Saturday week.”

Blackman had a scan on his return on a problem that had caused him trouble since the middle of October.

Chelsea have a department that specifically looks after their vast number of players out on loan, and staff there decided the injury did not need an injection.

“Chelsea have a whole loan set-up - doctor, physio, fitness coach, everything,” Warne added.

“Their protocol is that when one of the players they have loaned out is injured he goes back there.

“We thought he would need an injection but Chelsea have decided it doesn't need an intervention.

“They're going to train him and monitor him. It's just when he does his kicking that he gets severe pain.

“They have led us to believe that he has a really good chance to be in contention for the Swansea game.

“They can keep on top of his goalkeeping training and then slowly integrate kicking back in. At the moment, it is looking positive.”

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