The start of a fresh EFL campaign is just days aways and, with the big kick off on the horizon, it's time to look ahead to what the new season holds in store.  

In time-honoured tradition, Playmaker Stats is here to a) preview how every EFL club is shaping up ahead of next season and b) make a bold prediction regarding how each will fare. 

Let's go!

ROTHERHAM UNITED

Manager: Steve Evans

Last season: 24th in the Championship (relegated)

Captain: TBA

Top scorer last season: Tom Eaves (6 league goals)

Transfer activity this summer

Preview

You can't say that Rotherham United didn't deserve to go down last year considering the Millers won just 27 points from 46 games.

It was a dire season by any measurement. Rotherham fans won't want to be reminded about the fact they won just five league games all season while scoring a paltry 37 and conceding a mighty 89 to end up with a goal difference of -52.

However, that's in the past now and it's up to Steve Evans – who rejoined the club in April of last year – to get the club back into the second tier.

Rotherham were relegated well before Evans came in of course but judging by the squad he has right now there is an excellent chance that the club's stay in League One is only a temporary one – although it is likely to be a very competitive 2024/25 campaign.

There have been some big changes in the squad, like captain Sean Morrison leaving but overall the Millers team looks strong enough for League One. There have been new defenders brought in and potentially a striker who can cure the team's goal-scoring troubles.

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Key man: Jonson Clarke-Harris

Jonson Clarke-Harris is a proven goalscorer but he struggled to hit the top numbers he has previously during Peterborough United's 2023/24 campaign.

The 30-year-old scored 9 goals in 34 games last season but he is capable of much more. Indeed, looking back from 2018/19 onwards (when Clarke-Harris was at Bristol Rovers) his numbers have peaked and dropped: 13, 31, 12, 26, 9...

So maybe Rotherham are due a big season from the striker this time.

Playmaker prediction: Play-offs