STOKE. Millwall defeats Stoke City 1-0 after Z. Flemming scored just 1 goal (9′). Stoke City was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (72%).
The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tim Robinson who was helped by Craig Taylor and Richard Wild. The 4th official was Martin Coy. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 6.6 degrees Celsius or 43.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 61%.
Match Statistics
- ! 72 Ball Possession 28
Shots
- 15 Total 7
- 3 On Target 1
- 5 Off Target 2
- 7 Shots blocked 4
- 138 Attack 100
- 67 Dangerous attack 37
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 11
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Stoke City was in firm control of the ball 72% while Millwall was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Stoke City had a more offensive attitude with 67 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyhow, Millwall was able to find the solution to win this contest.
Stoke City shot 16 times, 4 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Millwall shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Stoke City didn’t receive any yellow card. Regarding the opposition, Millwall received 1 yellow card (Danny McNamara).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Stoke City will stay with 40 points to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Millwall will have 53 points to hold in the 5th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will play away against Watford on the 6th of May with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Watford (3 draws).
Millwall will host Blackburn Rovers on the 6th of May with a 8-3 head to head statistic in favor of Blackburn Rovers (6 draws).
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Alex Neil decided to play with the following team: Matija Šarkić
, Dujon Sterling , Ben Wilmot , Phil Jagielka , Morgan Fox , Will Smallbone , Ben Pearson , Jacob Brown , Josh Laurent , Bersant Celina and Dwight Gayle .The home team had on the bench: Jack Bonham, Connor Taylor, Sam Clucas
, Jordan Thompson , Lewis Baker , Josh Tymon and Nathan Lowe.Substitutions
Stoke City made 4 changes: M. Fox for Josh Tymon (69′), Dwight Gayle for Sam Clucas (69′), W. Smallbone for Lewis Baker (76′) and Ben Pearson for Jordan Thompson (85′).
Best player: Phil Jagielka
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Stoke City was Phil Jagielka.
His rating is
with 72 passes (84% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 14.Millwall – Formation
Also Millwall adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Gary Rowett played with: George Long
, Danny McNamara , Charlie Cresswell , Jake Cooper , Murray Wallace , Jamie Shackleton , George Saville , George Honeyman , Zian Flemming , Andreas Voglsammer and Tom Bradshaw .These were the players on the bench: Bartosz Białkowski, Shaun Hutchinson
, Scott Malone, Romain Esse, George Evans , Ryan Leonard and Seb Drozd.Substitutions
Millwall made 4 changes: Andreas Voglsammer for Shaun Hutchinson (76′), Jamie Shackleton for Ryan Leonard (76′), George Saville for George Evans (88′) and Tom Bradshaw for Scott Malone (90′).
Best player: Charlie Cresswell
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Charlie Cresswell even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is
with 24 passes (45% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 11 duels out of 16.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Middlesbrough – 2-0
- Stoke City – Millwall – 0-1
- Sheffield United – Watford – 1-0
- Reading – Blackpool – 3-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Blackburn Rovers – 1-3
- Preston North End – Wigan Athletic – 2-1
- Norwich City – Cardiff City – 2-0
- Coventry City – Sunderland – 2-1
- Burnley – Huddersfield Town – 4-0
- Bristol City – Hull City – 1-0
- Birmingham City – Luton Town – 0-1