Millwall tops Preston North End 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON. Millwall tops Preston North End 4-2.

By
Luke Meyer
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Millwall tops Preston North End 4-2. HIGHLIGHTS

PRESTON. Millwall defeats Preston North End 4-2. Preston North End lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Deepdale stadium in Preston on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Oliver Langford with the assistance of Rob Merchant and James Wilson. The 4th official was Seb Stockbridge. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 11.9 degrees Celsius or 53.47 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Preston North End

2 - 4

Team 1

Millwall

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 17 Total 5
  • 4 On Target 4
  • 13 Off Target 1
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 126 Attack 116
  • 48 Dangerous attack 37
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 2 Corners 2
  • 3 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 5 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Preston North End had a superior ball possession 58% while Millwall was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Preston North End was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Millwall succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Preston North End shot 17 times, 4 on target, 13 off target. Talking about the opposition, Millwall shot 5 times, 4 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Preston North End received 1 yellow card (L. Lindsay). On the other side, Millwall received 3 yellow cards (G. Saville, G. Long and D. McNamara).

Match Timeline

4'
Zian Flemming(goal)
Liam Lindsay- Yellow
14'
16'
Zian Flemming(goal)
19'
George Saville- Yellow
Andrew Hughes(goal)
20'
21'
Ched Evans(goal)A. Hughes
28'
31'
Danny McNamara- Yellow
52'
64'
Zian Flemming(goal)
Ben Woodburn- sub ->A. Browne
67'
67'
73'
77'
78'
84'
85'
88'
88'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

After playing this match, Preston North End will stay with 31 points like Millwall, Queens Park Rangers and Swansea City to hold in the 9th place. On the other side, Millwall will have 31 points like Queens Park Rangers, Swansea City and Preston North End to hold in the 6th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Preston North End will host Sunderland on the 6th of May with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Preston North End (2 draws).

Millwall will host Blackburn Rovers on the 6th of May with a 8-3 head to head in favor of Blackburn Rovers (6 draws).

Preston North End – Formation

Preston North End
G
Freddie Woodman 1.England
5.1
D
Andrew Hughes 16.Wales
7.6
78' Goals20'
D
Liam Lindsay 6.Scotland
6.1
14'
D
Jordan Storey 14.England
6.5
M
Robbie Brady 11.Republic of Ireland
7.0
67'
M
Brad Potts 44.England
6.7
M
Alan Browne   8.Republic of Ireland
6.9
67'
M
Ryan Ledson 18.England
6.1
F
Ali McCann 13.Scotland
6.8
F
Ched Evans 9.Wales
7.2
77' Goals28'
F
Emil Riis 19.Denmark
6.6
Substitutes
G
David Cornell 25.Wales
D
Álvaro Fernández 2.Spain
6.1
67'
D
Greg Cunningham 3.Republic of Ireland
D
Bambo Diaby 23.Spain
M
Daniel Johnson 10.Jamaica
6.5
77'
M
Ben Woodburn 20.Wales
6.4
67'
F
Sean Maguire 24.Republic of Ireland
6.5
78'

Preston North End started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Ryan Lowe decided to play with the following team: Freddie Woodman (5.1), Jordan Storey (6.5), Liam Lindsay (6.1), Andrew Hughes (7.6), Brad Potts (6.7), Ryan Ledson (6.1), Alan Browne (6.9), Robbie Brady (7.0), Alistair McCann (6.8), Ched Evans (7.2) and Emil Riis Jacobsen (6.6).

The home team had on the bench: Sean Maguire (6.5), Daniel Johnson (6.5), Álvaro Fernandez (6.1), Ben Woodburn (6.4), Greg Cunningham, David Cornell and Bambo Diaby.

Substitutions

Preston North End made 4 changes: A. Browne for B. Woodburn (67′), R. Brady for A. Fernandez (67′), C. Evans for D. Johnson (77′) and A. Hughes for S. Maguire (78′).

Best player: Andrew Hughes​

The most impressive player for Preston North End was Andrew Hughes.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 45 passes (73% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 5 crosses.

Millwall – Formation

Millwall
G
G. Long 1.England
6.2
21'
D
Murray Wallace 3.Scotland
6.6
D
Jake Cooper 5.England
6.4
D
Danny McNamara 2.England
6.5
31'
D
C. Cresswell 15.England
7.6
Goals73'
M
George Saville 23.Northern Ireland
6.5
85' 19'
M
George Honeyman 39.England
6.3
52'
M
Billy Mitchell 8.England
7.1
M
Andreas Voglsammer 21.Germany
6.7
84'
M
Zian Flemming 10.Netherlands
9.1
88' Goals4', 16', 64'
F
Tom Bradshaw 9.Wales
6.8
88'
Substitutes
G
Bartosz Bialkowski 33.Poland
D
Scott Malone 11.England
6.5
52'
M
Callum Styles 17.Hungary
84'
M
Tyler Burey 14.England
88'
M
Jamie Shackleton 16.England
85'
M
George Evans 6.England
F
Mason Bennett 20.England
88'

Millwall started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Gary Rowett played with: George Long (6.2), Danny McNamara (6.5), Charlie Cresswell (7.6), Jake Cooper (6.4), Murray Wallace (6.6), Billy Mitchell (7.1), George Saville (6.5), Andreas Voglsammer (6.7), Zian Flemming (9.1), George Honeyman (6.3) and Tom Bradshaw (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Callum Styles, Tyler Burey, Bartosz Białkowski, Scott Malone (6.5), Jamie Shackleton, Mason Bennett and George Evans.

Substitutions

Millwall made 5 changes: G. Honeyman for S. Malone (52′), A. Voglsammer for C. Styles (84′), G. Saville for J. Shackleton (85′), Z. Flemming for T. Burey (88′) and T. Bradshaw for M. Bennett (88′).

Best player: Zian Flemming​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Zian Flemming.

His rating is (9.1) with 3 goals, 24 passes (75% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 8. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Championship.​