Millwall recovers a 0-1 deficit to conquer Stoke City 2-1 with T. Bradshaw scoring a double. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Millwall manages to find the solution against Stoke City to win 2-1. T. Bradshaw was the key to score 2 goals.

October 24, 2021

LONDON. Millwall manages to find the solution against Stoke City to win 2-1. T. Bradshaw was the key to score 2 goals. It was Stoke City to strike first with a goal of R. Sawyers at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 51′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Bradshaw gave the win to Millwall in the 61′ minute with a goal scoring a double. Stoke City lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the The Den stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies with the assistance of Graham Kane and Mark Dwyer. The 4th official was Trevor Kettle. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 54.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.

Match Statistics

Millwall

2 - 1

Stoke City

42 Ball Possession 58

Shots

8 Total 13
4 On Target 3
4 Off Target 10
0 Shots blocked 0

113 Attack 107
39 Dangerous attack 47
0 Ball safe 0

0 Penalties 0
0 Corners 10
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

9 Total 13
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Stoke City had a superior ball possession 57% while Millwall was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Stoke City was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Millwall was able to find the solution to win this encounter.

Millwall shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target. On the other side, Stoke City shot 13 times, 3 on target, 10 off target.

Cards

Millwall received 2 yellow cards (M. Smith and S. Malone). On the opposite side, Stoke City received 1 yellow card (H. Souttar).

Match Timeline

20'

32'

45'

48'

Tom Bradshaw(goal)S. Ojo

51'

60'

Tom Bradshaw(goal)R. Leonard

61'

65'

T. Campbell- sub ->J. Brown

69'

75'

Danny McNamara- sub ->J. Wallace

83'

84'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Millwall will have 21 points like Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Queens Park Rangers, Huddersfield Town, Stoke City and Blackpool to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Stoke City will stay with 21 points like Luton Town, Middlesbrough, Queens Park Rangers, Huddersfield Town, Millwall and Blackpool to stay in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Millwall will play away with Huddersfield Town on the 30th of October with a 10-7 head to head stats in favor of Huddersfield Town (3 draws).

Stoke City will host Cardiff City on the 30th of October with a 4-4 head to head statistic.

Millwall – Formation

Millwall

Bartosz Bialkowski 33.Poland

6.9

Shaun Hutchinson 4.England

7.6

Jake Cooper 5.England

6.8

Daniel Ballard 26.Northern Ireland

6.8

Scott Malone 11.England

6.8

32'

George Evans 28.England

6.4

48'

Ryan Leonard 18.England

7.5

Billy Mitchell 24.England

6.8

Jed Wallace 7.England

6.8

83'

Tom Bradshaw 9.Wales

8.7

51', 61'

S. Ojo 14.England

7.2

69'

Substitutes

G. Long 1.England

Danny McNamara 2.England

6.8

83'

Murray Wallace 3.Scotland

Alex Pearce 15.Republic of Ireland

Connor Mahoney 21.England

Maikel Kieftenbeld 6.Netherlands

6.8

69'

Matt Smith 10.England

7.0

48'

84'

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

The manager Gary Rowett decided to play with the following team: Bartosz Białkowski (6.9), Daniel Ballard (6.8), Shaun Hutchinson (7.6), Jake Cooper (6.8), Ryan Leonard (7.5), George Evans (6.4), Billy Mitchell (6.8), Scott Malone (6.8), Jed Wallace (6.8), Sheyi Ojo (7.2) and Tom Bradshaw (8.7).

The home team had on the bench: Dan McNamara (6.8), Murray Wallace, Matt Smith (7.0), Connor Mahoney, Maikel Kieftenbeld (6.8), George Long and Alex Pearce.

Millwall could not rely on the presence of M. Smith (injured).

Substitutions

Millwall made 3 changes: G. Evans for M. Smith (48′), S. Ojo for M. Kieftenbeld (69′) and J. Wallace for D. McNamara (83′).

Best player: Tom Bradshaw

The most impressive player for Millwall was Tom Bradshaw.

His rating is (8.7) with 2 goals, 22 passes (54% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 12.

Stoke City – Formation

Stoke City

Josef Bursik 12.England

6.3

James Chester 5.Wales

6.9

Harry Souttar 36.Australia

7.3

45'

Leo Østigård 19.Norway

6.6

75'

Tommy Smith 2.England

Josh Tymon 14.England

6.5

B. Wilmot 16.England

6.7

Mario Vrančić 8.Bosnia and Herzegovina

6.7

Joe Allen 4.Wales

6.4

R. Sawyers 28.Saint Kitts and Nevis

7.3

20'

Sam Surridge 22.England

6.5

60'

Jacob Brown 18.Scotland

6.5

65'

Substitutes

Adam Davies 1.Wales

Demeaco Duhaney 21.England

D. Batth 6.England

Jordan Thompson 15.Northern Ireland

Tom Ince 23.England

6.5

75'

T. Campbell 10.England

7.0

65'

Steven Fletcher 9.Scotland

6.6

60'

Stoke City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Talking about the opposition, Michael O\’Neill played with: Josef Bursik (6.3), Leo Østigård (6.6), Harry Souttar (7.3), James Chester (6.9), Tommy Smith, Ben Wilmot (6.7), Romaine Sawyers (7.3), Joe Allen (6.4), Mario Vrančić (6.7), Josh Tymon (6.5) and Jacob Brown (6.5), Sam Surridge (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tyrese Campbell (7.0), Steven Fletcher (6.6), Adam Davies, Jordan Thompson, Danny Batth, Thomas Ince (6.5) and Demeaco Duhaney.