LONDON. Millwall prevailed over Sheffield United 3-2 thanks to T. Bradshaw who scored in the 6th, 63rd and 88th minute.

The match was played at the The Den stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. The referee was Steve Martin with the help of Lee Venamore and Jonathan Hunt. The 4th official was Charles Breakspear. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.6 degrees Celsius or 54.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Millwall

3 - 2

Sheffield United

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 13 Total 11
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 3 Off Target 1
  • 4 Shots blocked 4
  • 101 Attack 92
  • 55 Dangerous attack 39
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 10 Total 13
  • 3 Yellow Cards 4
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Millwall was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Sheffield United that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Millwall was more pushing with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Millwall won the match​.

Millwall shot 12 times, 5 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Sheffield United shot 11 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Millwall received 3 yellow cards (Zian Flemming, Jake Cooper and George Honeyman). Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United received 4 yellow cards (Sander Berge, Oliver McBurnie, Jayden Bogle  and Jack Robinson).

Match Timeline

Tom Bradshaw(goal)Oliver Burke
6'
39'
45'
Zian Flemming- Yellow
45'
55'
Ben Osborn- sub ->T. Doyle
Jake Cooper- Yellow
59'
Tom Bradshaw(goal)
63'
64'
George Honeyman- sub ->Oliver Burke
72'
Ryan Leonard- sub ->Jamie Shackleton
72'
76'
Oli McBurnie- Yellow
77'
James McAtee- sub ->Chris Basham
78'
Jayden Bogle- Yellow
82'
James McAtee(goal)
Tom Bradshaw(goal)Andreas Voglsammer
88'
90'
Duncan Watmore- sub ->Tom Bradshaw
90'
90'
Jack Robinson- Yellow
90'
George Honeyman- Yellow
90'

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 this match, Millwall will have 49 points like Sunderland and Blackburn Rovers to hold in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, Sheffield United will stay with 61 points to hold in the 2nd place.

Next matches

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

Sheffield United will play away agasint Birmingham City on the 6th of May with a 5-2 head to head in favor of Birmingham City (4 draws).

Millwall – Formation

Millwall
G
G. Long 1.England
6.7
D
Murray Wallace 3.Scotland
6.1
D
Jake Cooper 5.England
6.5
59'
D
Danny McNamara 2.England
6.2
D
C. Cresswell 15.England
6.6
M
George Saville 23.Northern Ireland
7.6
M
Jamie Shackleton 16.England
6.8
72'
M
Andreas Voglsammer 21.Germany
7.3
90'
M
Oliver Burke 7.Scotland
7.0
72'
M
Zian Flemming 10.Netherlands
7.0
90' 45'
F
Tom Bradshaw 9.Wales
8.9
90' 6', 63', 88'
Substitutes
G
Bartosz Bialkowski 33.Poland
D
Scott Malone 11.England
90'
M
Romain Esse 50.England
M
George Evans 6.England
90'
M
Ryan Leonard 18.England
6.2
72'
M
George Honeyman 39.England
6.1
72' 90'
F
Duncan Watmore 19.England
90'

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

The manager Gary Rowett decided to play with the following team: George Long (6.7), Danny McNamara (6.2), Charlie Cresswell (6.6), Jake Cooper (6.5), Murray Wallace (6.1), Jamie Shackleton (6.8), George Saville (7.6), Andreas Voglsammer (7.3), Zian Flemming (7.0), Oliver Burke (7.0) and Tom Bradshaw (8.9).

The home team had on the bench: Scott Malone, Romain Esse, George Evans, Ryan Leonard (6.2), Bartosz Białkowski, Duncan Watmore and George Honeyman (6.1).

Substitutions

Millwall made 5 changes: Oliver Burke for George Honeyman (72′), Jamie Shackleton for Ryan Leonard (72′), Andreas Voglsammer for Scott Malone (90′), Tom Bradshaw for Duncan Watmore (90′) and Zian Flemming for George Evans (90′).

Best player: Tom Bradshaw​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Tom Bradshaw.

His rating is (8.9) with 3 goals, 17 passes (82% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.

Sheffield United – Formation

Sheffield United
G
Wes Foderingham 18.England
6.3
D
Chris Basham 6.England
6.4
77'
D
Jack Robinson 19.England
7.0
90'
D
John Egan 12.Republic of Ireland
6.6
M
Max Lowe 13.England
7.0
M
Jayden Bogle 20.England
7.1
78'
M
Oliver Norwood 16.Northern Ireland
6.9
M
Sander Berge 8.Norway
6.8
45'
M
Thomas Doyle 22.England
7.2
55' 39'
F
Oli McBurnie 9.Scotland
7.4
76'
F
Daniel Jebbison 36.Canada
6.2
64'
Substitutes
G
Adam Davies 1.Wales
D
C. Clark 26.Republic of Ireland
D
Anel Ahmedhodzic 15.Bosnia and Herzegovina
M
James McAtee 28.England
7.9
77' 82'
M
Iliman Ndiaye 29.France
6.2
64'
M
Ben Osborn 23.England
6.4
55'
M
John Fleck 4.Scotland

Sheffield United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Paul Heckingbottom played with: Wes Foderingham (6.3), Chris Basham (6.4), John Egan (6.6), Jack Robinson (7.0), Jayden Bogle (7.1), Sander Berge (6.8), Oliver Norwood (6.9), Tommy Doyle (7.2), Max Lowe (7.0), Daniel Jebbison (6.2) and Oliver McBurnie (7.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: James McAtee (7.9), Ciaran Clark, Iliman Ndiaye (6.2), Ben Osborn (6.4), Anel Ahmedhodžić, John Fleck and Adam Davies.

Substitutions

Sheffield United made 3 changes: T. Doyle for Ben Osborn (55′), D. Jebbison for Iliman Ndiaye (64′) and Chris Basham for James Mcatee (77′).

Best player: James McAtee​

The player that probably impressed the most for Sheffield United was James McAtee.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 1 passes (0% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 77′.

Results of the day

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