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​

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).

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 (6.5), Dujon Sterling (6.1), Ben Wilmot (6.8), Phil Jagielka (7.3), Morgan Fox (7.2), Will Smallbone (7.1), Ben Pearson (6.5), Jacob Brown (6.1), Josh Laurent (6.7), Bersant Celina (6.8) and Dwight Gayle (6.5).

The home team had on the bench: Jack Bonham, Connor Taylor, Sam Clucas (6.8), Jordan Thompson (6.8), Lewis Baker (6.2), Josh Tymon (7.0) 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 (7.3) 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 (7.1), Danny McNamara (7.1), Charlie Cresswell (8.1), Jake Cooper (7.1), Murray Wallace (7.4), Jamie Shackleton (6.4), George Saville (7.1), George Honeyman (7.2), Zian Flemming (7.2), Andreas Voglsammer (7.2) and Tom Bradshaw (6.8).

These were the players on the bench: Bartosz Białkowski, Shaun Hutchinson (6.5), Scott Malone, Romain Esse, George Evans (6.4), Ryan Leonard (6.4) 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 (8.1) 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