LONDON. Huddersfield Town beats Millwall 1-0 after D. Ward scored just 1 goal (68′). Millwall was much superior in terms of ball possession (70%).
The match was played at the The Den stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies with the assistance of Graham Kane and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Lee Swabey.
Match Statistics
- ! 70 Ball Possession 30
Shots
- 18 Total 4
- 4 On Target 2
- 9 Off Target 0
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 137 Attack 72
- 64 Dangerous attack 29
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 6
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 1
Ball possession
Millwall had a strong ball possession 70% while Huddersfield Town was struggling with a 30% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Millwall was more pushing with 64 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 4 were on target. Nevertheless, Huddersfield Town found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Millwall shot 18 times, 4 on target, 9 off target. On the opposite side, Huddersfield Town shot 4 times, 2 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Millwall received 2 yellow cards (Andreas Voglsammer and Jake Cooper). Talking about the opposition, Huddersfield Town received 3 yellow cards (Matthew Pearson, Martyn Waghorn and Josh Koroma).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Millwall will stay with 60 points to remain in the 6th place. On the other side, Huddersfield Town will have 36 points to sit in the 22nd 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).
Huddersfield Town will host Reading on the 6th of May with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Reading (6 draws).
Millwall – Formation
Millwall
84'
83'
Millwall adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gary Rowett decided to play with the following team: George Long , Danny McNamara , Charlie Cresswell , Jake Cooper , Murray Wallace , Ryan Leonard , George Saville , George Honeyman , Zian Flemming , Andreas Voglsammer and Tom Bradshaw .
The home team had on the bench: Duncan Watmore , Romain Esse, Scott Malone, Shaun Hutchinson, Bartosz Białkowski, Oliver Burke and Jamie Shackleton.
Substitutions
Millwall made 4 changes: George Honeyman for Oliver Burke (60′), Andreas Voglsammer for Duncan Watmore (60′), Danny McNamara for Jamie Shackleton (84′) and Murray Wallace for Scott Malone (84′).
Best player: Murray Wallace
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Murray Wallace.
His rating is with 31 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.
Huddersfield Town – Formation
Huddersfield Town
68'Also Huddersfield Town adopted the 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Neil Warnock played with: Tomáš Vaclík , Matthew Pearson , Tom Lees , Michał Helik , Josh Ruffels , Jonathan Hogg , Rarmani Edmonds-Green , Josh Koroma , Jack Rudoni , Ben Jackson and Martyn Waghorn.
These were the players on the bench: Nicholas Bilokapic, Daniel Ward , Tyreece Simpson, David Kasumu, Etienne Camara, Joseph Hungbo and Brahima Diarra.
Huddersfield Town could not rely on the presence of Danny Ward (injured).
Substitutions
Huddersfield Town made only 1 change substituting Martyn Waghorn for Danny Ward (45′).
Best player: Tomáš Vaclík
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Huddersfield Town was the goalkeeper: Tomáš Vaclík. His rating is 7.23. He performed 4 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Watford – Wigan Athletic – 1-1
- Sunderland – Luton Town – 1-1
- Stoke City – Norwich City – 0-0
- Reading – Hull City – 1-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Birmingham City – 0-1
- Millwall – Huddersfield Town – 0-1
- Middlesbrough – Preston North End – 4-0
- Blackpool – Coventry City – 1-4