SWANSEA. Swansea City and Millwall didn’t manage to score any goal on Wednesday. Swansea City was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (64%). it was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (64%)..
The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was John Busby with the help of Steve Meredith and Andrew Fox. The 4th official was Dean Whitestone. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.7 degrees Celsius or 62.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.
Both teams adopted the same 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City
37'
63'
Russell Martin decided to play with the following team: Ben Hamer , Ryan Bennett , Kyle Naughton , Ben Cabango , Ethan Laird , Flynn Downes , Matt Grimes , Ryan Manning , Olivier Ntcham , Jamie Paterson and Joël Piroe .
The home team had on the bench: Jake Bidwell, Michael Obafemi , Jay Fulton, Steven-Andreas Benda, Liam Walsh , Joel Latibeaudiere and Liam Cullen .
Swansea City could not rely on the presence of L. Walsh (injured).
Best player: Ben Hamer
The player that probably impressed the most for Swansea City was the goalkeeper: Ben Hamer. His rating is 7.52. He performed 0 saves.
Millwall – Formation
Millwall
On the other side, Gary Martin played with: Bartosz Białkowski , Daniel Ballard , Murray Wallace , Jake Cooper , Billy Mitchell , Maikel Kieftenbeld , George Saville , Scott Malone , Jed Wallace , Mason Bennett and Tom Bradshaw .
They had on the bench: Ben Thompson, Alex Pearce, Ryan Leonard , Jón Daði Böðvarsson, Matt Smith , Connor Mahoney and George Long.
Millwall could not rely on the presence of R. Leonard (injured).
Best player: Jed Wallace
The player that probably impressed the most for Millwall was Jed Wallace.
His rating is with 28 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Match report
- ! 64 Ball Possession 36
Shots
- 12 Total 10
- 0 On Target 4
- 12 Off Target 6
- 0 Shots blocked 1
- 122 Attack 89
- 41 Dangerous attack 46
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 13 Total 8
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Swansea City was in firm control of the ball 64% while Millwall was struggling with a 36% ball possession.
Millwall was more aggressive with 46 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 4 were on target. However, that was not enough Millwall to win the encounter.
Swansea City shot 12 times, 0 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Millwall shot 10 times, 4 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Swansea City received 2 yellow cards (R. Bennett and F. Downes). On the opposite side, Millwall received 3 yellow cards (T. Bradshaw, J. Wallace and G. Saville).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Swansea City will have 6 points to stay in the 20th place. On the other side, Millwall will have 7 points to stay in the 17th place.
In the next match in the Championship, Swansea City will play away against Luton Town on the 18th of September with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Swansea City (0 draws). Millwall will host against Coventry City on the 18th of September with a 5-3 head to head record in favor of Coventry City (1 draw).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Birmingham City – Fulham – 1-4
- Bristol City – Luton Town – 1-1
- Coventry City – Cardiff City – 1-0
- Nottingham Forest – Middlesbrough – 0-2
- Swansea City – Millwall – 0-0
- Stoke City – Barnsley – 1-1
