LONDON. Leeds United was ultimately too much to handle for Millwall with the goal of J. Piroe was the star player of the match after he scored in the 77th and 15th minute. Joël Piroe (15′), Joël Piroe (77′) and Georginio Rutter (81′).

The match was played at the The Den stadium in London on Sunday and it started at 7:00 am local time. The referee was Chris Kavanagh who was helped by Scott Ledger and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was Andy Davies. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was pleasant at 20.01 degrees Celsius or 68.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 56%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 12 Total 14
  • 3 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 4 Shots blocked 6
  • 128 Attack 88
  • 52 Dangerous attack 36
  • 79 Ball safe 93
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 9
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 0 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Millwall was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Leeds United that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Millwall had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Leeds United managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Millwall shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leeds United shot 14 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Match Timeline

15'
Joël Piroe(goal)Georginio Rutter
Romain Esse- sub ->Allan Campbell
64'
Zian Flemming- sub ->Casper De Norre
64'
Duncan Watmore- sub ->Kevin Nisbet
64'
69'
Jaidon Anthony- sub ->Wilfried Gnonto
69'
Daniel James- sub ->Crysencio Summerville
Aidomo Emakhu- sub ->Ryan Longman
73'
77'
Joël Piroe(goal)Daniel James
81'
G. Rutter(goal)Daniel James
83'
Glen Kamara- sub ->Joël Piroe
George Saville- sub ->Billy Mitchell
84'
89'
Joe Gelhardt- sub ->Georginio Rutter
89'
Ilia Gruev- sub ->Archie Gray

Standings

After this contest, Millwall will stay with 7 points like Coventry City, Plymouth Argyle, Cardiff City and Huddersfield Town to hold in the 18th place. On the other side, Leeds United will have 9 points like Bristol City to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Millwall will host Leicester City on the 9th of April with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Millwall (1 draw).

Leeds United will host Sunderland on the 9th of April with a 3-1 head to head in favor of Sunderland (1 draw).

Millwall – Formation

Millwall
G
Matija Sarkic 20.Montenegro
G
Bartosz Bialkowski 33.Poland
6.3
D
Murray Wallace 3.Scotland
6.8
D
Shaun Hutchinson 4.England
D
Jake Cooper 5.England
7.0
D
Ryan Leonard 18.England
7.0
M
Billy Mitchell 8.England
6.6
84'
M
B. Norton-Cuffy 17.England
6.6
M
Ryan Longman 11.England
7.8
73'
M
Allan Campbell 14.Scotland
6.4
64'
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
7.0
64'
F
Kevin Nisbet 7.Scotland
6.8
64'
F
Tom Bradshaw 9.Wales
7.0
Substitutes
G
Connal Trueman 27.England
D
Danny McNamara 2.England
D
Wes Harding 45.Jamaica
D
Nino Adom-Malaki 46.England
M
Zian Flemming 10.Netherlands
6.6
64'
M
George Saville 23.Northern Ireland
6.7
84'
M
Romain Esse 25.England
6.7
64'
F
Duncan Watmore 19.England
6.6
64'
F
Aidomo Emakhu 22.Republic of Ireland
6.4
73'

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

The manager Gary Rowett decided to play with the following team: Shaun Hutchinson, Matija Šarkić, Bartosz Białkowski (6.3), Ryan Leonard (7.0), Jake Cooper (7.0), Murray Wallace (6.8), Billy Mitchell (6.6), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (6.6), Allan Campbell (6.4), Casper De Norre (7.0), Ryan Longman (7.8), Tom Bradshaw (7.0) and Kevin Nisbet (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Zian Flemming (6.6), George Saville (6.7), Danny McNamara, Duncan Watmore (6.6), Aidomo Emakhu (6.4), Romain Esse (6.7), Connal Trueman, Wes Harding and Sashiel Adom-Malaki.

Substitutions

Millwall made 5 changes: Allan Campbell for Romain Esse (64′), Casper De Norre for Zian Flemming (64′), Kevin Nisbet for Duncan Watmore (64′), Ryan Longman for Aidomo Emakhu (73′) and Billy Mitchell for George Saville (84′).

Best player: Ryan Longman​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Ryan Longman.

His rating is (7.8) with 21 passes (81% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 12. He performed 10 crosses.

Leeds United – Formation

Leeds United
G
Illan Meslier 1.France
8.1
D
Luke Ayling 2.England
7.5
D
Joe Rodon 14.Wales
7.3
D
P. Struijk 21.Netherlands
7.5
D
Sam Byram 25.England
7.3
M
Ethan Ampadu 4.Wales
7.3
M
Joël Piroe 7.Netherlands
8.5
83' 15', 77'
M
C. Summerville 10.Netherlands
6.4
69'
M
A. Gray 22.England
7.0
89'
M
W. Gnonto 29.Italy
6.7
69'
F
G. Rutter 24.France
8.9
89' 81'
Substitutes
G
Karl Darlow 28.England
D
C. Cresswell 5.England
M
Jamie Shackleton 17.England
M
Glen Kamara 8.Finland
6.7
83'
M
Daniel James 20.Wales
7.7
69'
M
Ilia Gruev 44.Bulgaria
89'
F
Jaidon Anthony 12.England
6.8
69'
F
Ian Poveda 27.England
F
Joe Gelhardt 30.England
89'

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

Daniel Farke played with: Illan Meslier (8.1), Luke Ayling (7.5), Joe Rodon (7.3), Pascal Struijk (7.5), Sam Byram (7.3), Archie Gray (7.0), Ethan Ampadu (7.3), Crysencio Summerville (6.4), Joël Piroe (8.5), Wilfried Gnonto (6.7), Georginio Rutter (8.9).

They had on the bench: Jamie Shackleton, Charlie Cresswell, Glen Kamara (6.7), Jaidon Anthony (6.8), Daniel James (7.7), Ian Carlo Poveda, Karl Darlow, Joe Gelhardt and Ilia Gruev.

Substitutions

Leeds United made 5 changes: Crysencio Summerville for Daniel James (69′), Wilfried Gnonto for Jaidon Anthony (69′), Joël Piroe for Glen Kamara (83′), Archie Gray for Ilia Gruev (89′) and Georginio Rutter for Joe Gelhardt (89′).

Best player: Georginio Rutter​

The player that probably impressed the most for Leeds United was Georginio Rutter.

His rating is (8.9) with 1 goal, 14 passes (71% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 10.

Results of the day

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