WEST BROMWICH. West Bromwich Albion and Millwall didn’t manage to score any goal on Saturday. West Bromwich Albion was vastly better in terms of ball possession (62%)​.

Zian Flemming didn’t score a decisive penalty (29′). That would have allowed Millwall to win the match.​

Zian Flemming didn’t convert 1 penalty (29′) for ​Millwall.

The match was played at the The Hawthorns stadium in West Bromwich on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 22,325 spectators.​ The referee was Tom Nield with the help of Mark Stevens and Matthew Smith. The 4th official was Robert Madley. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 14.96 degrees Celsius or 58.93 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 57%.​

Match Statistics​

  • ! 62 Ball Possession 38
Shots
  • 16 Total 7
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 122 Attack 89
  • 67 Dangerous attack 30
  • 81 Ball safe 76
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 6 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 5 Total 7
  • 0 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

West Bromwich Albion had a strong ball possession 62% while Millwall was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

West Bromwich Albion was putting more pressure with 67 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough West Bromwich Albion to win the match​.

West Bromwich Albion shot 16 times, 3 on target, 8 off target. On the opposite side, Millwall shot 7 times, 2 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

West Bromwich Albion didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Millwall received 1 yellow card (Danny McNamara).

Match Timeline

29'
Zian Flemming- missed penalty
66'
Joe Bryan- sub ->Duncan Watmore
66'
Danny McNamara- sub ->Ryan Longman
Darnell Furlong- sub ->Erik Pieters
77'
John Swift- sub ->Jeremy Sarmiento
77'
Jed Wallace- sub ->Matt Phillips
77'
78'
Romain Esse- sub ->Brooke Norton-Cuffy
78'
Billy Mitchell- sub ->Allan Campbell
82'
Aidomo Emakhu- sub ->Tom Bradshaw
Okay YokuÅŸlu- sub ->Jayson Molumby
83'
89'
Danny McNamara- Yellow

Standings

After this contest, West Bromwich Albion will have 10 points like Plymouth Argyle, Cardiff City, Blackburn Rovers and Southampton to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Millwall will have 11 points to sit in the 10th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, West Bromwich Albion will host Rotherham United on the 10th of April with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).

Millwall will host Leicester City on the 9th of April with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Millwall (1 draw).

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion
G
Alex Palmer 24.England
7.9
D
Semi Ajayi 6.Nigeria
7.0
D
Erik Pieters 15.Netherlands
7.5
77'
D
Kyle Bartley 5.England
7.1
M
Jayson Molumby 8.Republic of Ireland
7.3
83'
M
M. Phillips 10.Scotland
6.4
77'
M
Conor Townsend 3.England
7.3
M
G. Diangana 11.England
7.1
M
Alex Mowatt 27.England
8.1
F
6.6
F
Jeremy Sarmiento 17.Ecuador
7.1
77'
Substitutes
G
Joshua Griffiths 33.England
D
Darnell Furlong 2.England
6.7
77'
D
Cédric Kipré 4.Ivory Coast
D
Pipa 26.Spain
M
Jed Wallace 7.England
6.7
77'
M
John Swift 19.England
6.7
77'
M
Okay YokuÅŸlu 35.Turkey
6.8
83'
M
N. Chalobah 14.England
M
T. Fellows 31.England

West Bromwich Albion started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Carlos Corberán Vallet decided to play with the following team: Alex Palmer (7.9), Semi Ajayi (7.0), Kyle Bartley (7.1), Erik Pieters (7.5), Matt Phillips (6.4), Jayson Molumby (7.3), Alex Mowatt (8.1), Conor Townsend (7.3), Grady Diangana (7.1), Brandon Thomas-Asante (6.6) and Jeremy Sarmiento (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Darnell Furlong (6.7), Cédric Kipré, Jed Wallace (6.7), John Swift (6.7), Okay Yokuşlu (6.8), Nathaniel Chalobah, Pipa, Tom Fellows and Joshua Griffiths.

West Bromwich Albion could not rely on the presence of Darnell Furlong (injured) and Jed Wallace (injured).

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 4 changes: Erik Pieters for Darnell Furlong (77′), Jeremy Sarmiento for John Swift (77′), Matt Phillips for Jed Wallace (77′) and Jayson Molumby for Okay Yokuşlu (83′).

Best player: Alex Mowatt​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for West Bromwich Albion was Alex Mowatt.

His rating is (8.1) with 67 passes (88% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 7 duels out of 7. He performed 9 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Millwall – Formation

Millwall
G
Bartosz Bialkowski 33.Poland
7.3
D
Murray Wallace 3.Scotland
7.1
D
Jake Cooper 5.England
7.1
D
Ryan Leonard 18.England
7.3
M
Ryan Longman 11.England
7.0
66'
M
Allan Campbell 14.Scotland
7.0
78'
M
B. Norton-Cuffy 17.England
6.8
78'
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
7.3
M
Zian Flemming 10.Netherlands
6.6
F
Kevin Nisbet 7.Scotland
F
Tom Bradshaw 9.Wales
6.4
82'
F
Duncan Watmore 19.England
6.4
66'
Substitutes
G
Connal Trueman 27.England
D
Danny McNamara 2.England
6.4
66' 89'
D
Joe Bryan 15.England
6.8
66'
D
Wes Harding 45.Jamaica
D
Nino Adom-Malaki 46.England
M
Billy Mitchell 8.England
6.4
78'
M
George Saville 23.Northern Ireland
M
Romain Esse 25.England
6.4
78'
F
Aidomo Emakhu 22.Republic of Ireland
6.8
82'

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

Gary Rowett played with: Kevin Nisbet, Bartosz Białkowski (7.3), Ryan Leonard (7.3), Jake Cooper (7.1), Murray Wallace (7.1), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (6.8), Casper De Norre (7.3), Allan Campbell (7.0), Ryan Longman (7.0), Zian Flemming (6.6) and Tom Bradshaw (6.4), Duncan Watmore (6.4).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Billy Mitchell (6.4), Danny McNamara (6.4), Joe Bryan (6.8), Aidomo Emakhu (6.8), George Saville, Romain Esse (6.4), Connal Trueman, Wes Harding and Sashiel Adom-Malaki.

Millwall could not rely on the presence of Aidomo Emakhu (injured).

Substitutions

Millwall made 5 changes: Brooke Norton-Cuffy for Romain Esse (78′), Allan Campbell for Billy Mitchell (78′), Duncan Watmore for Joe Bryan (66′), Ryan Longman for Danny McNamara (66′) and Tom Bradshaw for Aidomo Emakhu (82′).

Best player: Ryan Leonard​

The most impressive player for Millwall was Ryan Leonard.

His rating is (7.3) with 49 passes (80% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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