Blackburn Rovers recovers a 0-1 deficit to overcome Millwall 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Blackburn Rovers was able to turn the tables against Millwall to win 2-1.

October 25, 2023

LONDON. Blackburn Rovers found a way to reverse the score against Millwall to win 2-1. It was Millwall to strike first with an early goal of Wes Harding at the 3′. Then it was a goal in the 22′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Callum Brittain gave the win to Blackburn Rovers in the 51′ minute. Blackburn Rovers capitalized on its better ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the The Den stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 2:45 pm local time. The referee was Andy Davies assisted by Graham Kane and Carl Fitch. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 19 degrees Celsius or 66.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 40%.

Match Statistics

Millwall

1 - 2

Blackburn Rovers

44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

16 Total 9
3 On Target 6
7 Off Target 1
6 Shots blocked 2

120 Attack 110
66 Dangerous attack 34
64 Ball safe 75

0 Penalties 0
11 Corners 3

Fouls

6 Total 5
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Blackburn Rovers had a superior ball possession 56% while Millwall was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Millwall had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Blackburn Rovers was able to find the solution to win this encounter.

Millwall shot 16 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Blackburn Rovers shot 9 times, 6 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Millwall didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card (Tyrhys Dolan).

Match Timeline

Wes Harding(goal)

22'

J. Rankin-Costello(goal)Callum Brittain

46'

Andrew Moran- sub ->Arnór Sigurdsson

46'

S. Wharton- sub ->Dominic Hyam

51'

Callum Brittain(goal)James Hill

Romain Esse- sub ->Ryan Longman

53'

Murray Wallace- sub ->Joe Bryan

53'

George Honeyman- sub ->Aidomo Emakhu

66'

George Saville- sub ->Billy Mitchell

67'

77'

88'

90'

T. Dolan- Yellow

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this encounter, Millwall will stay with 16 points like Watford to sit in the 16th place. On the opposite side, Blackburn Rovers will have 19 points like Sunderland to remain 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 record in favor of Millwall (1 draw).

Blackburn Rovers will play away agasint Bristol City on the 10th of April with a 6-6 head to head.

Millwall – Formation

Millwall

Bartosz Bialkowski 33.Poland

7.3

Wes Harding 45.Jamaica

7.3

Jake Cooper 5.England

7.3

Joe Bryan 15.England

6.8

53'

B. Norton-Cuffy 17.England

6.7

Billy Mitchell 8.England

6.6

67'

Ryan Longman 11.England

6.4

53'

Zian Flemming 10.Netherlands

7.0

Aidomo Emakhu 22.Republic of Ireland

6.8

66'

Casper De Norre 24.Belgium

7.0

Tom Bradshaw 9.Wales

7.5

Substitutes

Connal Trueman 27.England

Danny McNamara 2.England

Nino Adom-Malaki 46.England

Murray Wallace 3.Scotland

7.1

53'

George Saville 23.Northern Ireland

6.7

67'

Romain Esse 25.England

6.8

53'

George Honeyman 39.England

7.3

66'

Allan Campbell 14.Scotland

Millwall started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Gary Rowett decided to play with the following team: Bartosz Białkowski (7.3), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (6.7), Wes Harding (7.3), Jake Cooper (7.3), Joe Bryan (6.8), Casper De Norre (7.0), Billy Mitchell (6.6), Ryan Longman (6.4), Zian Flemming (7.0), Aidomo Emakhu (6.8) and Tom Bradshaw (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Murray Wallace (7.1), Allan Campbell, Danny McNamara, George Saville (6.7), Romain Esse (6.8), Connal Trueman, Tom Leahy, George Honeyman (7.3) and Sashiel Adom-Malaki.

Millwall could not rely on the presence of George Honeyman (injured) and Murray Wallace (injured).

Substitutions

Millwall made 4 changes: Ryan Longman for Romain Esse (53′), Aidomo Emakhu for George Honeyman (66′), Billy Mitchell for George Saville (67′) and Joe Bryan for Murray Wallace (53′).

Best player: Tom Bradshaw

The player that probably impressed the most for Millwall was Tom Bradshaw.

His rating is (7.5) with 13 passes (69% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 8.

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers

Leopold Wahlstedt 12.Sweden

6.6

Harry Pickering 3.England

7.5

James Hill 4.England

7.5

Dominic Hyam 5.Scotland

7.1

46'

Hayden Carter 17.England

6.7

Callum Brittain 2.England

8.1

51'

S. Tronstad 6.Norway

7.3

A. Sigurðsson 7.Iceland

6.3

46'

Sammie Szmodics 8.England

7.0

J. Rankin-Costello 11.England

8.1

77'

22'

T. Dolan 10.England

7.0

90'

Substitutes

Joe Hilton 34.England

S. Wharton 16.England

7.1

46'

Adam Wharton 23.England

6.7

77'

Andrew Moran 24.Republic of Ireland

7.0

46'

J. Garrett 30.England

Niall Ennis 14.England

6.6

88'

D. Markanday 18.England

S. Telalović 33.Germany

Blackburn Rovers started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).

Jon Dahl Tomasson played with: Leopold Wahlstedt (6.6), James Hill (7.5), Hayden Carter (6.7), Dominic Hyam (7.1), Harry Pickering (7.5), Sondre Tronstad (7.3), Callum Brittain (8.1), Joe Rankin-Costello (8.1), Sammie Szmodics (7.0), Arnór Sigurdsson (6.3) and Tyrhys Dolan (7.0).

They had on the bench: Niall Ennis (6.6), Scott Wharton (7.1), Dilan Markanday, Adam Wharton (6.7), Andrew Moran (7.0), Jake Garrett, Tom Atcheson, Semir Telalović and Joe Hilton.

Blackburn Rovers could not rely on the presence of Niall Ennis (injured).

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 4 changes: Arnór Sigurdsson for Andrew Moran (46′), Dominic Hyam for Scott Wharton (46′), Joe Rankin-Costello for Adam Wharton (77′) and Andrew Moran for Niall Ennis (88′).