LONDON. Millwall conquers Bristol City 1-0 after J. Wallace scored a penalty (64′).
The match was played at the The Den stadium in London on Wednesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Dean Whitestone who was helped by Nigel Lugg and Mark Pottage. The 4th official was James Linington. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.6 degrees Celsius or 49.21 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.
Match Statistics
- 49 Ball Possession 51
Shots
- 11 Total 11
- 4 On Target 0
- 7 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 122 Attack 99
- 49 Dangerous attack 45
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 1 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 6
- 5 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 8 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 3
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Millwall was in possession of the ball for 49% of the time vs. Bristol City that controlled the ball for 51% of the time.
Millwall was more aggressive with 49 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Millwall won the match.
Millwall shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Bristol City shot 11 times, 0 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Millwall received 1 yellow card (D. McNamara). On the other side, Bristol City received 2 yellow cards (J. Williams and R. Atkinson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Millwall will have 12 points like Birmingham City, Blackpool, Middlesbrough and Sheffield United to stay in the 15th place. On the opposite side, Bristol City will stay with 13 points like Luton Town and Reading to stay in the 9th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Millwall will play away with Barnsley on the 2nd of October with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Barnsley (3 draws).
Bristol City will play away agasint Peterborough United on the 2nd of October with a 3-2 head to head in favor of Bristol City (1 draw).
Millwall – Formation
Millwall
86'
79'
64'
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: Bartosz Białkowski , Daniel Ballard , Shaun Hutchinson , Murray Wallace , Dan McNamara , George Evans , George Saville , Scott Malone , Sheyi Ojo , Matt Smith and Benik Afobe .
The home team had on the bench: Tom Bradshaw, Maikel Kieftenbeld, Jed Wallace , Jake Cooper , Ryan Leonard, Billy Mitchell and George Long.
Millwall could not rely on the presence of J. Cooper (injured).
Substitutions
Millwall made 3 changes: M. Smith for J. Wallace (60′), S. Ojo for B. Mitchell (73′) and S. Malone for J. Cooper (86′).
Best player: Daniel Ballard
The player that probably impressed the most for Millwall was Daniel Ballard even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 53 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 10 duels out of 13. He performed 1 cross.
Bristol City – Formation
Bristol City
Bristol City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the other side, Nigel Pearson played with: Daniel Bentley , Tomáš Kalas , Robert Atkinson , Nathan Baker , George Tanner , Joe Williams , Matty James , Tyreeq Bakinson , Jay Dasilva , Andreas Weimann and Chris Martin .
They had on the bench: Alex Scott, Danny Simpson, Kasey Palmer , Cameron Pring , Andy King, Max O’Leary, Nahki Wells and Callum O’Dowda .
Bristol City could not rely on the presence of C. Pring (injured).
Substitutions
Bristol City made 3 changes: N. Baker for C. Pring (31′), J. Dasilva for C. O’Dowda (55′) and J. Williams for K. Palmer (69′).
Best player: Robert Atkinson
The player that probably impressed the most for Bristol City was Robert Atkinson.
His rating is with 41 passes (82% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 13 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Barnsley – Nottingham Forest – 1-3
- Derby County – Reading – 1-0
- Fulham – Swansea City – 3-1
- Luton Town – Coventry City – 5-0
- Millwall – Bristol City – 1-0
- Peterborough United – AFC Bournemouth – 0-0
