IPSWICH. Ipswich Town prevails over Millwall 3-1. Ipswich Town was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Conor Chaplin (5′), Massimo Luongo (12′) and Nathan Broadhead (39′). Millwall reduced the distance with a goal (78′) by Kevin Nisbet, but there was not much to do for them. Ipswich Town made the most of its superior ball possession (60%).

The match was played at the Portman Road Stadium stadium in Ipswich on Thursday and it started at 6:00 am local time. The referee was Thomas Bramall assisted by Neil Davies and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was hot at 25.48 degrees Celsius or 77.86 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 45%.​

Match Statistics​

Ipswich Town

3 - 1

Millwall

  • 60 Ball Possession 40
Shots
  • 19 Total 5
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 1
  • 7 Shots blocked 1
  • 133 Attack 111
  • 48 Dangerous attack 20
  • 61 Ball safe 72
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 9 Total 13
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Ipswich Town had a strong ball possession 60% while Millwall was struggling with a 40% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Ipswich Town was more pushing with 48 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Ipswich Town won the match​.

Ipswich Town shot 19 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Millwall shot 5 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Ipswich Town received 2 yellow cards (Massimo Luongo and Nathan Broadhead). On the other side, Millwall received 3 yellow cards (Casper De Norre, George Honeyman and Zian Flemming).

Match Timeline

Conor Chaplin(goal)George Hirst
5'
Massimo Luongo(goal)Conor Chaplin
12'
Massimo Luongo- Yellow
25'
37'
Zian Flemming- Yellow
Nathan Broadhead(goal)Leif Davis
39'
46'
George Honeyman- sub ->Aidomo Emakhu
46'
George Honeyman- Yellow
Nathan Broadhead- Yellow
52'
54'
Casper De Norre- Yellow
61'
Billy Mitchell- sub ->Casper De Norre
61'
Kevin Nisbet- sub ->Tom Bradshaw
Marcus Harness- sub ->Nathan Broadhead
69'
Omari Hutchinson- sub ->Conor Chaplin
69'
Kayden Jackson- sub ->Wes Burns
69'
Dane Scarlett- sub ->George Hirst
69'
70'
Ryan Leonard- sub ->Zian Flemming
78'
Kevin Nisbet(goal)Ryan Longman
78'
Allan Campbell- sub ->George Saville
Jack Taylor- sub ->Massimo Luongo
89'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
46
Ipswich Town
96
46
Leeds United
90
46
Southampton
87
46
West Bromwich Albion
75
46
Norwich City
73
46
Hull City
70
46
Middlesbrough
69
46
Coventry City
64
46
Preston North End
63
46
Bristol City
62
46
Cardiff City
62
46
Millwall
59
46
Swansea City
57
46
Watford
56
46
Sunderland
56
46
Stoke City
56
46
Queens Park Rangers
56
46
Blackburn Rovers
53
46
Sheffield Wednesday
53
46
Plymouth Argyle
51
46
Birmingham City
50
46
Huddersfield Town
45
46
Rotherham United
27
46

After this match, Ipswich Town will have 42 points to hold in the 2nd place. On the opposite side, Millwall will stay with 20 points like Swansea City to sit in the 19th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Ipswich Town will host Watford on the 10th of April with a 13-3 head to head stats in favor of Watford (3 draws).

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

Ipswich Town – Formation

Ipswich Town
G
Vaclav Hladky 31.Czech Republic
7.3
D
Leif Davis 3.England
7.5
D
Cameron Burgess 15.Australia
7.5
D
Brandon Williams 18.England
D
Harry Clarke 2.England
7.1
D
Axel Tuanzebe 40.England
7.1
M
Samy Morsy 5.Egypt
7.1
M
Wes Burns 7.Wales
7.0
69'
M
Conor Chaplin 10.England
8.4
69' 5'
M
Massimo Luongo 25.Australia
8.2
89' 25' 12'
M
Nathan Broadhead 33.Wales
7.3
69' 52' 39'
F
George Hirst 27.England
7.3
69'
Substitutes
G
Christian Walton 1.England
D
Luke Woolfenden 6.England
D
Dominic Ball 12.England
M
Marcus Harness 11.England
7.0
69'
M
Jack Taylor 14.Republic of Ireland
89'
M
Omari Hutchinson 20.Jamaica
6.8
69'
F
Freddie Ladapo 9.England
F
Kayden Jackson 19.England
6.7
69'
F
Dane Scarlett 24.England
7.0
69'

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

The manager Kieran McKenna decided to play with the following team: Brandon Williams, Václav Hladký (7.3), Harry Clarke (7.1), Axel Tuanzebe (7.1), Cameron Burgess (7.5), Leif Davis (7.5), Sam Morsy (7.1), Massimo Luongo (8.2), Wes Burns (7.0), Conor Chaplin (8.4), Nathan Broadhead (7.3) and George Hirst (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Luke Woolfenden, Christian Walton, Freddie Ladapo, Marcus Harness (7.0), Dominic Ball, Jack Taylor, Kayden Jackson (6.7), Omari Giraud-Hutchinson (6.8) and Dane Scarlett (7.0).

Substitutions

Ipswich Town made 5 changes: Wes Burns for Kayden Jackson (69′), George Hirst for Dane Scarlett (69′), Conor Chaplin for Omari Giraud-Hutchinson (69′), Nathan Broadhead for Marcus Harness (69′) and Massimo Luongo for Jack Taylor (89′).

Player of the match: Conor Chaplin​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Ipswich Town was Conor Chaplin.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 35 passes (74% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 10. He performed 1 cross.

Millwall – Formation

Millwall
G
Bartosz Bialkowski 33.Poland
6.4
D
Murray Wallace 3.Scotland
6.3
D
Wes Harding 45.Jamaica
6.4
D
Shaun Hutchinson 4.England
6.6
M
Ryan Longman 11.England
7.5
M
B. Norton-Cuffy 17.England
6.0
M
Duncan Watmore 19.England
M
George Saville 23.Northern Ireland
6.7
78'
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
6.4
61' 54'
M
Aidomo Emakhu 22.Republic of Ireland
6.6
46'
F
Zian Flemming 10.Netherlands
6.8
70' 37'
F
Tom Bradshaw 9.Wales
6.7
61'
Substitutes
G
Matija Sarkic 20.Montenegro
D
Jake Cooper 5.England
D
Nino Adom-Malaki 46.England
M
Billy Mitchell 8.England
6.7
61'
M
Allan Campbell 14.Scotland
6.4
78'
M
Ryan Leonard 18.England
6.7
70'
M
Romain Esse 25.England
M
George Honeyman 39.England
6.6
46' 46'
F
Kevin Nisbet 7.Scotland
7.3
61' 78'

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

Joe Edwards played with: Duncan Watmore, Bartosz Bialkowski (6.4), Wes Harding (6.4), Shaun Hutchinson (6.6), Murray Wallace (6.3), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (6.0), Casper De Norre (6.4), George Saville (6.7), Ryan Longman (7.5), Aidomo Emakhu (6.6), Tom Bradshaw (6.7) and Zian Flemming (6.8).

They had on the bench: Jake Cooper, Kevin Nisbet (7.3), Billy Mitchell (6.7), Allan Campbell (6.4), Ryan Leonard (6.7), Matija Sarkic , Romain Esse, George Honeyman (6.6) and Sashiel Adom-Malaki.

Substitutions

Millwall made 5 changes: Zian Flemming for Ryan Leonard (70′), Tom Bradshaw for Kevin Nisbet (61′), Casper De Norre for Billy Mitchell (61′), George Saville for Allan Campbell (78′) and Aidomo Emakhu for George Honeyman (46′).

Player of the match: Ryan Longman​

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

His rating is (7.5) with 30 passes (77% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 12. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

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