LONDON. Millwall and Preston North End draw 1-1. Z. Flemming scored the first goal (5′) for Millwall. B. Potts equalized (33′). Millwall was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)
The match was played at the The Den stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Busby who had the assistance of Andrew Fox and Ian Cooper. The 4th official was Gavin Ward. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.79 degrees Celsius or 46.02 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 17 Total 11
- 8 On Target 4
- 4 Off Target 5
- 5 Shots blocked 2
- 118 Attack 114
- 43 Dangerous attack 31
- 66 Ball safe 74
- 0 Penalties 0
- 8 Corners 3
- 1 Off Sides 5
Fouls
- 17 Total 6
- 3 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Millwall had a strong ball possession 57% while Preston North End was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Millwall was more aggressive with 43 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 8 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Millwall to win the match.
Millwall shot 17 times, 8 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Preston North End shot 11 times, 4 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Millwall received 3 yellow cards (George Honeyman, and Zian Flemming). On the opposite side, Preston North End received 3 yellow cards (Freddie Woodman, Jordan Storey and Ryan Ledson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Millwall has 33 points like Plymouth Argyle, Swansea City and Blackburn Rovers to hold in the 17th place. On the other side, Preston North End will has 39 points to remain in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Millwall will play away with Hull City on the 3rd of February with a 7-7 head to head statistic.
Preston North End will host Ipswich Town on the 3rd of February with a 10-8 head to head stats in favor of Preston North End (6 draws).
Millwall – Formation
Millwall started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
The manager Joe Edwards decided to play with the following team: Duncan Watmore, Matija Sarkic , Japhet Tanganga , Wes Harding , Jake Cooper , Brooke Norton-Cuffy , George Honeyman , Billy Mitchell , Joe Bryan , Ryan Longman , Kevin Nisbet and Zian Flemming .
The home team had on the bench: Danny McNamara, George Saville , Murray Wallace, Allan Campbell, Michael Obafemi , Casper De Norre , Romain Esse , Bartosz Bialkowski and Kamari Grant.
Substitutions
Millwall made 4 changes: Ryan Longman for Romain Esse (46′), George Honeyman for Casper De Norre (59′), Billy Mitchell for George Saville (59′) and Kevin Nisbet for Michael Obafemi (77′).
Player of the match: Japhet Tanganga
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Japhet Tanganga.
His rating is with 64 passes (80% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 8 duels out of 13. He performed 2 crosses.
Preston North End – Formation
Preston North End started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
Ryan Lowe played with: Ali McCann, Freddie Woodman , Jordan Storey , Liam Lindsay , Andrew Hughes , Brad Potts , Mads Frökjaer-Jensen , Ben Whiteman , Ryan Ledson , Liam Millar , Will Keane and Emil Riis .
They had on the bench: Greg Cunningham, Patrick Bauer, Alan Browne , Robbie Brady , Layton Stewart, Ben Woodburn, David Cornell, Duane Holmes and Milutin Osmajić .
Substitutions
Preston North End made 4 changes: Liam Millar for Robbie Brady (63′), Emil Riis for Milutin Osmajić (63′), Ryan Ledson for Alan Browne (72′) and Mads Frökjaer-Jensen for Duane Holmes (90′).
Player of the match: Ben Whiteman
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Preston North End was Ben Whiteman.
His rating is with 38 passes (79% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Sunderland – Stoke City – 3-1
- Millwall – Preston North End – 1-1