HULL. Hull City tops Millwall 1-0 after J. Philogene-Bidace scored just 1 goal (5′). Hull City was definitely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the KCOM Stadium stadium in Hull on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Anthony Backhouse with the help of Samuel Lewis and Jonathan Hunt. The 4th official was Thomas Parsons. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was freezing at -4.46 degrees Celsius or 23.97 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Hull City had a superior ball possession 61% while Millwall was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Hull City had a more offensive attitude with 51 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Hull City won the match.
Hull City shot 9 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Millwall shot 5 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Hull City received 4 yellow cards (Fabio Carvalho, Fabio Carvalho, Jaden Philogene-Bidace and Tyler Morton). Talking about the opposition, Millwall received 2 yellow cards (Casper De Norre and Murray Wallace).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Hull City has 45 points to sit in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Millwall will stays with 33 points like Swansea City and Blackburn Rovers to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Hull City will play away with Southampton on the 27th of January with a 9-2 head to head statistic in favor of Southampton (4 draws).
Millwall will play away against Coventry City on the 10th of February with a 9-6 head to head stats in favor of Coventry City (3 draws).
Hull City – Formation
Hull City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Liam Rosenior decided to play with the following team: Jason Lokilo, Ryan Allsop , Lewie Coyle , Alfie Jones , Jacob Greaves , Ryan Giles , Tyler Morton , Regan Slater , Jaden Philogene-Bidace , Fabio Carvalho , Anass Zaroury and Ozan Tufan .
The home team had on the bench: Billy Sharp, Matty Jacob, Sean McLoughlin, Greg Docherty, Noah Ohio , Ivor Pandur, Tyrell Sellars-Fleming, Stanley Ashbee and Abdülkadir Ömür.
Substitutions
Hull City made 3 changes: Anass Zaroury for Noah Ohio (74′), Fabio Carvalho for Greg Docherty (90′) and Ozan Tufan for Matty Jacob (88′).
Player of the match: Jacob Greaves
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Hull City was Jacob Greaves even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 88 passes (93% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 11.
Millwall – Formation
Millwall started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Joe Edwards played with: Matija Sarkic , Japhet Tanganga , Wes Harding , Jake Cooper , Brooke Norton-Cuffy , Casper De Norre , George Saville , Murray Wallace , Duncan Watmore , Zian Flemming , Michael Obafemi .
These were the players on the bench: Billy Mitchell, Joe Bryan , Danny McNamara , Shaun Hutchinson, Tom Bradshaw , Allan Campbell, Romain Esse , Bartosz Bialkowski and George Honeyman .
Substitutions
Millwall made 5 changes: Brooke Norton-Cuffy for Danny McNamara (66′), Duncan Watmore for Romain Esse (67′), Michael Obafemi for Tom Bradshaw (46′), George Saville for George Honeyman (59′) and Murray Wallace for Joe Bryan (59′).
Player of the match: Zian Flemming
The player that probably impressed the most for Millwall was Zian Flemming.
His rating is with 29 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 14 duels out of 21. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Birmingham City – 1-0
- Watford – Cardiff City – 0-1
- Swansea City – Plymouth Argyle – 0-1
- Stoke City – Leicester City – 0-5
- Rotherham United – Southampton – 0-2
- Preston North End – Ipswich Town – 3-2
- Norwich City – Coventry City – 2-1
- Hull City – Millwall – 1-0
- Huddersfield Town – Sheffield Wednesday – 4-0
- Blackburn Rovers – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2