Sheffield Wednesday beats Millwall 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Sheffield Wednesday conquers Millwall with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Ugbo (31') and a goal from A. Musaba (41').

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David Brown
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Sheffield Wednesday beats Millwall 2-0 on Saturday. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Sheffield Wednesday beats Millwall with a 2-0 win with a goal from I. Ugbo (31′) and a goal from A. Musaba (41′). Millwall lost this match even if it was better in terms of ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the The Den stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 17,041 spectators.​ The referee was Geoff Eltringham with the help of Shaun Hudson and Graham Kane. The 4th official was Daniel Middleton. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 11.7 degrees Celsius or 53.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 85%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Millwall

0 - 2

Team 1

Sheffield Wednesday

  • 58 Ball Possession 42
Shots
  • 9 Total 5
  • 3 On Target 2
  • 2 Off Target 1
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 147 Attack 97
  • 38 Dangerous attack 21
  • 53 Ball safe 54
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 3
Fouls
  • 6 Total 9
  • 3 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Millwall was in firm control of the ball 58% while Sheffield Wednesday was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Millwall was putting more pressure with 38 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 3 were on target. Still, Sheffield Wednesday was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Millwall shot 9 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday shot 5 times, 2 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Millwall received 3 yellow cards (Japhet Tanganga, George Saville and George Honeyman). Talking about the opposition, Sheffield Wednesday received 4 yellow cards (Will Vaulks, , Ashley Fletcher and Liam Palmer).

Match Timeline

George Honeyman- Yellow
28'
31'
Iké Ugbo(goal)Anthony Musaba
41'
Anthony Musaba(goal)Barry Bannan
B. Norton-Cuffy- sub ->Murray Wallace
46'
51'
Will Vaulks- Yellow
Duncan Watmore- sub ->George Honeyman
60'
George Saville- sub ->Ryan Leonard
61'
62'
Djeidi Gassama- sub ->Anthony Musaba
67'
Michael Smith- sub ->Ike Ugbo
Aidomo Emakhu- sub ->Tom Bradshaw
71'
Ryan Longman- sub ->Romain Esse
71'
George Saville- Yellow
77'
78'
Bambo Diaby- sub ->Ian Carlo Poveda
79'
Ashley Fletcher- sub ->Barry Bannan
80'
Momo Diaby- sub ->Will Vaulks
90'
Ashley Fletcher- Yellow
90'
Liam Palmer- Yellow
90'
Ashley Fletcher(yellowredcard)
Japhet Tanganga- Yellow
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
94
44
Leeds United
90
45
Ipswich Town
90
44
Southampton
84
45
Norwich City
73
45
West Bromwich Albion
72
45
Hull City
70
45
Middlesbrough
66
45
Coventry City
64
44
Preston North End
63
44
Bristol City
62
45
Cardiff City
62
45
Swansea City
57
45
Watford
56
45
Sunderland
56
45
Millwall
56
45
Queens Park Rangers
53
45
Stoke City
53
45
Blackburn Rovers
50
45
Sheffield Wednesday
50
45
Plymouth Argyle
48
45
Birmingham City
47
45
Huddersfield Town
45
45
Rotherham United
24
45

After playing this match, Millwall stays with 33 points to sit in the 21st place. On the other side, Sheffield Wednesday will has 29 points to remain in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Millwall will play away with Southampton on the 24th of February with a 7-1 head to head record in favor of Southampton (3 draws).

Sheffield Wednesday will host Bristol City on the 24th of February with a 8-7 head to head in favor of Bristol City (7 draws).

Millwall – Formation

Millwall
G
Matija Sarkic 20.Montenegro
6.4
D
Jake Cooper 5.England
6.8
D
Ryan Leonard 18.England
6.8
61'
D
Japhet Tanganga 6.England
7.3
90'
M
Danny McNamara 2.England
6.4
M
Murray Wallace 3.Scotland
6.3
46'
M
George Honeyman 39.England
6.4
60' 28'
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
6.7
F
Tom Bradshaw 9.Wales
6.8
71'
F
Zian Flemming 10.Netherlands
7.8
F
Romain Esse 25.England
6.8
71'
Substitutes
G
Bartosz Bialkowski 33.Poland
D
Wes Harding 45.Jamaica
D
B. Norton-Cuffy 17.England
6.3
46'
M
George Saville 23.Northern Ireland
6.4
61' 77'
M
Billy Mitchell 8.England
F
Ryan Longman 11.England
6.8
71'
F
Adam Mayor 12.England
F
Duncan Watmore 19.England
6.7
60'
F
Aidomo Emakhu 22.Republic of Ireland
6.8
71'

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: Matija Sarkic  (6.4), Ryan Leonard (6.8), Japhet Tanganga (7.3), Jake Cooper (6.8), Danny McNamara (6.4), George Honeyman (6.4), Casper De Norre (6.7), Murray Wallace (6.3), Romain Esse (6.8), Tom Bradshaw (6.8) and Zian Flemming (7.8).

The home team had on the bench: George Saville (6.4), Wes Harding, Billy Mitchell, Ryan Longman (6.8), Adam Mayor, Brooke Norton-Cuffy (6.3), Duncan Watmore (6.7), Aidomo Emakhu (6.8) and Bartosz Bialkowski.

Substitutions

Millwall made 5 changes: Ryan Leonard for George Saville (61′), Murray Wallace for Brooke Norton-Cuffy (46′), Tom Bradshaw for Aidomo Emakhu (71′), Romain Esse for Ryan Longman (71′) and George Honeyman for Duncan Watmore (60′).

Player of the match: Zian Flemming​

The player that probably impressed the most for Millwall was Zian Flemming.

His rating is 7.8 with 31 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 2 crosses.

Sheffield Wednesday – Formation

Sheffield Wednesday
G
J. Beadle 26.England
7.3
D
Pol Valentín 14.Spain
7.0
D
Di'Shon Bernard 17.Jamaica
7.3
D
Marvin Johnson 18.England
7.0
D
Michael Ihiekwe 20.England
7.3
D
Liam Palmer 2.Scotland
7.0
90'
M
Will Vaulks 4.Wales
6.7
80' 51'
M
Barry Bannan  10.Scotland
8.1
79'
M
Ian Poveda 36.England
6.8
78'
M
Anthony Musaba 45.Netherlands
8.4
62' Goals41'
F
Iké Ugbo 12.Canada
7.7
67' Goals31'
F
B. Cadamarteri 42.England
Substitutes
G
P. Charles 47.England
D
Bambo Diaby 5.Spain
6.4
78'
D
Reece James 33.England
M
Momo Diaby 44.France
6.8
80'
F
Djeidi Gassama 41.France
7.5
62'
F
Mallik Wilks 7.England
F
Michael Smith 24.England
6.6
67'
F
Ashley Fletcher 27.England
6.6
79' 90'

Sheffield Wednesday started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Danny Röhl played with: Bailey-Tye Cadamarteri, James Beadle (7.3), Pol Valentín (7.0), Liam Palmer (7.0), Michael Ihiekwe (7.3), Di’Shon Bernard (7.3), Marvin Johnson (7.0), Ian Carlo Poveda (6.8), Will Vaulks (6.7), Barry Bannan (8.1) and Anthony Musaba (8.4), Ike Ugbo (7.7).

They had on the bench: Djeidi Gassama (7.5), Bambo Diaby (6.4), Mallik Wilks, Michael Smith (6.6), Guilherme Siqueira, Ashley Fletcher (6.6), Reece James, Momo Diaby (6.8) and Pierce Charles.

Sheffield Wednesday could not rely on the presence of Bambo Diaby (injured), Djeidi Gassama (injured) and Ashley Fletcher (injured).

Substitutions

Sheffield Wednesday made 5 changes: Ike Ugbo for Michael Smith (67′), Ian Carlo Poveda for Bambo Diaby (78′), Anthony Musaba for Djeidi Gassama (62′), Will Vaulks for Momo Diaby (80′) and Barry Bannan for Ashley Fletcher (79′).

Player of the match: Anthony Musaba​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sheffield Wednesday was Anthony Musaba.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 13 passes (85% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 2 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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