LONDON. Millwall tops Watford 1-0 after Z. Flemming scored just 1 goal (3′). Watford was definitely superior in terms of ball possession (67%).
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 17,847 spectators. The referee was Gavin Ward with the support of Andrew Dallison and Garry Maskell. The 4th official was Scott Jackson. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.03 degrees Celsius or 46.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 67%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Watford had a superior ball possession 67% while Millwall was struggling with a 33% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Watford was more aggressive with 75 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Millwall succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.
Millwall shot 6 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. On the opposite side, Watford shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Millwall received 3 yellow cards (Zian Flemming, Ryan Leonard and Danny McNamara). Talking about the opposition, Watford received 1 yellow card (Edo Kayembe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Millwall has 39 points like Blackburn Rovers to remain in the 18th place. On the other side, Watford will stays with 44 points like Bristol City and Middlesbrough to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Millwall will play away against Blackburn Rovers on the 5th of March with a 10-3 head to head in favor of Blackburn Rovers (6 draws).
Watford will host Swansea City on the 6th of March with a 8-8 head to head record.
Millwall – Formation
Millwall
90'
45'
3'
Millwall started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
The manager Neil Harris decided to play with the following team: Matija Sarkic , Ryan Leonard , Japhet Tanganga , Jake Cooper , Danny McNamara , George Honeyman , Billy Mitchell , George Saville , Duncan Watmore , Zian Flemming and Michael Obafemi .
The home team had on the bench: Ryan Longman , Murray Wallace, Adam Mayor, Joe Bryan, Brooke Norton-Cuffy , Aidomo Emakhu, Casper De Norre, Romain Esse and Bartosz Bialkowski.
Substitutions
Millwall made 4 changes: Billy Mitchell for Casper De Norre (90′), Danny McNamara for Joe Bryan (90′), Duncan Watmore for Brooke Norton-Cuffy (62′) and Michael Obafemi for Ryan Longman (72′).
Player of the match: Zian Flemming
The player that probably impressed the most for Millwall was Zian Flemming.
His rating is with 1 goal, 15 passes (67% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 6 duels out of 11.
Watford – Formation
Watford
Watford started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Valérien Ismaël played with: Ben Hamer , Jeremy Ngakia , Francisco Sierralta , Wesley Hoedt , Jamal Lewis , Yaser Asprilla , Edo Kayembe , Jake Livermore , Ken Sema , Vakoun Issouf Bayo and Emmanuel Dennis .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Ismaël Koné , Matthew Pollock, Tom Dele-Bashiru , Horacio Barrenechea, Ryan Porteous, Thomas Ince, Mileta Rajovic , Matheus Martins and Ryan Andrews .
Substitutions
Watford made 5 changes: Edo Kayembe for Tom Dele-Bashiru (46′), Jeremy Ngakia for Ryan Andrews (67′), Vakoun Issouf Bayo for Mileta Rajovic (80′), Ken Sema for Ismaël Koné (67′) and Jake Livermore for Matheus Martins (86′).
Player of the match: Wesley Hoedt
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Watford was Wesley Hoedt.
His rating is with 102 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 9 duels out of 10. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Swansea City – Blackburn Rovers – 2-1
- Stoke City – Middlesbrough – 2-0
- Rotherham United – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Preston North End – Hull City – 0-0
- Plymouth Argyle – Ipswich Town – 0-2
- Norwich City – Sunderland – 1-0
- Millwall – Watford – 1-0
- Leicester City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Huddersfield Town – Leeds United – 1-1
- Bristol City – Cardiff City – 0-1
- Birmingham City – Southampton – 3-4
