BLACKBURN. Millwall and Blackburn Rovers draw 1-1. M. Obafemi scored the first goal (54′) for Millwall. S. Szmodics settled the score (63′). Blackburn Rovers was truly superior in terms of ball possession (69%)​

The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 11,711 spectators.​ The referee was Jeremy Simpson with the help of Robert Hyde and Rob Merchant. The 4th official was Tom Reeves. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was cold at 8.47 degrees Celsius or 47.25 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Blackburn Rovers had a strong ball possession 69% while Millwall was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Blackburn Rovers had a more offensive attitude with 68 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Blackburn Rovers to win the match​.

Blackburn Rovers shot 11 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Millwall shot 3 times, 1 on target, 1 off target.

Cards

Blackburn Rovers didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Millwall received 1 yellow card (Japhet Tanganga).

Standings

After this match, Blackburn Rovers has 40 points like Plymouth Argyle and Millwall to sit in the 17th place. On the opposite side, Millwall will has 40 points like Plymouth Argyle and Blackburn Rovers to remain in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will host Plymouth Argyle on the 9th of March with a 2-0 head to head statistic in favor of Plymouth Argyle (1 draw).

Millwall will host Birmingham City on the 9th of March with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Birmingham City (9 draws).

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

The manager John Eustace decided to play with the following team: Aynsley Pears, Leopold Wahlstedt (6.8), Dominic Hyam (7.5), Kyle McFadzean (6.7), Scott Wharton (7.0), Callum Brittain (7.3), John Buckley (7.0), Jake Garrett (7.0), Harry Pickering (6.8), Tyrhys Dolan (6.7), Sam Gallagher (6.8) and Sammie Szmodics (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: Andrew Moran, Connor O’Riordan, Arnór Sigurdsson (7.1), Billy Koumetio, Dilan Markanday (6.6), Semir Telalović, Yasin Ayari (7.5), Ben Chrisene (6.8) and Nicholas Michalski.

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 4 changes: Jake Garrett for Yasin Ayari (61′), Callum Brittain for Ben Chrisene (46′), Tyrhys Dolan for Arnór Sigurdsson (61′) and Sam Gallagher for Dilan Markanday (84′).

Player of the match: Dominic Hyam​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Blackburn Rovers was Dominic Hyam.

His rating is 7.5 with 118 passes (87% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 7.

Millwall – Formation

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

Neil Harris played with: Matija Sarkic  (6.7), Ryan Leonard (7.0), Japhet Tanganga (7.1), Jake Cooper (7.0), Danny McNamara (6.8), Aidomo Emakhu (6.4), Billy Mitchell (6.7), George Saville (7.1), George Honeyman (6.8), Ryan Longman (6.8), Zian Flemming (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Duncan Watmore, Michael Obafemi (7.1), Murray Wallace, Adam Mayor, Joe Bryan (6.7), Brooke Norton-Cuffy (6.4), Casper De Norre, Romain Esse and Bartosz Bialkowski.

Substitutions

Millwall made 4 changes: Zian Flemming for Duncan Watmore (90′), Ryan Longman for Brooke Norton-Cuffy (75′), Aidomo Emakhu for Michael Obafemi (46′) and Danny McNamara for Joe Bryan (75′).

Player of the match: Japhet Tanganga​

The most impressive player for Millwall was Japhet Tanganga.

His rating is 7.1 with 34 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes.

Results of the day

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

• Sheffield Wednesday – Plymouth Argyle – 1-0
• Sunderland – Leicester City – 0-1
• Leeds United – Stoke City – 1-0
• Ipswich Town – Bristol City – 3-2
• Hull City – Birmingham City – 1-1
• Coventry City – Rotherham United – 5-0
• Blackburn Rovers – Millwall – 1-1