LONDON. Millwall prevails over Leicester City 1-0 after R. Longman scored just 1 goal (59′). Leicester City was unquestionably superior in terms of ball possession (72%).
The match was played at the The Den stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. In front of 14,889 spectators. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the collaboration of Mark Stevens and Black Antrobus. The 4th official was Aaron Farmer. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 8.48 degrees Celsius or 47.26 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 68%.
Match Statistics
- ! 28 Ball Possession 72
Shots
- 6 Total 11
- 4 On Target 3
- 1 Off Target 3
- 1 Shots blocked 5
- 69 Attack 135
- 39 Dangerous attack 59
- 63 Ball safe 107
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 9
Fouls
- 11 Total 6
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Leicester City had a strong ball possession 72% while Millwall was struggling with a 28% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Leicester City had a more offensive attitude with 59 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 3 were on target. Nevertheless, Millwall found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Millwall shot 6 times, 4 on target, 1 off target. Regarding the opposition, Leicester City shot 11 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Millwall received 3 yellow cards (George Saville, Matija Sarkic and George Honeyman). Regarding the opposition, Leicester City received 1 yellow card (Harry Winks).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Millwall has 47 points like Swansea City and Queens Park Rangers to sit in the 17th place. Talking about the opposition, Leicester City will stays with 88 points to remain in the 1st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Millwall will host Cardiff City on the 13th of April with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Cardiff City (12 draws).
Leicester City will host Southampton on the 16th of March with a 12-11 head to head record in favor of Leicester City (8 draws).
Millwall – Formation
Millwall
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59'
Millwall started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
The manager Neil Harris decided to play with the following team: Matija Sarkic , Ryan Leonard , Japhet Tanganga , Jake Cooper , Danny McNamara , Ryan Longman , Billy Mitchell , George Saville , George Honeyman , Zian Flemming and Michael Obafemi .
The home team had on the bench: Shaun Hutchinson, Tom Bradshaw , Adam Mayor, B. Norton-Cuffy , Aidomo Emakhu, Casper De Norre , Romain Esse , Bartosz Bialkowski and Wes Harding.
Millwall could not rely on the presence of Romain Esse (injured).
Substitutions
Millwall made 4 changes: George Honeyman for Romain Esse (51′), Michael Obafemi for Tom Bradshaw (76′), Ryan Longman for B. Norton-Cuffy (89′) and Zian Flemming for Casper De Norre (90′).
Player of the match: Ryan Leonard
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Ryan Leonard even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.
His rating is with 24 passes (42% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 10 duels out of 12. He performed 4 crosses.
Leicester City – Formation
Leicester City
Leicester City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
Enzo Maresca played with: Mads Hermansen , Ricardo Pereira , Wout Faes , Jannik Vestergaard , C. Doyle , Harry Winks , Wilfred Ndidi , Yunus Akgün , Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall , Stephy Mavididi and Jamie Vardy .
The following players were sitting on the bench: A. Fatawu , P. Daka , J. Justin , Conor Coady, Marc Albrighton, Kelechi Iheanacho , Hamza Choudhury, Dennis Praet and J. Stolarczyk.
Substitutions
Leicester City made 5 changes: Harry Winks for P. Daka (88′), C. Doyle for Kelechi Iheanacho (73′), Wilfred Ndidi for J. Justin (73′), Jamie Vardy for Dennis Praet (73′) and Yunus Akgün for A. Fatawu (62′).
Player of the match: Ricardo Pereira
The player that probably impressed the most for Leicester City was Ricardo Pereira.
His rating is with 56 passes (77% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 16.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Southampton – Coventry City – 2-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Norwich City – 2-2
- Preston North End – Huddersfield Town – 4-1
- Plymouth Argyle – Queens Park Rangers – 1-1
- Millwall – Leicester City – 1-0
- Leeds United – Sunderland – 0-0
