Millwall tops Cardiff City 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Millwall defeats Cardiff City 3-1.

By
Mark Hall
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Millwall tops Cardiff City 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Millwall defeats Cardiff City 3-1. Cardiff City was surely superior in terms of ball possession (63%).​

The match was played at the The Den stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Will Finnie assisted by Jonathan Hunt and Robert Hyde. The 4th official was John Busby. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19 degrees Celsius or 66.2 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 53%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Millwall

3 - 1

Team 1

Cardiff City

  • ! 37 Ball Possession 63
Shots
  • 15 Total 7
  • 7 On Target 4
  • 5 Off Target 2
  • 3 Shots blocked 1
  • 111 Attack 107
  • 46 Dangerous attack 30
  • 47 Ball safe 73
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 4
  • 5 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 7
  • 3 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 6

Ball possession

Cardiff City had a superior ball possession 63% while Millwall was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Millwall had a more offensive attitude with 46 dangerous attacks and 15 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Millwall won the match​.

Millwall shot 15 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City shot 7 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Millwall received 3 yellow cards (Duncan Watmore, George Saville and Ryan Longman). On the opposite side, Cardiff City received 1 yellow card (J. Collins).

Match Timeline

Michael Obafemi(goal)Zian Flemming
9'
24'
Y. Meïté(goal)R. Colwill
Jake Cooper(goal)Ryan Longman
45'
Duncan Watmore- sub ->Romain Esse
46'
60'
F. Diédhiou- sub ->Y. Meïté
60'
R. Wintle- sub ->Manolis Siopis
69'
J. Collins- Yellow
Ryan Longman- Yellow
69'
69'
69'
D. Turnbull- sub ->J. Ralls
Tom Bradshaw- sub ->Michael Obafemi
71'
75'
O. Tanner- sub ->R. Colwill
B. Norton-Cuffy- sub ->Ryan Longman
84'
George Saville- Yellow
90'
Duncan Watmore(goal)B. Norton-Cuffy
90'
Duncan Watmore- Yellow
90'
Casper De Norre- sub ->Zian Flemming
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leicester City
97
45
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
45
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 this encounter, Millwall has 50 points to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Cardiff City will stays with 59 points to sit in the 11th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Millwall will play away with Sunderland on the 20th of April with a 1-0 head to head stats in favor of Sunderland (4 draws).

Cardiff City will host Southampton on the 20th of April with a 8-6 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (2 draws).

Millwall – Formation

Millwall
G
Matija Sarkic 20.Montenegro
6.7
D
Danny McNamara 2.England
7.3
D
Jake Cooper 5.England
7.9
Goals45'
D
Japhet Tanganga 6.England
7.0
D
Ryan Leonard 18.England
6.7
M
Billy Mitchell 8.England
6.8
M
Ryan Longman 11.England
7.5
84' 69'
M
George Saville 23.Northern Ireland
7.5
90'
M
George Honeyman 39.England
M
Romain Esse 25.England
7.3
46'
F
Zian Flemming 10.Netherlands
7.0
90'
F
Michael Obafemi 21.Republic of Ireland
7.3
71' Goals9'
Substitutes
G
Bartosz Bialkowski 33.Poland
D
Shaun Hutchinson 4.England
D
Joe Bryan 15.England
D
B. Norton-Cuffy 17.England
7.1
84'
M
Casper De Norre 24.Belgium
90'
F
Kevin Nisbet 7.Scotland
F
Tom Bradshaw 9.Wales
6.3
71'
F
Adam Mayor 12.England
F
Duncan Watmore 19.England
7.1
46' 90' Goals90'

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

The manager Neil Harris decided to play with the following team: George Honeyman, Matija Sarkic (6.7), Ryan Leonard (6.7), Japhet Tanganga (7.0), Jake Cooper (7.9), Danny McNamara (7.3), Romain Esse (7.3), Billy Mitchell (6.8), George Saville (7.5), Ryan Longman (7.5), Zian Flemming (7.0) and Michael Obafemi (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Shaun Hutchinson, Kevin Nisbet, Tom Bradshaw (6.3), Adam Mayor, Joe Bryan, B. Norton-Cuffy (7.1), Duncan Watmore (7.1), Casper De Norre and Bartosz Bialkowski.

Millwall could not rely on the presence of B. Norton-Cuffy (injured) and Duncan Watmore (injured).

Substitutions

Millwall made 4 changes: Ryan Longman for B. Norton-Cuffy (84′), Michael Obafemi for Tom Bradshaw (71′), Romain Esse for Duncan Watmore (46′) and Zian Flemming for Casper De Norre (90′).

Player of the match: Jake Cooper​

The player that probably impressed the most for Millwall was Jake Cooper.

His rating is 7.9 with 1 goal, 25 passes (52% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 3 duels out of 6.

Cardiff City – Formation

Cardiff City
G
Ethan Horvath 1.United States
6.6
D
D. Goutas 4.Greece
7.0
D
N. Phillips 12.England
6.7
D
J. Collins 17.Nigeria
6.8
69'
D
P. Ng 38.England
7.0
M
J. Ralls 8.England
6.8
69'
M
J. Bowler 14.England
6.4
69'
M
K. Ahearne-Grant 16.England
6.6
M
Manolis Siopis 23.Greece
6.4
60'
M
R. Colwill 27.Wales
7.1
75'
F
Aaron Ramsey 10.Wales
F
Y. Meïté 22.Ivory Coast
7.5
60' Goals24'
Substitutes
G
M. Turner 41.Wales
M
R. Wintle 6.England
6.7
60'
M
D. Turnbull 15.Scotland
6.4
69'
M
R. Sawyers 19.Saint Kitts and Nevis
M
J. Colwill 34.Wales
M
R. Conte 36.England
M
C. Ashford 45.Wales
6.6
69'
F
F. Diédhiou 20.Senegal
6.4
60'
F
O. Tanner 32.England
6.6
75'

Cardiff City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Erol Bulut played with: Aaron Ramsey, Ethan Horvath (6.6), P. Ng (7.0), N. Phillips (6.7), D. Goutas (7.0), J. Collins (6.8), J. Ralls (6.8), Manolis Siopis (6.4), J. Bowler (6.4), R. Colwill (7.1), K. Ahearne-Grant (6.6) and Y. Meïté (7.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: F. Diédhiou (6.4), R. Wintle (6.7), D. Turnbull (6.4), R. Sawyers, O. Tanner (6.6), J. Colwill, R. Conte, M. Turner and C. Ashford (6.6).

Substitutions

Cardiff City made 5 changes: Manolis Siopis for R. Wintle (60′), Y. Meïté for F. Diédhiou (60′), J. Ralls for D. Turnbull (69′), J. Bowler for C. Ashford (69′) and R. Colwill for O. Tanner (75′).

Player of the match: Y. Meïté​

The most impressive player for Cardiff City was Y. Meïté.

His rating is 7.5 with 1 goal, 6 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 6 duels out of 15.

Results of the day

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