LONDON. Millwall prevails over Plymouth Argyle 1-0 after J. Cooper scored just 1 goal (83′). Millwall made the most of its superior 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. The referee was Andy Davies assisted by Graham Kane and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Tom Nield. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 8.83 degrees Celsius or 47.89 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 88%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Millwall had a superior ball possession 58% while Plymouth Argyle was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Millwall was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Millwall won the match​.

Millwall shot 11 times, 6 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Plymouth Argyle shot 9 times, 1 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

None of the teams received any yellow card.

Standings

After playing this contest, Millwall has 56 points like Watford and Sunderland to remain in the 16th place. Talking about the opposition, Plymouth Argyle will stays with 48 points to hold in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Millwall will play away against Swansea City on the 4th of May with a 8-4 head to head statistic in favor of Swansea City (5 draws).

Plymouth Argyle will host Hull City on the 4th of May with a 5-4 head to head statistic in favor of Hull City (1 draw).

Millwall – Formation

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

The manager Neil Harris decided to play with the following team: Matija Sarkic (7.0), Ryan Leonard (8.1), Japhet Tanganga (7.0), Jake Cooper (8.8), Danny McNamara (7.3), Ryan Longman (7.7), George Saville (7.5), Casper De Norre (7.1), Duncan Watmore (7.0), Tom Bradshaw (6.6) and Zian Flemming (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Michael Obafemi, George Honeyman (6.7), Shaun Hutchinson, Kevin Nisbet (6.4), Billy Mitchell (6.8), B. Norton-Cuffy, Romain Esse (6.7), Bartosz Bialkowski and Wes Harding.

Substitutions

Millwall made 5 changes: Casper De Norre for George Honeyman (85′), Zian Flemming for Billy Mitchell (85′), Tom Bradshaw for Kevin Nisbet (68′), Duncan Watmore for Romain Esse (68′) and Ryan Longman for Shaun Hutchinson (90′).

Player of the match: Jake Cooper​

The most impressive player for Millwall was Jake Cooper.

His rating is 8.8 with 1 goal, 55 passes (76% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 5 duels out of 5.

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

Plymouth Argyle started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Neil Dewsnip played with: Michael Cooper (7.5), Ashley Famiwuya (6.8), Dan Scarr (7.1), Lewis Gibson (7.3), Bali Mumba (7.0), Adam Randell (7.3), Joe Edwards  (6.7), Brendan Galloway (6.4), Mustapha Bundu (7.5), Morgan Whittaker (6.4) and Ben Waine (6.7).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Julio Pleguezuelo (6.4), Ryan Hardie (6.6), Adam Forshaw, Callum Wright (6.8), A. Devine (6.3), Conor Hazard, Matthew Sorinola (6.4), C. Roberts and F. Issaka.

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 5 changes: Ben Waine for Ryan Hardie (70′), Joe Edwards  for A. Devine (87′), Brendan Galloway for Matthew Sorinola (87′), Ashley Famiwuya for Julio Pleguezuelo (81′) and Mustapha Bundu for Callum Wright (87′).

Player of the match: Michael Cooper​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Plymouth Argyle was the goalkeeper: Michael Cooper. His rating is 7.45. He performed 5 saves.

Results of the day

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

• Watford – Sunderland – 1-0
• Southampton – Stoke City – 0-1
• Sheffield Wednesday – West Bromwich Albion – 3-0
• Norwich City – Swansea City – 2-2
• Millwall – Plymouth Argyle – 1-0
• Hull City – Ipswich Town – 3-3
• Huddersfield Town – Birmingham City – 1-1
• Cardiff City – Middlesbrough – 1-4
• Bristol City – Rotherham United – 2-0
• Blackburn Rovers – Coventry City – 0-0