SWANSEA. Millwall tops Swansea City 1-0 after C. De scored just 1 goal (72′). Swansea City was vastly better in terms of ball possession (69%).
Millwall remained with 10 players after Japhet Tanganga received a red card in the 85′. On the other side, also Jerry Yates received a red card (85′). This red card was one of the reason why Swansea City lost the match.
Matt Grimes squandered a decisive penalty (66′). That would have allowed Swansea City to draw the match.
The match was played at the Swansea.com Stadium stadium in Swansea on Saturday and it started at 12:30 pm local time. In front of 17,661 spectators. The referee was Geoff Eltringham who was helped by Matt McGrath and Mark Russell. The 4th official was David Rock. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was cold at 13.09 degrees Celsius or 55.56 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 9 Total 12
- 2 On Target 4
- 3 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 6
- 120 Attack 56
- 55 Dangerous attack 16
- 121 Ball safe 87
- 2 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 3 Total 5
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 1 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Swansea City had a superior ball possession 69% while Millwall was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Swansea City was putting more pressure with 55 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Millwall found a way to find the solution to win this match.
Swansea City shot 9 times, 2 on target, 3 off target. Regarding the opposition, Millwall shot 12 times, 4 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Swansea City received 1 yellow card (Azeem Abdulai). On the opposite side, Millwall received 2 yellow cards (Danny McNamara and Jake Cooper).
(Swansea City) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (85′).
Also, Millwall didn’t end the match with 11 players after Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (85′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Swansea City stays with 57 points to hold in the 14th place. On the opposite side, Millwall will has 59 points to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
Swansea City – Formation
Swansea City
74'
90'
85'
Swansea City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Luke Williams decided to play with the following team: Jay Fulton, Harry Darling, Carl Rushworth , Josh Key , Ben Cabango , Bashir Humphreys , Josh Tymon , Charlie Patino , Matt Grimes , Ronald , Oliver Cooper , Jamie Paterson and Liam Cullen .
The home team had on the bench: Andy Fisher, Jerry Yates , Jamal Lowe , Mykola Kukharevych , N. Wood-Gordon, Liam Walsh , A. Govea, Azeem Abdulai and F. Lissah.
Substitutions
Swansea City made 4 changes: Oliver Cooper for Jamal Lowe (61′), Charlie Patino for Liam Walsh (61′), Jamie Paterson for Jerry Yates (74′) and Ronald for Azeem Abdulai (74′).
Player of the match: Ben Cabango
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Swansea City was Ben Cabango.
His rating is with 107 passes (92% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 4.
Millwall – Formation
Millwall
72'
Millwall started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Neil Harris played with: Matija Sarkic , Ryan Leonard , Japhet Tanganga , Jake Cooper , Danny McNamara , Romain Esse , Casper De Norre , Billy Mitchell , Ryan Longman , Zian Flemming , Tom Bradshaw .
These were the players on the bench: Duncan Watmore , George Saville , Shaun Hutchinson , Adam Mayor, B. Norton-Cuffy , Aidomo Emakhu, Connal Trueman, George Honeyman and Wes Harding.
Millwall could not rely on the presence of B. Norton-Cuffy (injured).
Substitutions
Millwall made 5 changes: Ryan Leonard for B. Norton-Cuffy (58′), Romain Esse for Duncan Watmore (58′), Tom Bradshaw for George Honeyman (77′), Billy Mitchell for George Saville (77′) and Zian Flemming for Shaun Hutchinson (87′).
Player of the match: Matija Sarkic
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was the goalkeeper: Matija Sarkic. His rating is 7.75. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 2 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- West Bromwich Albion – Preston North End – 3-0
- Swansea City – Millwall – 0-1
- Sunderland – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-2
- Stoke City – Bristol City – 4-0
- Rotherham United – Cardiff City – 5-2
- Plymouth Argyle – Hull City – 1-0
- Middlesbrough – Watford – 3-1
- Leicester City – Blackburn Rovers – 0-2
- Leeds United – Southampton – 1-2
- Ipswich Town – Huddersfield Town – 2-0
- Coventry City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
- Birmingham City – Norwich City – 1-0
