STOKE. Stoke City beats Millwall with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Brown (19′) and an own goal from G. Saville (70′).
J. Wallace didn’t score a decisive penalty (76′). That would have allowed Millwall to draw the match.
The match was played at the Bet365 Stadium stadium in Stoke on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was John Brooks who had the assistance of Harry Lennard and Simon Long. The 4th official was Thomas Bramall. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.8 degrees Celsius or 58.66 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 42%.
Match Statistics
- 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
- 16 Total 6
- 2 On Target 1
- 14 Off Target 5
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 117 Attack 118
- 33 Dangerous attack 40
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 4
- 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 10 Total 12
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Stoke City was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. Millwall that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Millwall was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 6 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Stoke City was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Stoke City shot 16 times, 2 on target, 14 off target. On the other side, Millwall shot 6 times, 1 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Stoke City received 3 yellow cards (J. Tymon, J. Brown and J. Thompson). Talking about the opposition, Millwall received 1 yellow card (D. Ballard).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Stoke City will have 49 points to remain in the 15th place. On the other side, Millwall will stay with 57 points to hold in the 10th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Stoke City will host Sheffield United on the 2nd of April with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Sheffield United (3 draws).
Millwall will play away agasint Luton Town on the 2nd of April with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Millwall (4 draws).
Stoke City – Formation
Stoke City
56'
70'
19'
Stoke City started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Michael O\’Neill decided to play with the following team: .
Stoke City could not rely on the presence of J. Thompson (injured) and T. Campbell (injured).
Substitutions
Stoke City made 3 changes: M. Vrancic for J. Thompson (70′), D. Wright-Phillips for T. Campbell (89′) and J. Maja for S. Fletcher (90′).
Millwall – Formation
Millwall
Millwall started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
Gary Rowett played with: .
Millwall could not rely on the presence of S. Ojo (injured).
Substitutions
Millwall made 3 changes: S. Malone for T. Bradshaw (62′), T. Burey for M. Kieftenbeld (62′) and M. Bennett for S. Ojo (78′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Bristol City – West Bromwich Albion – 2-2
- Derby County – Coventry City – 1-1
- Huddersfield Town – AFC Bournemouth – 0-3
- Hull City – Luton Town – 1-3
- Reading – Blackburn Rovers – 1-0
- Sheffield United – Barnsley – 2-0
- Stoke City – Millwall – 2-0
- Swansea City – Birmingham City – 0-0
