BURNLEY. Burnley tops Millwall with a 2-0 win with a goal from V. (62′) and a goal from J. Rodriguez (72′). Burnley was vastly superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Turf Moor stadium in Burnley on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Leigh Doughty with the support of Paul Hodskinson and Mark Dwyer. The 4th official was Andrew Kitchen. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 13.5 degrees Celsius or 56.23 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
Burnley was in firm control of the ball 69% while Millwall was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Burnley was more pushing with 52 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 9 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Burnley won the match.
Burnley shot 20 times, 9 on target, 11 off target. Regarding the opposition, Millwall shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Burnley didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Millwall received 3 yellow cards (C. Cresswell, S. Hutchinson and A. Voglsammer).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Burnley will have 12 points like Watford and Reading to sit in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Millwall will stay with 7 points like Stoke City and Wigan Athletic to sit in the 19th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Championship, Burnley will host Rotherham United on the 2nd of November with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Burnley (0 draws).
Millwall will play away agasint Birmingham City on the 2nd of November with a 7-6 head to head stats in favor of Birmingham City (7 draws).
Burnley – Formation
Burnley
68'
62'
Burnley started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Vincent Kompany decided to play with the following team: Arijanet Murić , Connor Roberts , Taylor Harwood-Bellis , Charlie Taylor , Vitinho , Josh Brownhill , Jack Cork , Josh Cullen , Jóhann Guðmundsson , Jay Rodriguez and Nathan Tella .
The home team had on the bench: Dara Costelloe , Ashley Barnes , D. Churlinov, M. Lowton, Bailey Peacock-Farrell , S. Bastien and Manuel Benson .
Burnley could not rely on the presence of B. Peacock-Farrell (injured).
Substitutions
Burnley made 4 changes: J. Gudmundsson for M. Benson (57′), A. Muric for B. Peacock-Farrell (68′), N. Tella for D. Costelloe (82′) and J. Rodriguez for A. Barnes (82′).
Best player: Jay Rodriguez
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Burnley was Jay Rodriguez.
His rating is with 1 goal, 23 passes (73% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 5. He performed 1 cross.
Millwall – Formation
Millwall
35'
Millwall started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).
Gary Rowett played with: Bartosz Białkowski , Charlie Cresswell , Shaun Hutchinson , Jake Cooper , Danny McNamara , Jamie Shackleton , George Saville , Murray Wallace , Zian Flemming , Andreas Voglsammer and Tom Bradshaw .
The following players were sitting on the bench: G. Evans, G. Long, Scott Malone , George Honeyman , Billy Mitchell , Tyler Burey and Benik Afobe .
Substitutions
Millwall made 5 changes: C. Cresswell for G. Honeyman (73′), T. Bradshaw for B. Afobe (74′), A. Voglsammer for T. Burey (74′), J. Shackleton for B. Mitchell (83′) and M. Wallace for S. Malone (83′).
Best player: Bartosz Białkowski
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was the goalkeeper: Bartosz Białkowski. His rating is 8.01. He performed 8 saves.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship.
- Sheffield United – Reading – 4-0
- Wigan Athletic – West Bromwich Albion – 1-1
- Watford – Middlesbrough – 2-1
- Queens Park Rangers – Hull City – 3-1
- Cardiff City – Luton Town – 1-2
- Burnley – Millwall – 2-0
- Birmingham City – Norwich City – 1-2
