BLACKBURN. Blackburn Rovers defeated Millwall to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half.​ It was Blackburn Rovers to strike first with a goal of T. Dolan at the 57′. Then B. Brereton Diaz scored again for Blackburn Rovers in the 64′ minute. Eventually, J. Cooper reduced the distance for Millwall (76′). Eventually, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Blackburn Rovers capitalized on its better ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Ewood Park stadium in Blackburn on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Webb assisted by Samuel Lewis and Geoffrey Liddle. The 4th official was Leigh Doughty. The weather was clear. The temperature was cold at 14.6 degrees Celsius or 58.32 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Blackburn Rovers had a superior ball possession 57% while Millwall was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Millwall was more aggressive with 36 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 2 were on target. Notwithstanding, Blackburn Rovers succeeded in find the solution to win this contest.​

Blackburn Rovers shot 12 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Millwall shot 9 times, 2 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Blackburn Rovers received 1 yellow card (). Talking about the opposition, Millwall didn’t receive any yellow card.

Standings

After this match, Blackburn Rovers will have 18 points like Burnley and Queens Park Rangers to hold in the 6th place. On the opposite side, Millwall will stay with 13 points like Preston North End and Birmingham City to hold in the 16th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Blackburn Rovers will host Huddersfield Town on the 5th of November with a 4-4 head to head.

Millwall will host Hull City on the 5th of November with a 7-6 head to head statistic in favor of Millwall (5 draws).

Blackburn Rovers – Formation

Blackburn Rovers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Jon Dahl Tomasson decided to play with the following team: Thomas Kaminski (6.6), Dominic Hyam (6.9), Daniel Ayala (6.8), Scott Wharton (6.8), Ryan Hedges (7.1), Lewis Travis (7.0), Tyler Morton (7.3), Harry Pickering (6.8), Sam Gallagher (6.5), Tyrhys Dolan (7.0) and Ben Brereton Díaz (6.9).

The home team had on the bench: Callum Brittain, Aynsley Pears, Sammie Szmodics (6.4), George Hirst (6.6), Bradley Dack, John Buckley and Hayden Carter.

Substitutions

Blackburn Rovers made 4 changes: T. Dolan for S. Szmodics (65′), S. Gallagher for G. Hirst (65′), R. Hedges for H. Carter (79′) and B. Brereton Diaz for B. Dack (90′).

Best player: Tyler Morton​

The player that probably impressed the most for Blackburn Rovers was Tyler Morton even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.3) with 84 passes (85% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 4 crosses.

Millwall – Formation

Millwall started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Gary Rowett played with: George Long (6.5), Charlie Cresswell (6.8), Jake Cooper (7.1), Murray Wallace (6.3), Jamie Shackleton (7.0), George Honeyman (6.8), Billy Mitchell (6.2), Callum Styles (6.9), Scott Malone (6.6), Benik Afobe (6.1) and Zian Flemming (6.6).

These were the players on the bench: Andreas Voglsammer (6.9), George Saville, Bartosz Białkowski, Danny McNamara, George Evans (6.4), Tom Bradshaw and Tyler Burey (7.4).

Substitutions

Millwall made 4 changes: G. Honeyman for A. Voglsammer (68′), B. Mitchell for G. Evans (68′), G. Honeyman for A. Voglsammer (68′) and C. Styles for G. Saville (79′).

Best player: Tyler Burey​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Tyler Burey.

His rating is (7.4) with 1 passes (100% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 1 duel out of 1.

Results of the day

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

• West Bromwich Albion – Swansea City – 2-3
• Sunderland – Preston North End – 0-0
• Sheffield United – Birmingham City – 1-1
• Rotherham United – Wigan Athletic – 0-2
• Reading – Huddersfield Town – 3-1
• Coventry City – Middlesbrough – 1-0
• Cardiff City – Burnley – 1-1
• Bristol City – Queens Park Rangers – 1-2
• Blackpool – Norwich City – 0-1
• Blackburn Rovers – Millwall – 2-1