Millwall managed to turn the table against Blackpool to win 2-1.
The match was played at the The Den stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Gavin Ward. The weather was clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 19.8 degrees Celsius or 67.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 62%.
Millwall started with a 3-5-2 line-up. On the other side, Blackpool adopted for a conservative formation (4-4-2).
Millwall – Formation
Gary Rowett decided to play with the following team: Bartosz Białkowski, Daniel Ballard, Murray Wallace, Jake Cooper, Billy Mitchell, George Saville, Benik Afobe, Maikel Kieftenbeld, Scott Malone, Jed Wallace and Matt Smith.
The home team had on the bench: George Long, Connor Mahoney, Tom Bradshaw, Alex Mitchell, Ben Thompson, Alex Pearce and George Evans.
Blackpool – Formation
On the other side, Neil Rowett played with: Chris Maxwell, Callum Connolly, Marvin Ekpiteta, Richard Keogh, Luke Garbutt, Josh Bowler, Reece James, Kenneth Dougall, Keshi Anderson, Jerry Yates and Shayne Lavery.
They had on the bench: Sonny Carey, Tyreece John-Jules, Daniel Leo Gretarsson, Kevin Stewart, Oliver Casey, CJ Hamilton and Daniel Grimshaw.
Millwall was in firm control of the ball 69% while Blackpool was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Match Timeline
After this match, Millwall will have 5 points to stay in the 17th place. On the other side, Blackpool will stay with 2 points to stay in the 22nd place.
In the next match in the Championship, Millwall will play away West Bromwich Albion on the 11th of September with a 2-1 head to head in favor of West Bromwich Albion (1 draw). Blackpool will host Fulham on the 11th of September with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Fulham (4 draw).