LONDON. Millwall prevails over Middlesbrough 2-0 after Z. Flemming scores a double.

The match was played at the The Den stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Matt Donohue with the collaboration of Paul Hodskinson and Richard Wild. The 4th official was Joshua Smith. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 16.4 degrees Celsius or 61.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 51%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Middlesbrough had a strong ball possession 63% while Millwall was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Middlesbrough was putting more pressure with 44 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 1 were on target. Notwithstanding, Millwall succeeded in find the solution to win this match.​

Millwall shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Middlesbrough shot 7 times, 1 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Millwall received 2 yellow cards (M. Wallace and T. Burey). Regarding the opposition, Middlesbrough received 2 yellow cards (P. McNair and I. Jones).

Standings

After this encounter, Millwall will have 17 points like Sunderland and Watford to sit in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Middlesbrough will stay with 13 points to sit in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Championship, Millwall will play away with Birmingham City on the 2nd of November with a 7-6 head to head in favor of Birmingham City (7 draws).

Middlesbrough will play away agasint Hull City on the 1st of November with a 10-9 head to head stats in favor of Middlesbrough (4 draws).

Millwall – Formation

Millwall started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Gary Rowett decided to play with the following team: George Long (6.5), Danny McNamara (6.8), Shaun Hutchinson (7.0), Jake Cooper (7.1), Murray Wallace (6.3), Billy Mitchell (6.7), George Saville (7.7), Andreas Voglsammer (7.3), Zian Flemming (8.3), Tyler Burey (6.1) and Tom Bradshaw (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Mason Bennett, George Evans, George Honeyman, Jamie Shackleton, Callum Styles (6.4), Bartosz Białkowski and Benik Afobe (6.2).

Substitutions

Millwall made 4 changes: T. Burey for C. Styles (57′), T. Bradshaw for B. Afobe (66′), Z. Flemming for G. Honeyman (82′) and A. Voglsammer for M. Bennett (83′).

Best player: Zian Flemming​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Zian Flemming.

His rating is (8.3) with 2 goals, 18 passes (55% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Middlesbrough – Formation

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

Chris Wilder played with: Zack Steffen (6.9), Paddy McNair (7.0), Dael Fry (6.8), Darragh Lenihan (6.3), Isaiah Jones (6.2), Matt Crooks (6.4), Jonathan Howson (7.5), Riley McGree (6.7), Marc Bola (6.4), Chuba Akpom (6.5) and Rodrigo Muniz (6.5).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ryan Giles (6.4), Liam Roberts, Marcus Forss (6.3), Hayden Hackney (6.8), Alex Mowatt, Anfernee Dijksteel (6.4) and Matthew Hoppe.

Substitutions

Middlesbrough made 5 changes: M. Bola for R. Giles (51′), R. McGree for H. Hackney (51′), P. McNair for A. Dijksteel (65′), C. Akpom for M. Forss (65′) and Muniz Rodrigo for M. Hoppe (75′).

Best player: Jonathan Howson​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Middlesbrough was Jonathan Howson.

His rating is (7.5) with 37 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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

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