LONDON. Millwall found a way to turn the tables against West Bromwich Albion to win 2-1. It was West Bromwich Albion to strike first with a goal of J. Swift at the 20′. Then it was a goal in the 38′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, T. Burey gave the win to Millwall in the 90′ minute.

K. Bartley received a red card (85′)​. This double yellow card was one of the reason why West Bromwich Albion lost the match.

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 Andy Madley with the collaboration of Derek Eaton and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 78%.​

Match Statistics​

Millwall

2 - 1

West Bromwich Albion

  • 47 Ball Possession 53
Shots
  • 19 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 2
  • 15 Off Target 6
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 119 Attack 90
  • 48 Dangerous attack 33
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 2
Fouls
  • 8 Total 11
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Millwall was in possession of the ball for 47% of the time vs. West Bromwich Albion that controlled the ball for 53% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Millwall was putting more pressure with 48 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Millwall won the match​.

Millwall shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target. Talking about the opposition, West Bromwich Albion shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.

Cards

Millwall received 1 yellow card (B. Mitchell). Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards (D. O’Shea and K. Bartley).

Also, West Bromwich Albion didn’t finish the match with 11 players after K. Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (85′).

Match Timeline

20'
John Swift(goal)
Billy Mitchell- Yellow
31'
38'
46'
58'
64'
Conor Townsend- sub ->E. Pieters
68'
69'
Kyle Bartley- Yellow
74'
75'
Jayson Molumby- sub ->T. Gardner-Hickman
76'
83'
George Honeyman- sub ->Z. Flemming
83'
85'
Kyle Bartley(yellowred)
85'
Kyle Bartley(yellowred)
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Burnley
101
46
Sheffield United
91
46
Luton Town
80
46
Middlesbrough
75
46
Coventry City
70
46
Sunderland
69
46
Blackburn Rovers
69
46
Millwall
68
46
West Bromwich Albion
66
46
Swansea City
66
46
Watford
63
46
Preston North End
63
46
Norwich City
62
46
Bristol City
59
46
Hull City
58
46
Stoke City
53
46
Birmingham City
53
46
Huddersfield Town
53
46
Rotherham United
50
46
Queens Park Rangers
50
46
Cardiff City
49
46
Reading
44
46
Blackpool
44
46
Wigan Athletic
39
46

After playing this match, Millwall will have 26 points like Sheffield United to soar in the 6th place. Regarding the opposition, West Bromwich Albion will stay with 14 points to hold in the 23rd 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).

West Bromwich Albion will host Blackpool on the 1st of November with a 6-1 head to head record in favor of West Bromwich Albion (2 draws).

Millwall – Formation

Millwall
G
G. Long 1.England
6.2
D
Scott Malone 11.England
7.2
D
Shaun Hutchinson 4.England
6.6
46'
D
Jake Cooper 5.England
6.6
D
Danny McNamara 2.England
6.8
M
Jamie Shackleton 16.England
6.9
M
Billy Mitchell 8.England
6.4
31'
M
Andreas Voglsammer 21.Germany
6.4
58'
M
Zian Flemming 10.Netherlands
6.2
83'
M
Callum Styles 17.Hungary
7.1
83' 38'
F
Tom Bradshaw 9.Wales
6.4
76'
Substitutes
G
Bartosz Bialkowski 33.Poland
D
C. Cresswell 15.England
7.1
46'
M
George Evans 6.England
M
George Honeyman 39.England
83'
M
Tyler Burey 14.England
6.8
58' 90'
F
Mason Bennett 20.England
83'
F
B. Afobe 7.Congo DR
6.7
76'

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 (6.2), Danny McNamara (6.8), Shaun Hutchinson (6.6), Jake Cooper (6.6), Scott Malone (7.2), Jamie Shackleton (6.9), Billy Mitchell (6.4), Callum Styles (7.1), Zian Flemming (6.2), Andreas Voglsammer (6.4) and Tom Bradshaw (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Mason Bennett, Charlie Cresswell (7.1), George Evans, George Honeyman, Tyler Burey (6.8), Bartosz Białkowski and Benik Afobe (6.7).

Substitutions

Millwall made 5 changes: S. Hutchinson for C. Cresswell (46′), A. Voglsammer for T. Burey (58′), T. Bradshaw for B. Afobe (76′), C. Styles for M. Bennett (83′) and Z. Flemming for G. Honeyman (83′).

Best player: Scott Malone​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Millwall was Scott Malone even if he didn’t score any goal.

His rating is (7.2) with 40 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 10. He performed 9 crosses.

West Bromwich Albion – Formation

West Bromwich Albion
G
Alex Palmer 24.England
6.4
D
Erik Pieters 15.Netherlands
7.0
64'
D
Kyle Bartley 5.England
7.4
85'
D
Dara O'Shea 4.Republic of Ireland
7.0
68'
M
Adam Reach 20.England
6.6
M
Darnell Furlong 2.England
6.2
M
Okay Yokuşlu 35.Turkey
6.7
M
Taylor Gardner-Hickman 29.England
6.3
75'
F
Jed Wallace 17.England
6.5
F
John Swift 19.England
7.6
74' 20'
F
K. Ahearne-Grant 18.England
6.8
Substitutes
G
David Button 1.England
D
Conor Townsend 3.England
6.9
64'
M
Jayson Molumby 14.Republic of Ireland
6.6
75'
M
Tom Rogić 7.Australia
6.5
74'
M
G. Diangana 11.England
M
M. Phillips 10.Scotland
F
R. Cleary 43.England

West Bromwich Albion started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

Richard Beale played with: Alex Palmer (6.4), Dara O’Shea (7.0), Kyle Bartley (7.4), Erik Pieters (7.0), Darnell Furlong (6.2), Okay Yokuşlu (6.7), Taylor Gardner-Hickman (6.3), Adam Reach (6.6), Jed Wallace (6.5), Karlan Grant (6.8) and John Swift (7.6).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jayson Molumby (6.6), David Button, Conor Townsend (6.9), Tom Rogić (6.5), Grady Diangana, Reyes Cleary and Matt Phillips.

Substitutions

West Bromwich Albion made 4 changes: E. Pieters for C. Townsend (64′), J. Swift for T. Rogic (74′), T. Gardner-Hickman for J. Molumby (75′) and K. Grant for M. Phillips (84′).

Best player: John Swift​

The player that probably impressed the most for West Bromwich Albion was John Swift.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 30 passes (76% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

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