Championship: Fulham overcomes Millwall 3-0
LONDON. Fulham was ultimately too strong for Millwall.
LONDON. Fulham was eventually too good for Millwall with the goal of A. Mitrovic (29′), A. Mitrovic (50′) and B. Reid (87′). Fulham took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Craven Cottage stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Matt Donohue with the assistance of Mark Russell and George Byrne. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold around 10.2 degrees Celsius or 50.31 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 80%.
Match Statistics
Fulham was in firm control of the ball 56% while Millwall was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Millwall was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 10 shots of which 3 were on target. Nonetheless, Fulham was able to find the solution to win this match.
Fulham shot 19 times, 7 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Millwall shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Fulham received 1 yellow card (A. Mitrovic). On the opposite side, Millwall received 3 yellow cards (M. Kieftenbeld, S. Hutchinson and M. Bennett).
After this encounter, Fulham will have 58 points to stay in the 1st place. On the other side, Millwall will stay with 37 points to stay in the 15th place.
Match Events
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29'29'
A. Mitrovic
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35'35'
M. Kieftenbeld
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50'50'
A. Mitrovic
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57'57'
J. Wallace
A. Pearce
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61'61'
S. Hutchinson
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71'71'
H. Reed
T. Cairney
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74'74'
M. Bennett
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77'77'
L. Freeman
O. Burke
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77'77'
B. Reid
N. Kebano
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77'77'
T. Burey
M. Bennett
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84'84'
A. Mitrovic
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87'87'
B. Reid
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90'90'
Muniz Rodrigo
A. Mitrovic
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Fulham will play away against Hull City on the 12th of February with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Hull City (2 draws).
Millwall will host Cardiff City on the 12th of February with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Cardiff City (12 draws).
Fulham: Formation and Lineups
Fulham started with a mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Marco Alexandre Saraiva da Silva chose to play with the following team: Marek Rodák , Neco Williams , Tosin Adarabioyo , Tim Ream , Antonee Robinson , Nathaniel Chalobah , Harry Wilson , Tom Cairney , Fabio Carvalho , Neeskens Kebano and Aleksandar Mitrović .
Substitutes
Fulham made 3 changes: T. Cairney for H. Reed (71′), N. Kebano for B. Reid (77′) and A. Mitrovic for Muniz Rodrigo (90′).
Top player: Aleksandar Mitrović
The player who no doubt impressed Fulham the most was Aleksandar Mitrović.
His rating is with 2 goals, 24 passes (70% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 19. He performed 1 cross.
Millwall: Formation and Lineups
Millwall started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
On the opposite side, Gary Rowett played with: Bartosz Białkowski , Shaun Hutchinson , Alex Pearce , Jake Cooper , Dan McNamara , Maikel Kieftenbeld , Billy Mitchell , Murray Wallace , Mason Bennett , Oliver Burke and Benik Afobe .
Substitutes
Millwall made 3 changes: A. Pearce for J. Wallace (57′), O. Burke for L. Freeman (77′) and M. Bennett for T. Burey (77′).
Top player: Oliver Burke
Probably the most impressive player in Millwall was Oliver Burke.
His rating is with 26 passes (84% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 6 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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I am one of the main columnists for Lootrs.com. I have been writing about football for the last 2 years. I am a decent club player, but I have never reached those heights. Interested in the nextgen. Favorite players: Ronaldo, Messi, Salah, Jamie Vardy, and Michail Antonio.
