Championship: Millwall recovers a 0-1 deficit to top West Bromwich Albion 2-1
LONDON. Millwall succeeded in turn the table against West Bromwich Albion to win 2-1.
LONDON. Millwall found a way to turn the table 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 with a goal.
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 help of Derek Eaton and Bhupinder Gill. The 4th official was Keith Stroud. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant around 17.1 degrees Celsius or 62.82 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 78%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in 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.
Millwall was more aggressive with 48 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 4 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Millwall won the match.
Millwall shot 19 times, 4 on target, 15 off target. On the opposite side, West Bromwich Albion shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Millwall received 1 yellow card (B. Mitchell). On the other side, West Bromwich Albion received 2 yellow cards (D. O’Shea and K. Bartley).
Also, West Bromwich Albion didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after K. Bartley (West Bromwich Albion) was sent out after receiving a second yellow card (85′).
After playing this match, Millwall will have 23 points to stay in the 8th place. On the other side, West Bromwich Albion will stay with 14 points to stay in the 22nd place.
Match Events
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20'20'
J. Swift
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31'31'
B. Mitchell
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38'38'
C. Styles
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46'46'
C. Cresswell
S. Hutchinson
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58'58'
T. Burey
A. Voglsammer
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64'64'
C. Townsend
E. Pieters
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68'68'
D. O\'Shea
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69'69'
K. Bartley
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74'74'
T. Rogic
J. Swift
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75'75'
J. Molumby
T. Gardner-Hickman
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76'76'
B. Afobe
T. Bradshaw
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83'83'
M. Bennett
C. Styles
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83'83'
G. Honeyman
Z. Flemming
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85'85'
Kyle Bartley
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85'85'
K. Bartley
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90'90'
T. Burey
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Millwall will play away with Huddersfield Town on the 29th of October with a 7-4 head to head in favor of Huddersfield Town (1 draw).
West Bromwich Albion will host Sheffield United on the 29th of October with a 4-4 head to head.
Millwall: Formation and Lineups
Millwall started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Gary Rowett chose to play with the following team: George Long , Danny McNamara , Shaun Hutchinson , Jake Cooper , Scott Malone , Jamie Shackleton , Billy Mitchell , Callum Styles , Zian Flemming , Andreas Voglsammer and Tom Bradshaw .
Substitutes
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′).
Top player: Scott Malone
The player who no doubt impressed Millwall the most was Scott Malone even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is 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 and Lineups
West Bromwich Albion started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).
On the other side, Richard Beale played with: Alex Palmer , Dara O’Shea , Kyle Bartley , Erik Pieters , Darnell Furlong , Okay Yokuşlu , Taylor Gardner-Hickman , Adam Reach , Jed Wallace , Karlan Grant and John Swift .
Substitutes
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′).
Top player: John Swift
Probably the most impressive player in West Bromwich Albion was John Swift.
His rating is 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
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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