Championship: Millwall tops Birmingham City 3-1
LONDON. Millwall prevails over Birmingham City 3-1.
LONDON. Millwall beats Birmingham City 3-1. Millwall got an early 2-0 lead with 2 goals from M. Wallace (11′) and T. Bradshaw (41′). Birmingham City tried to recover with a goal from T. Deeney (56′). However, the match was closed by a goal (74′) scored by G. Evans for Millwall.
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 Woolmer with the assistance of Bhupinder Gill and Graham Kane. The 4th official was Charles Breakspear. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold around 6.1 degrees Celsius or 43.02 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 71%.
Match Statistics
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Millwall was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Birmingham City that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Millwall was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 10 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Millwall won the match.
Millwall shot 18 times, 10 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Birmingham City shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target.
Cards
No yellow cards were issued to Millwall. On the opposite side, Birmingham City received 2 yellow cards (K. Pedersen and M. Roberts).
After playing this match, Millwall will have 27 points like Swansea City and Blackpool to stay in the 10th place. On the other side, Birmingham City will stay with 26 points like Middlesbrough and Sheffield United to stay in the 14th place.
Match Events
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11'11'
M. Wallace
S. Hutchinson
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20'20'
K. Pedersen
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41'41'
T. Bradshaw
S. Malone
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46'46'
L. Jutkiewicz
J. Bela
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50'50'
M. Roberts
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56'56'
T. Deeney
S. Hogan
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74'74'
G. Evans
D. McNamara
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80'80'
C. Aneke
S. Hogan
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83'83'
M. Kieftenbeld
J. Wallace
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86'86'
A. Pearce
S. Malone
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89'89'
M. Bennett
T. Bradshaw
Next match
In the upcoming Championship match, Millwall will play away against Peterborough United on the 11th of December with a 2-1 head to head record in favor of Millwall (1 draw).
Birmingham City will host Cardiff City on the 11th of December with a 9-4 head to head record in favor of Cardiff City (7 draws).
Millwall: Formation and Lineups
Millwall started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Gary Rowett chose to play with the following team: Bartosz Białkowski , Shaun Hutchinson , Jake Cooper , Murray Wallace , Dan McNamara , George Evans , Billy Mitchell , Scott Malone , Jed Wallace , Benik Afobe and Tom Bradshaw .
Substitutes
Millwall made 3 changes: J. Wallace for M. Kieftenbeld (83′), S. Malone for A. Pearce (86′) and T. Bradshaw for M. Bennett (89′).
Top player: Scott Malone
Probably the most impressive player in Millwall was Scott Malone even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 34 passes (61% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 5. He performed 12 crosses.
Birmingham City: Formation and Lineups
Birmingham City started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
On the opposite side, Lee Bowyer played with: Neil Etheridge , Dion Sanderson , Marc Roberts , Kristian Pedersen , Jordan Graham , Jordan James , Ivan Šunjić , Riley McGree , Jérémie Bela , Scott Hogan and Troy Deeney .
Substitutes
Birmingham City made 2 changes: J. Bela for L. Jutkiewicz (46′) and S. Hogan for C. Aneke (80′).
Top player: Troy Deeney
The player who no doubt impressed Birmingham City the most was Troy Deeney.
His rating is with 1 goal, 38 passes (68% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Championship
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