English League Championship

Millwall vs Blackburn Rovers, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Millwall
  • 3': Wes Harding
FT
1 - 2
Blackburn Rovers
  • 22': Joe Rankin-Costello
  • 51': Callum Brittain

About

Millwall are hosting Blackburn Rovers at The Den, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Billy Mitchell (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 2': Foul by Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 3': Goal! Millwall 1, Blackburn Rovers 0. Wes Harding (Millwall) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a set piece situation.
  • 4': Foul by Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall).
  • 4': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 7': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  • 19': Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Foul by Joe Bryan (Millwall).
  • 22': Goal! Millwall 1, Blackburn Rovers 1. Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Callum Brittain.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Wes Harding (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Zian Flemming.
  • 31': Attempt saved. Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Dominic Hyam.
  • 31': Attempt blocked. Zian Flemming (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Casper De Norre.
  • 31': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jake Cooper with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Foul by Arnór Sigurdsson (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 38': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 45': Attempt missed. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high.
  • 45'+2': First Half ends, Millwall 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 45': Second Half begins Millwall 1, Blackburn Rovers 1.
  • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Andrew Moran replaces Arnór Sigurdsson.
  • 45': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Scott Wharton replaces Dominic Hyam.
  • 46': Foul by Zian Flemming (Millwall).
  • 46': Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 48': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 50': Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 50': Foul by James Hill (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 51': Goal! Millwall 1, Blackburn Rovers 2. Callum Brittain (Blackburn Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by James Hill following a fast break.
  • 51': Delay in match because of an injury Joe Bryan (Millwall).
  • 53': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Substitution, Millwall. Murray Wallace replaces Joe Bryan because of an injury.
  • 53': Substitution, Millwall. Romain Esse replaces Ryan Longman.
  • 54': Attempt saved. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Zian Flemming with a cross.
  • 54': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Leopold Wahlstedt.
  • 55': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
  • 56': Attempt saved. Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Zian Flemming.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Sondre Tronstad (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 61': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Romain Esse.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Murray Wallace with a cross.
  • 63': Foul by Billy Mitchell (Millwall).
  • 63': Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 64': Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 64': Foul by Romain Esse (Millwall).
  • 66': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 66': Substitution, Millwall. George Honeyman replaces Aidomo Emakhu.
  • 66': Substitution, Millwall. George Saville replaces Billy Mitchell.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Zian Flemming (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by George Saville.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Romain Esse following a corner.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Zian Flemming (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 69': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
  • 69': Joe Rankin-Costello (Blackburn Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 71': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Callum Brittain.
  • 71': Attempt blocked. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman with a cross.
  • 72': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Scott Wharton.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Honeyman with a cross following a corner.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Wes Harding (Millwall) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Bradshaw following a corner.
  • 77': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Adam Wharton replaces Joe Rankin-Costello.
  • 79': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Hayden Carter.
  • 81': Attempt saved. Sammie Szmodics (Blackburn Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Tyrhys Dolan.
  • 81': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Wes Harding.
  • 83': Foul by Harry Pickering (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 83': Romain Esse (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Offside, Blackburn Rovers. Sammie Szmodics is caught offside.
  • 86': Attempt blocked. Romain Esse (Millwall) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 86': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Harry Pickering.
  • 86': Delay in match because of an injury Andrew Moran (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 88': Substitution, Blackburn Rovers. Niall Ennis replaces Andrew Moran because of an injury.
  • 88': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+2': Corner, Blackburn Rovers. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
  • 90'+3': Brooke Norton-Cuffy (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers).
  • 90'+3': Tyrhys Dolan (Blackburn Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Romain Esse (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by George Honeyman with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Millwall 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Millwall 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Millwall 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Millwall 1, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Statistics

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6 Fouls 6
1 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 0
3 Corner Kicks 11
2 Saves 4
54.7 Possession 45.3
9 SHOTS 16
6 ON GOAL 3
0.7 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
415 Accurate Passes 314
519 Passes 403
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
1 Accurate Crosses 6
10 Crosses 35
0.1 Cross % 0.2
62 Long Balls 56
31 Accurate Long Balls 26
0.5 Long Balls % 0.5
2 Blocked Shots 5
12 Effective Tackles 6
19 Tackles 10
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 15
37 Effective Clearances 19
37 Clearances 19

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 13,834

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Leeds United 16 +16 32
2 Sunderland 16 +14 32
3 Sheffield United 16 +12 32
4 Burnley 16 +13 30
Full Table

Line-Ups

MIL Millwall (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
33 Bartosz Bialkowski (GK)
5 Jake Cooper
45 Wes Harding
15 Joe Bryan
17 Brooke Norton-Cuffy
10 Zian Flemming
8 Billy Mitchell
24 Casper de Norre
9 Tom Bradshaw
22 Aidomo Emakhu
11 Ryan Longman
Millwall Substitutes:
George Saville, Allan Campbell, Romain Esse, Murray Wallace, Sashiel Adom-Malaki, Tom Leahy, Dan McNamara, George Honeyman, Connal Trueman.

BLK Blackburn Rovers (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
12 Leopold Wahlstedt (GK)
5 Dominic Hyam
17 Hayden Carter
6 Sondre Tronstad
3 Harry Pickering
4 James Hill
8 Sammie Szmodics
11 Joe Rankin-Costello
7 Arnór Sigurdsson
2 Callum Brittain
10 Tyrhys Dolan Yellow Card
Blackburn Rovers Substitutes:
Niall Ennis, Semir Telalovic, Adam Wharton, Scott Wharton, Tom Atcheson, Joe Hilton, Dilan Kumar Markanday, Jake Garrett, Andy Moran.

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