Millwall vs Watford, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipAbout
Millwall are hosting Watford
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.
- 3': Foul by Duncan Watmore (Millwall).
- 3': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 4': Duncan Watmore (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
- 5': Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Millwall).
- 5': Mattie Pollock (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Francisco Sierralta (Watford).
- 7': Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 7': Francisco Sierralta (Watford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 8': Offside, Millwall. Shaun Hutchinson is caught offside.
- 13': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Leonard.
- 14': Attempt missed. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Dele-Bashiru following a corner.
- 19': Duncan Watmore (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Edo Kayembe (Watford).
- 21': Attempt saved. Ryan Andrews (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 21': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lukas Jensen.
- 21': Corner, Watford. Conceded by George Honeyman.
- 22': Goal! Millwall 0, Watford 1. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right to the high centre of the goal following a corner.
- 25': Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Romain Esse with a cross.
- 25': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Tom Dele-Bashiru.
- 26': Foul by Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall).
- 26': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
- 29': Moussa Sissoko (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
- 32': George Honeyman (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 34': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jeremy Ngakia.
- 37': Attempt blocked. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 37': George Honeyman (Millwall) hits the left post with a right footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Duncan Watmore.
- 37': Attempt blocked. George Honeyman (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 39': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
- 39': Ryan Porteous (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
- 42': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 44': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
- 44': Attempt missed. Joe Bryan (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is too high following a corner.
- 45': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
- 45': Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall).
- 45'+1': Vakoun Bayo (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Millwall 0, Watford 1.
- 45': Second Half begins Millwall 0, Watford 1.
- 46': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
- 46': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Mattie Pollock (Watford).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 49': Attempt blocked. George Honeyman (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Duncan Watmore.
- 49': Foul by Moussa Sissoko (Watford).
- 49': Romain Esse (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 50': George Saville (Millwall) hits the right post with a header from very close range. Assisted by George Honeyman with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Romain Esse (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 51': Foul by Romain Esse (Millwall).
- 51': Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Ryan Leonard (Millwall).
- 54': Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 55': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 55': Goal! Millwall 0, Watford 2. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 57': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
- 57': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Casper De Norre (Millwall).
- 57': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Foul by Joe Bryan (Millwall).
- 60': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Offside, Watford. Vakoun Bayo is caught offside.
- 62': Substitution, Millwall. Aidomo Emakhu replaces Romain Esse.
- 62': Substitution, Millwall. Macaulay Langstaff replaces George Honeyman.
- 62': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
- 62': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Mattie Pollock (Watford).
- 63': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Leonard (Millwall).
- 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 69': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
- 69': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Attempt blocked. Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Duncan Watmore.
- 70': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
- 70': Attempt missed. George Saville (Millwall) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Joe Bryan with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ryan Andrews.
- 73': Attempt missed. Casper De Norre (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 74': Goal! Millwall 1, Watford 2. Duncan Watmore (Millwall) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal.
- 75': Substitution, Watford. Ken Sema replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
- 75': Substitution, Watford. Mileta Rajovic replaces Vakoun Bayo.
- 76': Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 76': Foul by Ryan Andrews (Watford).
- 77': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Leonard.
- 78': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Leonard (Millwall).
- 79': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 80': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ken Sema.
- 81': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Ryan Leonard.
- 81': Attempt missed. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze with a cross following a corner.
- 82': Foul by Mileta Rajovic (Watford).
- 82': Jake Cooper (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
- 83': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Substitution, Millwall. Dan McNamara replaces Ryan Leonard.
- 84': Substitution, Millwall. Kevin Nisbet replaces Tom Bradshaw.
- 86': Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Ryan Porteous (Watford).
- 86': Edo Kayembe (Watford) is shown the yellow card.
- 86': Joe Bryan (Millwall) is shown the yellow card.
- 88': Goal! Millwall 2, Watford 2. Duncan Watmore (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Saville.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ken Sema.
- 90': Goal! Millwall 2, Watford 3. Mileta Rajovic (Watford) header from very close range to the bottom right corner.
- 90': Mileta Rajovic (Watford) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
- 90'+1': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Francisco Sierralta.
- 90'+4': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Giorgi Chakvetadze.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Duncan Watmore (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Saville.
- 90'+8': Foul by Tom Ince (Watford).
- 90'+8': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+10': Attempt blocked. Joe Bryan (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+10': Attempt missed. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Bryan with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 90'+10': Offside, Millwall. Macaulay Langstaff is caught offside.
- 90'+11': Second Half ends, Millwall 2, Watford 3.
- 0': Match ends, Millwall 2, Watford 3.
Statistics
 WAT |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 11 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 45.8 | Possession | 54.2 |
| 10 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 269 | Accurate Passes | 307 |
| 354 | Passes | 403 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 8 | Crosses | 22 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 57 | Long Balls | 61 |
| 15 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 12 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 20 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 11 | Interceptions | 14 |
| 28 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 28 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,456
Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 16,456
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunderland | 15 | +14 | 31 |
| 2 | Sheffield United | 15 | +12 | 31 |
| 3 | Leeds United | 15 | +15 | 29 |
| 4 | Burnley | 15 | +12 | 27 |
Line-Ups
Millwall (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lukas Jensen (GK) |
| 5 | Jake Cooper |
| 4 | Shaun Hutchinson |
| 15 | Joe Bryan  |
| 18 | Ryan Leonard |
| 39 | George Honeyman |
| 23 | George Saville |
| 24 | Casper de Norre |
| 9 | Tom Bradshaw |
| 19 | Duncan Watmore |
| 25 | Romain Esse |
Watford (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bachmann (GK) |
| 3 | Francisco Sierralta |
| 6 | Matthew Pollock |
| 5 | Ryan Porteous |
| 24 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 17 | Moussa Sissoko |
| 2 | Jeremy Ngakia |
| 45 | Ryan Andrews |
| 19 | Bayo Youssouf |
| 8 | Giorgi Chakvetadze |
| 39 | Edo Kayembe |
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