Millwall vs Sunderland, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Millwall

90'+3': Femi Azeez

FT
1 - 1

Sunderland

10': Aaron Connolly

About

Millwall are hosting Sunderland 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.
1': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
1': Romain Esse (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Wilson Isidor (Sunderland).
4': Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
5': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
5': Foul by Josh Coburn (Millwall).
8': Chris Mepham (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Foul by Duncan Watmore (Millwall).
9': Aaron Connolly (Sunderland) wins a free kick on the left wing.
9': Foul by Casper De Norre (Millwall).
10': Goal! Millwall 0, Sunderland 1. Aaron Connolly (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.
14': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
14': Foul by Aaron Connolly (Sunderland).
16': Attempt blocked. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke O'Nien with a cross.
16': Attempt saved. Wilson Isidor (Sunderland) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Eliezer Mayenda.
17': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
17': Foul by Josh Coburn (Millwall).
17': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Romain Esse.
18': Attempt saved. Aji Alese (Sunderland) left footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal.
21': Foul by George Honeyman (Millwall).
21': Tom Watson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
21': Attempt saved. Tom Watson (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Eliezer Mayenda.
22': Foul by Aji Alese (Sunderland).
22': Romain Esse (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Duncan Watmore (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
23': Foul by Luke O'Nien (Sunderland).
24': Aaron Connolly (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Casper De Norre (Millwall).
25': Foul by Tom Watson (Sunderland).
25': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Offside, Millwall. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
30': Foul by Josh Coburn (Millwall).
30': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Corner, Sunderland. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
33': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
33': Josh Coburn (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Duncan Watmore (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
35': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
35': Attempt missed. Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Bryan with a cross following a set piece situation.
36': Foul by Chris Rigg (Sunderland).
36': George Honeyman (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
36': Offside, Millwall. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
38': Offside, Millwall. Duncan Watmore is caught offside.
39': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
39': Josh Coburn (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Aji Alese.
45'+2': Anthony Patterson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+2': Foul by Duncan Watmore (Millwall).
45'+32': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
45'+6': First Half ends, Millwall 0, Sunderland 1.
45': Second Half begins Millwall 0, Sunderland 1.
45': Substitution, Millwall. Tom Bradshaw replaces George Honeyman.
46': Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Eliezer Mayenda.
46': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Dan Ballard.
47': Attempt missed. Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Joe Bryan with a cross following a corner.
49': Foul by Josh Coburn (Millwall).
49': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt blocked. Dan Neil (Sunderland) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
52': Foul by Dan Neil (Sunderland).
52': Romain Esse (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
53': Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Joe Bryan with a cross following a set piece situation.
54': Attempt saved. Josh Coburn (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
55': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Eliezer Mayenda.
56': Delay in match because of an injury Aaron Connolly (Sunderland).
58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
58': Substitution, Sunderland. Milan Aleksic replaces Aaron Connolly because of an injury.
58': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Eliezer Mayenda.
58': Attempt blocked. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Romain Esse with a cross.
59': Attempt saved. Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Chris Rigg.
62': Attempt saved. Josh Coburn (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Saville.
63': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Luke O'Nien.
66': Dan Ballard (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Millwall).
69': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Dan Neil.
70': Attempt saved. Josh Coburn (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Casper De Norre.
70': Foul by Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland).
70': Joe Bryan (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Tom Watson (Sunderland).
72': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Wilson Isidor.
73': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Milan Aleksic.
74': Attempt saved. Casper De Norre (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Romain Esse.
74': Foul by Eliezer Mayenda (Sunderland).
74': Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Substitution, Millwall. Femi Azeez replaces Duncan Watmore.
75': Offside, Sunderland. Wilson Isidor is caught offside.
77': Foul by Milan Aleksic (Sunderland).
77': Romain Esse (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
77': Milan Aleksic (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
77': Substitution, Millwall. Mihailo Ivanovic replaces Josh Coburn.
78': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Chris Mepham.
79': Tom Watson (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
79': Foul by Joe Bryan (Millwall).
81': Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Millwall).
81': Luke O'Nien (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Femi Azeez with a headed pass.
85': Chris Rigg (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Foul by Romain Esse (Millwall).
86': Romain Esse (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Foul by Chris Mepham (Sunderland).
87': Mihailo Ivanovic (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Chris Mepham (Sunderland) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Aji Alese (Sunderland) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Foul by Femi Azeez (Millwall).
90': Substitution, Millwall. Aidomo Emakhu replaces George Saville.
90': Substitution, Millwall. Macaulay Langstaff replaces Shaun Hutchinson.
90': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Aji Alese.
90'+1': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Romain Esse with a cross following a corner.
90'+2': Attempt saved. Milan Aleksic (Sunderland) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wilson Isidor.
90'+3': Goal! Millwall 1, Sunderland 1. Femi Azeez (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Aidomo Emakhu.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Millwall 1, Sunderland 1.
0': Match ends, Millwall 1, Sunderland 1.

Statistics

SUN		MIL
16	Fouls	14
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
2	Corner Kicks	10
4	Saves	5
37.8	Possession	62.2
9	SHOTS	11
6	ON GOAL	5
0.7	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
169	Accurate Passes	300
250	Passes	400
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
3	Accurate Crosses	7
8	Crosses	28
0.4	Cross %	0.3
63	Long Balls	85
18	Accurate Long Balls	35
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	1
7	Effective Tackles	10
14	Tackles	20
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
6	Interceptions	8
37	Effective Clearances	11
37	Clearances	11

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 18,385

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield United	39	+27	83
2	Leeds United	39	+51	81
3	Burnley	39	+42	81
4	Sunderland	39	+19	72

Full Table

Line-Ups

Millwall (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Jensen (GK)
6	Japhet Tanganga
4	Shaun Hutchinson
15	Joe Bryan
18	Ryan Leonard
39	George Honeyman
24	Casper de Norre
23	George Saville
21	Josh Coburn
19	Duncan Watmore
25	Romain Esse

Millwall Substitutes:

Dan McNamara, Tom Bradshaw, Murray Wallace, Mihailo Ivanovic, Aidomo Emakhu, Liam Roberts, Femi Azeez, Macaulay Langstaff, Ryan Wintle.

Sunderland (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Anthony Patterson (GK)
5	Danny Ballard
26	Chris Mepham
42	Ajibola Alese
13	Luke O'Nien
24	Aaron Connolly
4	Daniel Neil
11	Chris Rigg
18	Wilson Isidor
40	Tom Watson
12	Eliezer Mayenda

Sunderland Substitutes:

Ben Middlemas, Abdoullah Ba, Harrison Jones, Joseph Anderson, Adil Aouchiche, Trey Ogunsuyi, Milan Aleksic, Simon Moore, Zak Johnson.

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