Hull City vs Millwall, 2025-26 English League Championship, Promotion Semifinals
· 1st LegHull, Millwall play out goalless draw in Championship playoff semfinal first leg
Hull and Millwall battled out a tense goalless draw in Friday's Sky Bet Championship playoff semifinal first leg.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
- 2': Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box. Assisted by Liam Millar.
- 4': Zak Sturge (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by John Egan (Hull City).
- 5': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
- 11': Liam Millar (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Camiel Neghli (Millwall).
- 11': Jake Cooper (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Joe Gelhardt (Hull City).
- 13': Attempt missed. Thierno Ballo (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Camiel Neghli.
- 14': Attempt missed. Femi Azeez (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 17': Attempt saved. Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Anthony Patterson (Millwall).
- 20': Offside, Millwall. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Femi Azeez (Millwall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Cooper.
- 22': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ryan Giles.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Thierno Ballo (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jake Cooper.
- 26': Attempt blocked. Tristan Crama (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Casper De Norre.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Josh Coburn (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 32': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by John Egan.
- 32': John Egan (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Ryan Leonard (Millwall).
- 33': Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Foul by Thierno Ballo (Millwall).
- 35': Attempt missed. Casper De Norre (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Thierno Ballo.
- 37': Lewie Coyle (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Thierno Ballo (Millwall).
- 38': Attempt blocked. Thierno Ballo (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Coburn.
- 38': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
- 41': Attempt missed. Charlie Hughes (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
- 41': Attempt missed. Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Charlie Hughes.
- 42': Foul by Oliver McBurnie (Hull City).
- 42': Derek Mazou-Sacko (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
- 44': John Egan (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Hull City 0, Millwall 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Hull City 0, Millwall 0.
- 47': Attempt saved. Zak Sturge (Millwall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by Femi Azeez.
- 47': Attempt blocked. Camiel Neghli (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Femi Azeez.
- 49': John Egan (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Thierno Ballo (Millwall).
- 51': Attempt missed. Lewie Coyle (Hull City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Oliver McBurnie.
- 52': Foul by Casper De Norre (Millwall).
- 52': Matt Crooks (Hull City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 52': Casper De Norre (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 57': Foul by Mohamed Belloumi (Hull City).
- 57': Zak Sturge (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 60': Offside, Hull City. Liam Millar is caught offside.
- 61': Foul by Joe Gelhardt (Hull City).
- 61': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt missed. Tristan Crama (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Camiel Neghli.
- 67': Offside, Millwall. Zak Sturge is caught offside.
- 69': Camiel Neghli (Millwall) hits the right post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Jake Cooper.
- 69': Substitution, Hull City. Yu Hirakawa replaces Liam Millar.
- 70': Substitution, Hull City. Kyle Joseph replaces Mohamed Belloumi.
- 70': Attempt missed. Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) header from the left side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Yu Hirakawa with a cross.
- 71': Foul by Tristan Crama (Millwall).
- 71': Oliver McBurnie (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Substitution, Millwall. Barry Bannan replaces Casper De Norre.
- 74': Substitution, Millwall. Luke Cundle replaces Thierno Ballo.
- 74': Substitution, Hull City. Kieran Dowell replaces Joe Gelhardt.
- 76': Attempt saved. Femi Azeez (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Ivor Pandur (Hull City). Assisted by Josh Coburn.
- 79': Attempt missed. Camiel Neghli (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luke Cundle following a fast break.
- 82': Substitution, Millwall. Alfie Doughty replaces Zak Sturge.
- 85': Foul by Tristan Crama (Millwall).
- 85': Charlie Hughes (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Millwall. Mihailo Ivanovic replaces Josh Coburn.
- 86': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Yu Hirakawa (Hull City).
- 88': Substitution, Hull City. John Lundstram replaces Regan Slater.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Mihailo Ivanovic (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Cundle.
- 90': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Charlie Hughes.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+3': Offside, Hull City. Yu Hirakawa is caught offside.
- 90'+4': Charlie Hughes (Hull City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Mihailo Ivanovic (Millwall).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Hull City 0, Millwall 0.
- 0': Match ends, Hull City 0, Millwall 0.
Statistics
 MIL |
HUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 6 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 2 |
| 61.5 | Possession | 38.5 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 6 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 338 | Accurate Passes | 161 |
| 428 | Passes | 262 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 19 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 80 | Long Balls | 67 |
| 41 | Accurate Long Balls | 16 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 7 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 13 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 9 |
| 32 | Effective Clearances | 32 |
| 32 | Clearances | 32 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The MKM Stadium
Location: Hull, England
Attendance: 24,623
Venue: The MKM Stadium
Location: Hull, England
Attendance: 24,623
Line-Ups
Hull City (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ivor Pandur (GK) |
| 4 | Charlie Hughes |
| 15 | John Egan |
| 3 | Ryan Giles |
| 2 | Lewie Coyle |
| 21 | Joe Gelhardt |
| 25 | Matt Crooks |
| 27 | Regan Slater |
| 9 | Oliver McBurnie |
| 7 | Liam Millar |
| 10 | Mohamed Belloumi |
Millwall (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | Anthony Patterson (GK) |
| 5 | Jake Cooper |
| 4 | Tristan Crama |
| 3 | Zak Sturge |
| 18 | Ryan Leonard |
| 10 | Camiel Neghli |
| 49 | Derek Mazou-Sacko |
| 24 | Casper de Norre  |
| 19 | Josh Coburn |
| 7 | Thierno Ballo |
| 11 | Femi Azeez |
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