Millwall vs Aston Villa, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipMillwall end impressive campaign with victory over Aston Villa
Millwall end impressive campaign with victory over Aston Villa
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 3': Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 3': Foul by James Meredith (Millwall).
- 4': Foul by Steve Morison (Millwall).
- 4': Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 5': Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Millwall).
- 9': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
- 15': Foul by Henri Lansbury (Aston Villa).
- 15': Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 16': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Mark Bunn.
- 17': Attempt missed. Ben Marshall (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe following a corner.
- 18': Attempt missed. Albert Adomah (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
- 20': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
- 20': Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Offside, Aston Villa. Henri Lansbury tries a through ball, but Albert Adomah is caught offside.
- 23': Attempt saved. Scott Hogan (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Adomah with a cross.
- 26': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by James Bree.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Fred Onyedinma.
- 29': Penalty Millwall. Ryan Tunnicliffe draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 29': Penalty conceded by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 30': Goal! Millwall 1, Aston Villa 0. Shaun Williams (Millwall) converts the penalty with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 33': Attempt saved. Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
- 35': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
- 35': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt missed. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 37': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Ben Marshall (Millwall).
- 37': Ben Marshall (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Josh Onomah.
- 39': Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Millwall).
- 39': Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Attempt saved. Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
- 44': Offside, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane tries a through ball, but Josh Onomah is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Offside, Millwall. Jed Wallace tries a through ball, but Fred Onyedinma is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Millwall 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Millwall 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 49': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by James Chester.
- 50': Attempt missed. Shaun Williams (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross following a corner.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
- 52': Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Millwall).
- 52': Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt missed. Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is too high. Assisted by Steve Morison following a fast break.
- 54': Attempt missed. Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alan Hutton.
- 57': Alan Hutton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
- 61': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by James Chester.
- 62': Attempt missed. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
- 63': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Marshall.
- 64': Substitution, Millwall. Lee Gregory replaces Aiden O'Brien.
- 65': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
- 65': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 66': Attempt blocked. Shaun Williams (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Steve Morison.
- 66': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
- 66': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Offside, Millwall. Shaun Williams tries a through ball, but Fred Onyedinma is caught offside.
- 69': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
- 69': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jordan Archer.
- 69': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by James Meredith.
- 71': Delay in match Ben Marshall (Millwall) because of an injury.
- 73': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 74': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Marshall.
- 74': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lewis Grabban replaces Albert Adomah.
- 75': Substitution, Aston Villa. Robert Snodgrass replaces Jonathan Kodjia.
- 75': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jack Grealish replaces Scott Hogan.
- 75': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
- 75': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 77': Attempt saved. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 78': Ben Marshall (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 78': Foul by Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa).
- 79': Attempt missed. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 80': Substitution, Millwall. Shane Ferguson replaces Ben Marshall.
- 80': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
- 80': Josh Onomah (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by James Bree with a cross.
- 82': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 82': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Shane Ferguson.
- 82': Attempt missed. James Chester (Aston Villa) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Jack Grealish with a cross following a corner.
- 84': Attempt blocked. Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Steve Morison with a cross.
- 84': Penalty conceded by James Chester (Aston Villa) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 86': Penalty saved! Lee Gregory (Millwall) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the centre of the goal.
- 86': Attempt saved. Shaun Williams (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 87': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
- 87': Robert Snodgrass (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Delay in match (Aston Villa).
- 87': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+3': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Mile Jedinak.
- 90'+4': Second Half ends, Millwall 1, Aston Villa 0.
- 90'+4': Match ends, Millwall 1, Aston Villa 0.
Statistics
 AVL |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 6 | Fouls | 12 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 5 |
| 59.9 | Possession | 40.1 |
| 14 | SHOTS | 13 |
| 5 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 2 |
| 403 | Accurate Passes | 220 |
| 498 | Passes | 328 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 14 | Crosses | 13 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 77 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 29 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 15 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 40 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 40 | Clearances | 13 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 17,195
Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 17,195
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 4 | +6 | 10 |
| 2 | Queens Park Rangers | 4 | +4 | 10 |
| 3 | Charlton Athletic | 4 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 4 | +3 | 7 |
Line-Ups
Millwall (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Archer (GK) |
| 35 | Jake Cooper |
| 4 | Shaun Hutchinson |
| 3 | James Meredith |
| 44 | Ben Marshall  |
| 6 | Shaun Williams |
| 18 | Ryan Tunnicliffe |
| 22 | Aiden O'Brien |
| 14 | Jed Wallace |
| 20 | Steve Morison |
| 10 | Fred Onyedinma |
Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 31 | Mark Bunn (GK) |
| 15 | Mile Jedinak |
| 5 | James Chester |
| 8 | Henri Lansbury |
| 21 | Alan Hutton |
| 16 | James Bree |
| 14 | Conor Hourihane |
| 18 | Josh Onomah |
| 22 | Jonathan Kodjia |
| 37 | Albert Adomah |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
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