Millwall vs Brentford, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipGeorge Saville strikes as Millwall's impressive home run continues
George Saville strikes as Millwall's impressive home run continues
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Goal! Millwall 1, Brentford 0. George Saville (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a headed pass.
- 2': Delay in match Andreas Bjelland (Brentford) because of an injury.
- 4': Substitution, Brentford. Chris Mepham replaces Andreas Bjelland because of an injury.
- 4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 4': Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
- 4': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by John Egan.
- 6': Attempt missed. Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shaun Williams with a cross following a corner.
- 8': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Mahlon Romeo.
- 9': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by James Meredith.
- 9': Attempt blocked. John Egan (Brentford) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a cross.
- 9': Offside, Brentford. John Egan tries a through ball, but Yoann Barbet is caught offside.
- 11': Foul by James Meredith (Millwall).
- 11': Sergi Canos (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Gregory.
- 20': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by John Egan.
- 20': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 21': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
- 21': Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 22': Attempt blocked. Lee Gregory (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross.
- 23': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard with a cross.
- 25': Foul by Chris Mepham (Brentford).
- 25': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Attempt missed. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Marshall.
- 27': Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford).
- 27': Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 33': Hand ball by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
- 33': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
- 33': Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 36': Offside, Millwall. James Meredith tries a through ball, but Lee Gregory is caught offside.
- 43': Attempt missed. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
- 44': Foul by John Egan (Brentford).
- 44': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 44': Attempt saved. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Ben Marshall.
- 45': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
- 45': Sergi Canos (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
- 45': Yoann Barbet (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+3': Attempt saved. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yoann Barbet.
- 45'+4': First Half ends, Millwall 1, Brentford 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Millwall 1, Brentford 0.
- 46': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by John Egan.
- 47': Attempt missed. Jake Cooper (Millwall) with an attempt from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross following a corner.
- 48': Foul by Steve Morison (Millwall).
- 48': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 51': Attempt saved. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
- 52': Sergi Canos (Brentford) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 55': Foul by Steve Morison (Millwall).
- 55': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 56': Attempt missed. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 57': Foul by Emiliano Marcondes (Brentford).
- 57': Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Romaine Sawyers.
- 60': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Yoann Barbet.
- 61': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 61': Substitution, Brentford. Neal Maupay replaces Emiliano Marcondes.
- 65': Attempt missed. Sergi Canos (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nico Yennaris.
- 65': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
- 65': Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Attempt missed. Lee Gregory (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Steve Morison with a headed pass.
- 67': Attempt saved. Steve Morison (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Mahlon Romeo.
- 67': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
- 69': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by James Meredith.
- 69': John Egan (Brentford) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ollie Watkins with a cross following a corner.
- 69': Foul by Chris Mepham (Brentford).
- 69': Steve Morison (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Sergi Canos (Brentford).
- 71': Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 73': Hand ball by George Saville (Millwall).
- 74': Substitution, Brentford. Alan Judge replaces Sergi Canos.
- 75': Substitution, Millwall. Fred Onyedinma replaces Lee Gregory.
- 75': Substitution, Millwall. Tom Elliott replaces Steve Morison.
- 75': Chris Mepham (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 75': Foul by Tom Elliott (Millwall).
- 75': Tom Elliott (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 76': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
- 77': Attempt blocked. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Alan Judge with a cross.
- 77': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by James Meredith.
- 77': Hand ball by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
- 79': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
- 79': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 79': Foul by John Egan (Brentford).
- 79': Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 80': Attempt missed. Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shaun Williams following a set piece situation.
- 80': Offside, Brentford. Yoann Barbet tries a through ball, but Alan Judge is caught offside.
- 81': Foul by Neal Maupay (Brentford).
- 81': James Meredith (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 84': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
- 85': Attempt blocked. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yoann Barbet with a cross.
- 85': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Mahlon Romeo.
- 86': Attempt missed. Yoann Barbet (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
- 87': Substitution, Millwall. Tim Cahill replaces Ben Marshall.
- 87': Foul by Tim Cahill (Millwall).
- 87': John Egan (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Tim Cahill (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 88': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Mahlon Romeo.
- 88': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
- 88': Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Millwall 1, Brentford 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Millwall 1, Brentford 0.
Statistics
 BRE |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 9 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Saves | 4 |
| 67.3 | Possession | 32.7 |
| 15 | SHOTS | 12 |
| 4 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 420 | Accurate Passes | 156 |
| 522 | Passes | 256 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.6 |
| 6 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 27 | Crosses | 17 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 77 | Long Balls | 81 |
| 45 | Accurate Long Balls | 20 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.2 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 3 |
| 5 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 8 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 36 | Effective Clearances | 40 |
| 36 | Clearances | 40 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 13,251
Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 13,251
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swansea City | 5 | +6 | 11 |
| 2 | Middlesbrough | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 3 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Bristol City | 5 | +2 | 10 |
Line-Ups
Millwall (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Archer (GK) |
| 35 | Jake Cooper |
| 4 | Shaun Hutchinson |
| 3 | James Meredith |
| 12 | Mahlon Romeo |
| 23 | George Saville |
| 6 | Shaun Williams |
| 44 | Ben Marshall |
| 14 | Jed Wallace |
| 9 | Lee Gregory |
| 20 | Steve Morison |
Brentford (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Daniel Bentley (GK) |
| 5 | Andreas Bjelland |
| 14 | John Egan |
| 29 | Yoann Barbet |
| 22 | Henrik Dalsgaard |
| 19 | Romaine Sawyers |
| 8 | Li Ke |
| 15 | Ryan Woods |
| 17 | Emiliano Marcondes |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 47 | Sergi Canós |
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