Millwall vs Middlesbrough, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
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Lions bite Boro as Millwall stretch unbeaten run
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 2': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
- 2': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 5': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough).
- 5': Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 6': Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 6': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
- 7': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Fabio.
- 15': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) hits the right post with a right footed shot from the right side of the box. Assisted by Stewart Downing following a fast break.
- 15': Attempt missed. Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right.
- 17': Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
- 18': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ben Gibson.
- 18': Attempt saved. Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Saville with a cross.
- 18': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
- 19': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 19': Foul by Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall).
- 20': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
- 20': Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 21': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Stewart Downing.
- 22': Attempt saved. Lee Gregory (Millwall) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Shaun Hutchinson with a headed pass.
- 23': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Fabio.
- 24': Offside, Millwall. Shaun Hutchinson tries a through ball, but George Saville is caught offside.
- 25': Foul by Steve Morison (Millwall).
- 25': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Lee Gregory (Millwall) is shown the yellow card.
- 27': Fabio (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 27': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
- 28': Offside, Middlesbrough. Stewart Downing tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 29': Foul by Mahlon Romeo (Millwall).
- 29': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 29': Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Attempt missed. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Stewart Downing with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 31': Goal! Millwall 1, Middlesbrough 0. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe with a through ball.
- 34': Offside, Middlesbrough. Patrick Bamford tries a through ball, but Britt Assombalonga is caught offside.
- 37': Attempt saved. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Jordan Archer.
- 37': Goal! Millwall 2, Middlesbrough 0. George Saville (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.
- 40': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Aiden O'Brien.
- 40': Attempt blocked. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
- 40': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
- 41': Foul by Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough).
- 41': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 41': Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 42': Attempt missed. George Saville (Millwall) left footed shot from more than 40 yards on the right wing is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
- 43': Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 43': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
- 44': Attempt blocked. Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Saville with a cross.
- 45': Foul by Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough).
- 45': James Meredith (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45'+1': Attempt missed. Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Millwall 2, Middlesbrough 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Millwall 2, Middlesbrough 0.
- 46': Attempt missed. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
- 47': Foul by Mahlon Romeo (Millwall).
- 47': Patrick Bamford (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 48': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by James Meredith.
- 49': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
- 49': Jake Cooper (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
- 49': Steve Morison (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 52': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
- 52': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 53': Foul by Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough).
- 53': Jake Cooper (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Fabio (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
- 56': Attempt missed. Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cyrus Christie with a cross.
- 57': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 57': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
- 59': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Rudy Gestede replaces Jonny Howson.
- 59': Foul by Martin Braithwaite (Middlesbrough).
- 59': James Meredith (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Daniel Ayala.
- 62': Cyrus Christie (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall).
- 67': Goal! Millwall 2, Middlesbrough 1. Stewart Downing (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Cyrus Christie.
- 71': Foul by Daniel Ayala (Middlesbrough).
- 71': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 74': Substitution, Millwall. Shaun Williams replaces Lee Gregory.
- 77': Foul by Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough).
- 77': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 77': Grant Leadbitter (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 79': Attempt saved. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steve Morison.
- 79': Attempt saved. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Fabio with a cross.
- 80': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marvin Johnson replaces Martin Braithwaite.
- 80': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adama Traoré replaces Cyrus Christie.
- 82': Attempt missed. Fabio (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 83': Attempt saved. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 83': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Darren Randolph.
- 83': Attempt blocked. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 84': Attempt saved. George Saville (Millwall) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a headed pass.
- 84': Attempt saved. Fabio (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Adama Traoré with a cross.
- 85': Foul by Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough).
- 85': Steve Morison (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
- 86': Shaun Williams (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Substitution, Millwall. Tony Craig replaces Aiden O'Brien.
- 87': Attempt blocked. Rudy Gestede (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 89': Ben Gibson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
- 89': Jed Wallace (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+1': Foul by Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough).
- 90'+1': James Meredith (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Adama Traoré (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by James Meredith (Millwall).
- 90'+4': James Meredith (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Millwall 2, Middlesbrough 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Millwall 2, Middlesbrough 1.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Millwall 2, Middlesbrough 1.
Statistics
 MID |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 17 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 4 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 1 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 7 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 66.4 | Possession | 33.6 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 14 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 8 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 340 | Accurate Passes | 120 |
| 438 | Passes | 221 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 19 | Crosses | 15 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.4 |
| 73 | Long Balls | 63 |
| 39 | Accurate Long Balls | 19 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 4 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 10 | Tackles | 18 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 39 | Effective Clearances | 35 |
| 39 | Clearances | 35 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 12,026
Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 12,026
EFL Championship Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Ham United | 6 | +5 | 11 |
| 2 | Swansea City | 6 | +4 | 11 |
| 3 | Middlesbrough | 5 | +3 | 10 |
| 4 | Queens Park Rangers | 5 | +3 | 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 |
| 18 | Ryan Tunnicliffe |
| 22 | Aiden O'Brien |
| 14 | Jed Wallace |
| 9 | Lee Gregory |
| 20 | Steve Morison |
Middlesbrough (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 25 | Darren Randolph (GK) |
| 6 | Ben Gibson |
| 4 | Daniel Ayala |
| 2 | Fabio |
| 22 | Cyrus Christie |
| 11 | Patrick Bamford |
| 7 | Grant Leadbitter |
| 16 | Jonathan Howson |
| 9 | Britt Assombalonga |
| 10 | Martin Braithwaite |
| 19 | Stewart Downing |
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