Fulham vs Millwall, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season
· English League ChampionshipOliver Norwood nets winner from penalty spot as Fulham edge Millwall
Oliver Norwood nets winner from penalty spot as Fulham edge Millwall
Match Timeline
- 0': First Half begins.
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 1': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
- 1': James Meredith (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 2': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
- 2': Rui Fonte (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 3': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
- 5': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by James Meredith.
- 7': Tom Elliott (Millwall) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Conor McLaughlin with a cross.
- 11': Foul by Rui Fonte (Fulham).
- 11': James Meredith (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 14': Foul by Sheyi Ojo (Fulham).
- 14': Shane Ferguson (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Foul by Tom Elliott (Millwall).
- 16': Attempt saved. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 16': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jordan Archer.
- 19': Attempt missed. Shane Ferguson (Millwall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
- 20': Offside, Millwall. Shaun Hutchinson tries a through ball, but Tom Elliott is caught offside.
- 21': Attempt blocked. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Oliver Norwood.
- 22': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Shane Ferguson.
- 23': Foul by Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall).
- 23': Rui Fonte (Fulham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 24': Foul by Stefan Johansen (Fulham).
- 24': James Meredith (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 26': Hand ball by Tom Elliott (Millwall).
- 27': Attempt missed. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is too high.
- 29': Foul by Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham).
- 29': Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 30': Foul by Oliver Norwood (Fulham).
- 30': Shane Ferguson (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 31': Attempt blocked. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney with a through ball.
- 32': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Conor McLaughlin.
- 33': Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Millwall).
- 33': Ryan Sessegnon (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Attempt blocked. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Fredericks.
- 39': Attempt blocked. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 42': Attempt missed. Tom Elliott (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
- 43': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
- 45'+1': Attempt saved. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Stefan Johansen.
- 45'+1': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jordan Archer.
- 45'+1': Penalty Fulham. Rui Fonte draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Penalty conceded by Conor McLaughlin (Millwall) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 45'+1': Conor McLaughlin (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': Goal! Fulham 1, Millwall 0. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Fulham 1, Millwall 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Fulham 1, Millwall 0.
- 45': Substitution, Fulham. Aboubakar Kamara replaces Stefan Johansen.
- 47': Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Millwall).
- 47': Rui Fonte (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Denis Odoi (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Tom Elliott (Millwall).
- 50': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 50': Attempt missed. Steve Morison (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Saville with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Foul by Ryan Fredericks (Fulham).
- 52': James Meredith (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 53': Attempt saved. Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jake Cooper.
- 54': David Button (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Fred Onyedinma (Millwall).
- 54': Conor McLaughlin (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 54': Foul by Rui Fonte (Fulham).
- 57': Attempt saved. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon with a headed pass.
- 57': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Tomas Kalas.
- 58': Substitution, Fulham. Tayo Edun replaces Rui Fonte.
- 59': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by David Button.
- 59': Foul by Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall).
- 59': Tomas Kalas (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Millwall).
- 61': Tayo Edun (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Attempt saved. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Sessegnon.
- 64': Foul by Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham).
- 64': Jake Cooper (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 65': Attempt blocked. Tom Cairney (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Sheyi Ojo.
- 65': Offside, Fulham. Tom Cairney tries a through ball, but Aboubakar Kamara is caught offside.
- 66': Attempt missed. Tom Elliott (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Saville.
- 67': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Shaun Hutchinson.
- 69': Attempt blocked. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 70': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Shaun Hutchinson.
- 70': Attempt missed. Neeskens Kebano (Fulham) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a corner.
- 72': Corner, Fulham. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
- 72': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
- 72': Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 72': George Saville (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Oliver Norwood (Fulham) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 73': Attempt missed. Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Oliver Norwood with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 74': Substitution, Millwall. Lee Gregory replaces Shane Ferguson.
- 74': Substitution, Millwall. Aiden O'Brien replaces Fred Onyedinma.
- 75': Attempt missed. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Saville.
- 76': Foul by Neeskens Kebano (Fulham).
- 76': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 77': George Saville (Millwall) hits the left post with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Aiden O'Brien.
- 78': Substitution, Fulham. Marcelo Djalo replaces Neeskens Kebano.
- 80': Attempt missed. Sheyi Ojo (Fulham) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Tom Cairney.
- 81': Attempt missed. Lee Gregory (Millwall) left footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Tom Elliott with a headed pass.
- 81': Attempt missed. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by George Saville with a headed pass.
- 82': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
- 82': Tayo Edun (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Tomas Kalas (Fulham).
- 83': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Aboubakar Kamara (Fulham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 83': Foul by Conor McLaughlin (Millwall).
- 84': Foul by Marcelo Djalo (Fulham).
- 84': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 85': Foul by Marcelo Djalo (Fulham).
- 85': Tom Elliott (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Attempt missed. George Saville (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
- 88': Attempt missed. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Millwall) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 88': Substitution, Millwall. Mahlon Romeo replaces Conor McLaughlin.
- 89': Foul by Sheyi Ojo (Fulham).
- 89': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Marcelo Djalo.
- 90': Hand ball by Oliver Norwood (Fulham).
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Millwall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Fulham 1, Millwall 0.
- 90'+5': Match ends, Fulham 1, Millwall 0.
Statistics
 MIL |
FUL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 14 | Fouls | 15 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 4 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
| 36.6 | Possession | 63.4 |
| 13 | SHOTS | 16 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.1 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 1 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 172 | Accurate Passes | 392 |
| 265 | Passes | 476 |
| 0.6 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 7 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
| 21 | Crosses | 20 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 69 | Long Balls | 59 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 22 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 9 | Effective Tackles | 12 |
| 14 | Tackles | 23 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Interceptions | 0 |
| 20 | Effective Clearances | 50 |
| 20 | Clearances | 50 |
Game Information
Competition: English League Championship
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 17,984
Venue: Craven Cottage
Location: London, England
Attendance: 17,984
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
Fulham (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 27 | David Button (GK) |
| 4 | Denis Odoi |
| 26 | Tomás Kalas |
| 3 | Ryan Sessegnon |
| 2 | Ryan Fredericks |
| 16 | Oliver Norwood |
| 8 | Stefan Johansen |
| 10 | Tom Cairney |
| 9 | Rui Fonte |
| 7 | Neeskens Kebano |
| 19 | Sheyi Ojo |
Millwall (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Jordan Archer (GK) |
| 35 | Jake Cooper |
| 4 | Shaun Hutchinson |
| 3 | James Meredith |
| 2 | Conor Mclaughlin  |
| 23 | George Saville |
| 18 | Ryan Tunnicliffe |
| 11 | Shane Ferguson |
| 10 | Fred Onyedinma |
| 20 | Steve Morison |
| 19 | Tom Elliott |
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