Brentford vs Millwall, 2017-18 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Brentford

47': Romaine Sawyers

FT
1 - 0

Millwall

Brentford 1-0 Millwall

Match Timeline

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
2': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Conor McLaughlin.
7': Offside, Millwall. Jed Wallace tries a through ball, but Lee Gregory is caught offside.
8': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Aiden O'Brien with a cross.
9': Attempt blocked. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon.
10': Attempt missed. Lee Gregory (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Shane Ferguson with a cross.
11': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
11': Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
12': Foul by Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford).
12': James Meredith (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
13': Attempt blocked. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
15': Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by James Meredith (Millwall).
16': Foul by Ollie Watkins (Brentford).
16': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Millwall).
18': Ryan Woods (Brentford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
20': Attempt saved. Lee Gregory (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
20': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
20': Attempt blocked. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by George Saville with a cross.
20': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Josh Clarke.
22': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Shaun Hutchinson.
22': Attempt missed. Nico Yennaris (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.
24': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Josh Clarke.
26': Attempt saved. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
26': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jordan Archer.
27': Attempt blocked. Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon with a cross.
28': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left.
28': Attempt missed. Neal Maupay (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
30': Offside, Millwall. Shane Ferguson tries a through ball, but Aiden O'Brien is caught offside.
31': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Jed Wallace.
33': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
33': Nico Yennaris (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Shane Ferguson.
37': Foul by Josh Clarke (Brentford).
37': Shane Ferguson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
38': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner.
38': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
39': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
39': Delay in match Ollie Watkins (Brentford) because of an injury.
40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
41': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Shaun Hutchinson.
44': Offside, Brentford. Andreas Bjelland tries a through ball, but Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
45': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Gregory.
45'+2': First Half ends, Brentford 0, Millwall 0.
45': Second Half begins Brentford 0, Millwall 0.
47': Goal! Brentford 1, Millwall 0. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Henrik Dalsgaard.
48': Attempt blocked. Ryan Tunnicliffe (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
49': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
49': John Egan (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt missed. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Neal Maupay.
52': Attempt blocked. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Woods.
53': Foul by Shane Ferguson (Millwall).
53': Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
53': Shane Ferguson (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
57': Hand ball by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
59': Foul by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford).
59': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
59': Substitution, Millwall. Tom Elliott replaces James Meredith.
60': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Romaine Sawyers.
60': Attempt missed. George Saville (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shane Ferguson with a cross following a corner.
61': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Shane Ferguson.
61': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
61': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard.
62': Attempt missed. Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
63': Attempt blocked. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nico Yennaris.
63': Corner, Brentford. Conceded by Conor McLaughlin.
64': Attempt missed. Florian Jozefzoon (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Andreas Bjelland with a cross.
65': Substitution, Brentford. Lasse Vibe replaces Neal Maupay.
65': Foul by Lasse Vibe (Brentford).
65': Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
66': Josh Clarke (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Attempt saved. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Josh Clarke.
69': Attempt missed. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Nico Yennaris.
70': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Andreas Bjelland.
71': Attempt missed. Romaine Sawyers (Brentford) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Florian Jozefzoon.
71': Foul by Andreas Bjelland (Brentford).
71': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
73': Attempt blocked. Shane Ferguson (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
73': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Andreas Bjelland.
73': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Andreas Bjelland.
74': Attempt blocked. Jake Cooper (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Saville with a headed pass.
75': Substitution, Brentford. Josh McEachran replaces Florian Jozefzoon.
75': Substitution, Millwall. Fred Onyedinma replaces Aiden O'Brien.
77': Attempt missed. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Josh McEachran.
77': Foul by Nico Yennaris (Brentford).
77': Jed Wallace (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
78': Attempt saved. Lee Gregory (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Tunnicliffe.
78': Foul by Josh Clarke (Brentford).
78': Fred Onyedinma (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
79': Penalty Millwall. Jed Wallace draws a foul in the penalty area.
79': Penalty conceded by Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) after a foul in the penalty area.
81': Penalty saved! Lee Gregory (Millwall) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
81': Attempt missed. Lasse Vibe (Brentford) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right.
82': Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
82': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Foul by Ryan Woods (Brentford).
83': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Ryan Woods (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
85': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
85': Henrik Dalsgaard (Brentford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
87': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Brentford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
88': Offside, Millwall. Conor McLaughlin tries a through ball, but Tom Elliott is caught offside.
89': Foul by Romaine Sawyers (Brentford).
89': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Substitution, Brentford. Chris Mepham replaces Ollie Watkins.
90'+1': Offside, Millwall. Shaun Hutchinson tries a through ball, but Jake Cooper is caught offside.
90'+3': Foul by Chris Mepham (Brentford).
90'+3': Jed Wallace (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Chris Mepham (Brentford) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+4': Attempt blocked. Jake Cooper (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
90'+4': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left.
90'+5': Foul by Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall).
90'+5': Lasse Vibe (Brentford) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Brentford 1, Millwall 0.
90'+6': Match ends, Brentford 1, Millwall 0.

Statistics

MIL		BRE
10	Fouls	13
1	Yellow Cards	2
0	Red Cards	0
4	Offsides	1
9	Corner Kicks	6
2	Saves	6
37.1	Possession	62.9
19	SHOTS	18
6	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.2
0	Penalty Goals	0
1	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
138	Accurate Passes	337
253	Passes	440
0.5	Pass Completion %	0.8
9	Accurate Crosses	3
26	Crosses	22
0.3	Cross %	0.1
84	Long Balls	85
25	Accurate Long Balls	47
0.3	Long Balls %	0.6
7	Blocked Shots	4
20	Effective Tackles	11
29	Tackles	13
0.7	Tackle %	0.8
0	Interceptions	0
33	Effective Clearances	37
33	Clearances	37

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Griffin Park
Location: Brentford, England
Attendance: 9,622

EFL Championship Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	West Bromwich Albion	6	+3	13
2	West Ham United	6	+5	11
3	Swansea City	6	+4	11
4	Queens Park Rangers	6	+3	11

Full Table

Line-Ups

Brentford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Daniel Bentley (GK)
5	Andreas Bjelland
14	John Egan
20	Josh Clarke
22	Henrik Dalsgaard
19	Romaine Sawyers
15	Ryan Woods
8	Li Ke
9	Neal Maupay
11	Ollie Watkins
7	Florian Jozefzoon

Brentford Substitutes:

Josh McEachran, Theo Archibald, Yoann Barbet, Ilias Chatzitheodoridis, Luke Daniels, Chris Mepham, Lasse Vibe.

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
14	Jed Wallace
9	Lee Gregory
22	Aiden O'Brien

Millwall Substitutes:

David Martin, Fred Onyedinma, Tom Elliott, Kristopher Twardek, Tony Craig, Ben Thompson, Mahlon Romeo.

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