English League Championship

Aston Villa vs Millwall, 2018-19 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Aston Villa
  • 30': Jonathan Kodjia
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1 - 0
Millwall

    About

    Aston Villa are hosting Millwall at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 4': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Shane Ferguson.
    • 5': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
    • 5': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 6': Attempt missed. Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner from a direct free kick.
    • 8': Ben Marshall (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa).
    • 9': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alex Pearce.
    • 9': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) header from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a corner.
    • 13': Attempt blocked. Ben Marshall (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Gregory.
    • 14': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Jack Grealish.
    • 15': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Marshall.
    • 15': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Jed Steer.
    • 17': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Marshall.
    • 19': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
    • 19': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 20': Attempt missed. Shane Ferguson (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
    • 21': Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Millwall).
    • 21': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 23': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
    • 23': James Meredith (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 26': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
    • 27': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
    • 27': Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 27': Jake Cooper (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 30': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Millwall 0. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Anwar El Ghazi.
    • 32': Foul by Albert Adomah (Aston Villa).
    • 32': James Meredith (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 33': Attempt blocked. Ryan Leonard (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross.
    • 33': Attempt missed. Lee Gregory (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Marshall with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Glenn Whelan.
    • 37': Foul by Ryan Leonard (Millwall).
    • 37': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 38': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 39': Ben Marshall (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 39': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
    • 39': Attempt missed. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Marshall following a set piece situation.
    • 41': Attempt blocked. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Glenn Whelan.
    • 41': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Ben Marshall (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Ben Marshall (Millwall) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 45': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
    • 45': Jed Wallace (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
    • 45'+1': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Millwall 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 1, Millwall 0.
    • 46': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 47': Foul by Ryan Tunnicliffe (Millwall).
    • 47': John McGinn (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 48': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
    • 48': Shane Ferguson (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 52': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
    • 54': Foul by Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa).
    • 54': Lee Gregory (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 55': Attempt missed. Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Marshall.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Albert Adomah.
    • 56': Alex Pearce (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Foul by Jonathan Kodjia (Aston Villa).
    • 59': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
    • 59': James Meredith (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Conor Hourihane replaces Glenn Whelan.
    • 60': Substitution, Aston Villa. Andre Green replaces Albert Adomah.
    • 63': Attempt blocked. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 63': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Mahlon Romeo.
    • 64': Substitution, Millwall. Aiden O'Brien replaces James Meredith.
    • 66': Attempt missed. Andre Green (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Jack Grealish.
    • 67': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
    • 67': Mile Jedinak (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 68': Attempt saved. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
    • 68': Delay in match Ben Marshall (Millwall) because of an injury.
    • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 70': Hand ball by Tyrone Mings (Aston Villa).
    • 71': Attempt missed. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Pearce following a set piece situation.
    • 72': Attempt blocked. Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 72': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Alex Pearce.
    • 74': Attempt blocked. Ben Marshall (Millwall) header from the left side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
    • 75': Foul by Ahmed El Mohamady (Aston Villa).
    • 75': Shane Ferguson (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 76': Substitution, Aston Villa. Keinan Davis replaces Jonathan Kodjia.
    • 79': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Hourihane.
    • 79': Foul by Jack Grealish (Aston Villa).
    • 79': Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 79': Substitution, Millwall. Steve Morison replaces Ryan Tunnicliffe.
    • 80': Offside, Millwall. David Martin tries a through ball, but Lee Gregory is caught offside.
    • 80': David Martin (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 80': Foul by Neil Taylor (Aston Villa).
    • 81': Neil Taylor (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 84': Attempt blocked. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 84': Attempt saved. Andre Green (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
    • 84': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Martin.
    • 84': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ryan Leonard.
    • 85': Hand ball by Keinan Davis (Aston Villa).
    • 85': Keinan Davis (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for hand ball.
    • 86': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Tyrone Mings.
    • 86': Attempt missed. Lee Gregory (Millwall) right footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Alex Pearce with a headed pass following a corner.
    • 87': Foul by Keinan Davis (Aston Villa).
    • 87': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 88': Attempt saved. Anwar El Ghazi (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 88': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Martin.
    • 89': Substitution, Millwall. Tom Elliott replaces Mahlon Romeo.
    • 90': Attempt blocked. Andre Green (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
    • 90': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Aiden O'Brien (Millwall).
    • 90'+1': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aiden O'Brien.
    • 90'+2': Foul by Aiden O'Brien (Millwall).
    • 90'+2': Jack Grealish (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+3': Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Conor Hourihane (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+4': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 1, Millwall 0.
    • 90'+4': Match ends, Aston Villa 1, Millwall 0.

    Statistics

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    8 Fouls 17
    2 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 0
    3 Corner Kicks 12
    6 Saves 1
    39.2 Possession 60.8
    13 SHOTS 18
    1 ON GOAL 7
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    219 Accurate Passes 378
    295 Passes 451
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.8
    7 Accurate Crosses 1
    16 Crosses 27
    0.4 Cross % 0.0
    62 Long Balls 60
    16 Accurate Long Balls 28
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    5 Blocked Shots 7
    7 Effective Tackles 4
    12 Tackles 12
    0.6 Tackle % 0.3
    7 Interceptions 5
    28 Effective Clearances 18
    28 Clearances 18

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: Villa Park
    Location: Birmingham, England
    Attendance: 39,839

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Millwall 2 +5 6
    2 Charlton Athletic 2 +2 6
    3 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2 +2 4
    4 Queens Park Rangers 2 +2 4
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    AVL Aston Villa (4-1-4-1)

    No. Name
    12 Jed Steer (GK)
    40 Tyrone Mings
    15 Mile Jedinak
    6 Glenn Whelan
    3 Neil Taylor Yellow Card
    27 Ahmed Elmohamady
    10 Jack Grealish
    7 John McGinn
    22 Anwar El Ghazi
    37 Albert Adomah
    26 Jonathan Kodjia
    Aston Villa Substitutes:
    Henri Lansbury, Keinan Davis, Conor Hourihane, Matija Sarkic, Tommy Elphick, Birkir Bjarnason, Andre Green.

    MIL Millwall (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    16 David Martin (GK)
    5 Jake Cooper Yellow Card
    15 Alex Pearce
    3 James Meredith
    12 Mahlon Romeo
    18 Ryan Tunnicliffe
    28 Ryan Leonard
    11 Shane Ferguson
    44 Ben Marshall
    9 Lee Gregory
    7 Jed Wallace
    Millwall Substitutes:
    Ben Amos, Jiri Skalak, Aiden O'Brien, Steve Morison, Conor Mclaughlin, Tom Elliott, Shaun Williams.

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