English League Championship

Millwall vs Middlesbrough, 2019-20 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Millwall
    FT
    0 - 2
    Middlesbrough
    • 68': Britt Assombalonga
    • 87': Ashley Fletcher (P)

    About

    Millwall are hosting Middlesbrough at The Den, London, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Championship.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 3': Foul by Djed Spence (Middlesbrough).
    • 3': Murray Wallace (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 3': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Patrick McNair.
    • 6': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Marvin Johnson.
    • 7': Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 7': Foul by Shaun Williams (Millwall).
    • 12': Ben Thompson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 12': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough).
    • 13': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by George Friend.
    • 13': Attempt missed. Matt Smith (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Shaun Williams with a cross following a corner.
    • 14': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 14': Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 16': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 16': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
    • 17': Attempt missed. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marvin Johnson following a set piece situation.
    • 20': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Murray Wallace.
    • 24': Offside, Millwall. Jake Cooper tries a through ball, but Matt Smith is caught offside.
    • 27': Foul by Ben Thompson (Millwall).
    • 27': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 29': Attempt blocked. Ben Thompson (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mahlon Romeo with a cross.
    • 29': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
    • 30': Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 30': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
    • 32': Attempt blocked. Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 32': Hand ball by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
    • 33': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 33': Foul by Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall).
    • 34': Attempt saved. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Britt Assombalonga.
    • 35': Corner, Middlesbrough. Conceded by Bartosz Bialkowski.
    • 38': Djed Spence (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 38': Foul by Murray Wallace (Millwall).
    • 39': Attempt missed. Dael Fry (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jonny Howson with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 42': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
    • 42': Jake Cooper (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Attempt saved. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ben Thompson.
    • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Matt Smith (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Thompson.
    • 45'+2': Foul by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 45'+2': Ryan Woods (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 45'+5': First Half ends, Millwall 0, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Millwall 0, Middlesbrough 0.
    • 46': Attempt missed. Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Marvin Johnson.
    • 47': Offside, Millwall. Ryan Woods tries a through ball, but Jed Wallace is caught offside.
    • 50': Foul by Shaun Williams (Millwall).
    • 50': George Saville (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 53': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 53': Foul by Alex Pearce (Millwall).
    • 54': Offside, Middlesbrough. Patrick McNair tries a through ball, but George Friend is caught offside.
    • 55': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 55': Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 56': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Shaun Williams with a cross following a corner.
    • 57': Offside, Millwall. Shaun Hutchinson tries a through ball, but Matt Smith is caught offside.
    • 59': Foul by Marvin Johnson (Middlesbrough).
    • 59': Ryan Woods (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 63': Substitution, Millwall. Jayson Molumby replaces Shaun Williams.
    • 63': Substitution, Millwall. Connor Mahoney replaces Alex Pearce.
    • 63': Substitution, Millwall. Tom Bradshaw replaces Ben Thompson.
    • 64': Attempt saved. Matt Smith (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Connor Mahoney with a cross.
    • 64': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
    • 64': George Friend (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 65': Attempt saved. Connor Mahoney (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Mahlon Romeo with a cross.
    • 66': Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 68': Goal! Millwall 0, Middlesbrough 1. Britt Assombalonga (Middlesbrough) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Fletcher following a fast break.
    • 70': Foul by George Saville (Middlesbrough).
    • 70': Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 70': George Saville (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Bradshaw.
    • 77': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Marcus Tavernier replaces Britt Assombalonga.
    • 78': Hand ball by Patrick McNair (Middlesbrough).
    • 79': Foul by Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough).
    • 79': Mahlon Romeo (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 80': Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 81': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Ryan Shotton.
    • 82': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Adam Clayton replaces Patrick McNair.
    • 83': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Anfernee Dijksteel replaces Djed Spence.
    • 83': Substitution, Millwall. Billy Mitchell replaces Mahlon Romeo.
    • 83': Substitution, Millwall. Shane Ferguson replaces Murray Wallace.
    • 86': Penalty Middlesbrough. Ashley Fletcher draws a foul in the penalty area.
    • 86': Penalty conceded by Jake Cooper (Millwall) after a foul in the penalty area.
    • 86': Jake Cooper (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 87': Goal! Millwall 0, Middlesbrough 2. Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Ashley Fletcher (Middlesbrough).
    • 90'+1': Jake Cooper (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+1': Foul by Billy Mitchell (Millwall).
    • 90'+1': Marcus Tavernier (Middlesbrough) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 90'+3': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Jonny Howson.
    • 90'+4': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by George Saville.
    • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
    • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Millwall 0, Middlesbrough 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Millwall 0, Middlesbrough 2.
    • 0': Match ends, Millwall 0, Middlesbrough 2.

    Statistics

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    12 Fouls 11
    3 Yellow Cards 1
    0 Red Cards 0
    1 Offsides 3
    2 Corner Kicks 8
    4 Saves 1
    40.7 Possession 59.3
    7 SHOTS 10
    3 ON GOAL 4
    0.4 On Target % 0.4
    1 Penalty Goals 0
    1 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    150 Accurate Passes 259
    273 Passes 379
    0.5 Pass Completion % 0.7
    1 Accurate Crosses 7
    14 Crosses 34
    0.1 Cross % 0.2
    85 Long Balls 71
    23 Accurate Long Balls 32
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.5
    1 Blocked Shots 2
    4 Effective Tackles 6
    14 Tackles 7
    0.3 Tackle % 0.9
    3 Interceptions 8
    29 Effective Clearances 24
    29 Clearances 24

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Den
    Location: London, England

    EFL Championship Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Coventry City 46 +52 95
    2 Ipswich Town 46 +33 84
    3 Millwall 46 +15 83
    4 Southampton 46 +26 80
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    MIL Millwall (3-4-2-1)

    No. Name
    33 Bartosz Bialkowski (GK)
    15 Alex Pearce
    5 Jake Cooper Yellow Card
    4 Shaun Hutchinson
    19 Ryan Woods
    6 Shaun Williams
    3 Murray Wallace
    12 Mahlon Romeo
    10 Matt Smith
    8 Ben Thompson
    7 Jed Wallace
    Millwall Substitutes:
    Shane Ferguson, Connor Mahoney, Tom Bradshaw, Luke Steele, Jiri Skalak, Billy Mitchell, Tyler Burey, Ryan Leonard, Jayson Molumby.

    MID Middlesbrough (5-3-2)

    No. Name
    30 Dejan Stojanovic (GK)
    5 Ryan Shotton
    3 George Friend
    6 Dael Fry
    21 Marvin Johnson
    29 Djed Spence
    16 Jonathan Howson Yellow Card
    22 George Saville Yellow Card
    17 Paddy McNair
    9 Britt Assombalonga Yellow Card
    11 Ashley Fletcher
    Middlesbrough Substitutes:
    Aynsley Pears, Adam Clayton, Anfernee Dijksteel, Marcus Tavernier, Patrick Roberts, Hayden Coulson, Lewis Wing, Lukas Nmecha, Harold Moukoudi.

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