English League Championship

Millwall vs Cardiff City, 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Millwall
  • 73': Murray Wallace
  • 82': Mason Bennett
FT
2 - 1
Cardiff City
  • 90'+2': Joel Bagan

About

Millwall are hosting Cardiff City 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.
  • 2': Offside, Millwall. Murray Wallace tries a through ball, but Jed Wallace is caught offside.
  • 3': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
  • 3': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 7': Foul by Dan McNamara (Millwall).
  • 7': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 8': Attempt blocked. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
  • 9': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
  • 9': Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 11': Billy Mitchell (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 11': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City).
  • 12': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Scott Malone (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
  • 13': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Millwall).
  • 13': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 15': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
  • 15': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 17': Billy Mitchell (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City).
  • 24': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
  • 24': Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Mark Harris.
  • 27': Foul by Mark Harris (Cardiff City).
  • 27': Murray Wallace (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (Millwall) left footed shot from long range on the right is blocked. Assisted by Billy Mitchell.
  • 31': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Mark McGuinness.
  • 32': Attempt blocked. Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace with a cross.
  • 32': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Mark Harris.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Jake Cooper (Millwall) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Scott Malone with a cross following a corner.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Oliver Burke (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Scott Malone.
  • 33': Hand ball by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
  • 34': Foul by Benik Afobe (Millwall).
  • 34': Ryan Wintle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 35': Foul by Billy Mitchell (Millwall).
  • 35': Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Foul by Maikel Kieftenbeld (Millwall).
  • 39': Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
  • 42': Dan McNamara (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 42': Foul by Mark Harris (Cardiff City).
  • 43': Foul by Jed Wallace (Millwall).
  • 43': Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 45'+1': First Half ends, Millwall 0, Cardiff City 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Millwall 0, Cardiff City 0.
  • 46': Foul by Mark Harris (Cardiff City).
  • 46': Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 47': Attempt blocked. Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
  • 47': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joel Bagan.
  • 53': Foul by Murray Wallace (Millwall).
  • 53': Mark Harris (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Murray Wallace (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 54': Attempt blocked. Mark Harris (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross.
  • 54': Attempt missed. Joe Ralls (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 54': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Mark Harris.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Billy Mitchell.
  • 56': Attempt missed. Benik Afobe (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
  • 57': Offside, Millwall. Oliver Burke tries a through ball, but Benik Afobe is caught offside.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Isaak Davies (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jordan Hugill.
  • 58': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 59': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Billy Mitchell.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Aden Flint (Cardiff City) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a corner.
  • 60': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
  • 60': Attempt blocked. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
  • 60': Billy Mitchell (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 60': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 61': Attempt blocked. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls.
  • 61': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Scott Malone.
  • 62': Attempt missed. Jordan Hugill (Cardiff City) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Tommy Doyle with a cross following a corner.
  • 66': Attempt missed. Tommy Doyle (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Perry Ng.
  • 67': Attempt missed. Jed Wallace (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Billy Mitchell.
  • 69': Substitution, Millwall. Mason Bennett replaces Oliver Burke because of an injury.
  • 69': Substitution, Millwall. George Saville replaces Billy Mitchell.
  • 71': Foul by Joe Ralls (Cardiff City).
  • 71': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 72': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Isaak Davies.
  • 73': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Alex Smithies.
  • 73': Goal! Millwall 1, Cardiff City 0. Murray Wallace (Millwall) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Malone with a cross following a corner.
  • 74': Substitution, Cardiff City. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Jordan Hugill.
  • 75': Dan McNamara (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Cardiff City).
  • 76': Substitution, Cardiff City. Will Vaulks replaces Tommy Doyle.
  • 77': Foul by Uche Ikpeazu (Cardiff City).
  • 77': Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Attempt blocked. Dan McNamara (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jed Wallace.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. Benik Afobe (Millwall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
  • 81': Offside, Cardiff City. Joe Ralls tries a through ball, but Isaak Davies is caught offside.
  • 82': Goal! Millwall 2, Cardiff City 0. Mason Bennett (Millwall) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by George Saville.
  • 85': Foul by Shaun Hutchinson (Millwall).
  • 85': Uche Ikpeazu (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 88': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross.
  • 90': Substitution, Millwall. George Evans replaces Benik Afobe because of an injury.
  • 90'+2': Goal! Millwall 2, Cardiff City 1. Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
  • 90'+3': Uche Ikpeazu (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Will Vaulks (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Joe Ralls with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Mark McGuinness (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Uche Ikpeazu with a headed pass.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Isaak Davies (Cardiff City).
  • 90'+5': Murray Wallace (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Millwall 2, Cardiff City 1.
  • 0': Match ends, Millwall 2, Cardiff City 1.

Statistics

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10 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
5 Corner Kicks 6
1 Saves 4
37.3 Possession 62.7
17 SHOTS 12
5 ON GOAL 3
0.3 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
160 Accurate Passes 347
285 Passes 483
0.6 Pass Completion % 0.7
6 Accurate Crosses 3
18 Crosses 25
0.3 Cross % 0.1
75 Long Balls 82
23 Accurate Long Balls 36
0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
6 Blocked Shots 5
9 Effective Tackles 7
19 Tackles 11
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
16 Interceptions 12
28 Effective Clearances 18
28 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 12,710

EFL Championship Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Coventry City 35 +34 71
2 Middlesbrough 35 +19 66
3 Ipswich Town 34 +26 63
4 Millwall 35 +7 62
Full Table

Line-Ups

MIL Millwall (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
33 Bartosz Bialkowski (GK)
5 Jake Cooper
3 Murray Wallace Yellow Card
4 Shaun Hutchinson
24 Billy Mitchell
6 Maikel Kieftenbeld
7 Jed Wallace
11 Scott Malone
2 Dan McNamara
23 Benik Afobe
10 Oliver Burke
Millwall Substitutes:
Tyler Burey, Alex Pearce, George Saville, George Evans, Connor Mahoney, George Long, Mason Bennett.

CAR Cardiff City (5-3-2)

No. Name
25 Alex Smithies (GK)
5 Aden Flint
2 Mark McGuinness
38 Perry Ng
3 Joel Bagan
17 Cody Drameh
15 Ryan Wintle
8 Joe Ralls
22 Tommy Doyle
29 Mark Harris
9 Jordan Hugill
Cardiff City Substitutes:
Isaak Davies, Uche Ikpeazu, Marlon Pack, Oliver Denham, Dillon Phillips, Rubin Colwill, Will Vaulks.

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