English League Championship

Millwall vs Birmingham City, 2023-24 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship
Millwall
  • 90': Japhet Tanganga
FT
1 - 0
Birmingham City

    About

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

    Match Commentary

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 7': Foul by Zian Flemming (Millwall).
    • 7': Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 8': Alex Pritchard (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 8': Foul by Billy Mitchell (Millwall).
    • 11': Attempt saved. George Honeyman (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Duncan Watmore.
    • 12': Duncan Watmore (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 12': Foul by Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City).
    • 14': Foul by Joe Bryan (Millwall).
    • 14': Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Alex Pritchard (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
    • 18': Attempt saved. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by George Saville with a cross.
    • 19': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Lee Buchanan.
    • 20': Attempt saved. Jake Cooper (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 20': Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Millwall) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is blocked.
    • 21': Foul by Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City).
    • 21': Joe Bryan (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 23': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 23': George Honeyman (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 24': Attempt missed. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by George Saville with a headed pass following a set piece situation.
    • 25': Attempt missed. Duncan Watmore (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.
    • 28': Attempt missed. Ryan Leonard (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 30': Foul by Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City).
    • 30': Zian Flemming (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 30': Attempt blocked. Duncan Watmore (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 31': Delay in match because of an injury Marc Roberts (Birmingham City).
    • 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 33': Attempt saved. Zian Flemming (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
    • 41': Attempt saved. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi with a through ball.
    • 41': Foul by Michael Obafemi (Millwall).
    • 41': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 42': Attempt missed. Alex Pritchard (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 43': Foul by Zian Flemming (Millwall).
    • 43': Ivan Sunjic (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 43': Foul by Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City).
    • 43': Joe Bryan (Millwall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 45': Foul by Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City).
    • 45': George Saville (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Alex Pritchard (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45'+1': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Millwall 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Millwall 0, Birmingham City 0.
    • 46': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 46': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 46': Foul by Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City).
    • 46': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 47': Delay in match because of an injury Ryan Leonard (Millwall).
    • 48': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 49': Attempt missed. Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left.
    • 51': Foul by Japhet Tanganga (Millwall).
    • 51': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 53': Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
    • 53': Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paik Seung-Ho.
    • 54': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
    • 56': Attempt blocked. Paik Seung-Ho (Birmingham City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jay Stansfield.
    • 56': Attempt missed. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Lee Buchanan with a cross.
    • 57': Attempt missed. Koji Miyoshi (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross.
    • 57': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
    • 58': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lee Buchanan.
    • 59': Alex Pritchard (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 59': Foul by Jake Cooper (Millwall).
    • 60': Substitution, Millwall. Ryan Longman replaces Duncan Watmore.
    • 61': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
    • 62': Attempt missed. Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
    • 62': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
    • 63': Foul by Ryan Leonard (Millwall).
    • 63': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 64': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 65': Attempt missed. Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Pritchard with a cross following a set piece situation.
    • 67': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 67': Foul by Ryan Longman (Millwall).
    • 67': John Ruddy (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 70': Attempt missed. Jay Stansfield (Birmingham City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Koji Miyoshi.
    • 73': Substitution, Birmingham City. George Hall replaces Koji Miyoshi.
    • 75': Attempt missed. George Saville (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Jake Cooper with a headed pass.
    • 76': Foul by Ryan Longman (Millwall).
    • 76': George Hall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 78': Foul by Joe Bryan (Millwall).
    • 78': George Hall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 82': Emanuel Aiwu (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 82': Foul by Ryan Longman (Millwall).
    • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Jordan James replaces Ivan Sunjic.
    • 83': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Alex Pritchard.
    • 85': Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 85': Foul by Ryan Longman (Millwall).
    • 85': Foul by Jordan James (Birmingham City).
    • 85': Zian Flemming (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 86': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Marc Roberts.
    • 87': Foul by Joe Bryan (Millwall).
    • 87': George Hall (Birmingham City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Joe Bryan (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 88': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 89': Attempt blocked. George Saville (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 90': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Juninho Bacuna.
    • 90': Goal! Millwall 1, Birmingham City 0. Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by George Saville with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Millwall. Brooke Norton-Cuffy replaces Zian Flemming.
    • 90'+2': Substitution, Millwall. Shaun Hutchinson replaces Michael Obafemi.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Birmingham City. Conceded by Billy Mitchell.
    • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Cody Drameh (Birmingham City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Juninho Bacuna with a cross following a corner.
    • 90'+5': Attempt missed. Juninho Bacuna (Birmingham City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lukas Jutkiewicz with a headed pass.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City).
    • 90'+6': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 90'+6': Lee Buchanan (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Millwall 1, Birmingham City 0.
    • 0': Match ends, Millwall 1, Birmingham City 0.

    Statistics

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    10 Fouls 17
    1 Yellow Cards 2
    0 Red Cards 0
    0 Offsides 0
    4 Corner Kicks 4
    4 Saves 1
    51.8 Possession 48.2
    16 SHOTS 12
    1 ON GOAL 5
    0.1 On Target % 0.4
    0 Penalty Goals 0
    0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
    265 Accurate Passes 225
    358 Passes 329
    0.7 Pass Completion % 0.7
    7 Accurate Crosses 7
    16 Crosses 24
    0.4 Cross % 0.3
    53 Long Balls 56
    18 Accurate Long Balls 20
    0.3 Long Balls % 0.4
    5 Blocked Shots 3
    7 Effective Tackles 16
    19 Tackles 28
    0.4 Tackle % 0.6
    6 Interceptions 15
    29 Effective Clearances 22
    29 Clearances 22

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Championship

    Venue: The Den
    Location: London, England
    Attendance: 17,008

    EFL Championship Standings

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Birmingham City 15 +14 29
    2 Middlesbrough 15 +11 29
    3 Stoke City 15 +6 29
    4 Wolverhampton Wanderers 15 +8 28
    Full Standings

    Line-Ups

    MIL Millwall (4-4-2)

    No. Name
    20 Matija Sarkic (GK)
    5 Jake Cooper
    6 Japhet Tanganga
    15 Joe Bryan Yellow Card
    18 Ryan Leonard Yellow Card
    23 George Saville
    8 Billy Mitchell
    19 Duncan Watmore
    39 George Honeyman
    10 Zian Flemming
    21 Michael Obafemi
    Millwall Substitutes:
    Shaun Hutchinson, Brooke Norton-Cuffy, Bartosz Bialkowski, Adam Major, Casper de Norre, Romain Esse, Dan McNamara, Ryan Longman, Murray Wallace.

    BIR Birmingham City (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 John Ruddy (GK)
    4 Marc Roberts
    44 Emanuel Aiwu
    3 Lee Buchanan Yellow Card
    12 Cody Drameh
    29 Alex Pritchard
    13 Paik Seung-Ho
    34 Ivan Sunjic
    28 Jay Stansfield
    7 Juninho Bacuna
    11 Koji Miyoshi
    Birmingham City Substitutes:
    Tyler Roberts, Lukas Jutkiewicz, George Hall, Gary Gardner, Ethan Laird, Siriki Dembele, Andre Dozzell, Neil Etheridge, Jordan James.

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