Boro vs Millwall 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season

Middlesbrough

15': Matt Crooks

FT
1 - 1

Millwall

27': Sol Bamba (OG)

Introduction

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

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
15': Goal! Middlesbrough 1, Millwall 0. Matt Crooks (Middlesbrough) header from the right side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Duncan Watmore.
27': Own Goal by Sol Bamba, Middlesbrough. Middlesbrough 1, Millwall 1.
34': Mason Bennett (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Jake Cooper (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45': Second Half begins Middlesbrough 1, Millwall 1.
45': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Josh Coburn replaces Andraz Sporar.
58': Jonny Howson (Middlesbrough) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
67': Substitution, Millwall. Sheyi Ojo replaces Mason Bennett.
71': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Onel Hernández replaces Isaiah Jones.
81': Substitution, Millwall. Maikel Kieftenbeld replaces Benik Afobe.
86': Substitution, Millwall. Matt Smith replaces Jed Wallace.
87': Substitution, Middlesbrough. Uche Ikpeazu replaces Duncan Watmore.
90'+4': Second Half ends, Middlesbrough 1, Millwall 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Riverside Stadium
Location: Middlesbrough, England
Attendance: 20,845

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
+20	Coventry City	9	19	0
+6	Middlesbrough	9	18	1
+5	Leicester City	9	16	1
+4	Preston North End	9	16	1

Full Table

Statistics

MIL		MID
16	Fouls	10
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	0
4	Corner Kicks	10
6	Saves	1
49.2	Possession	50.8
6	SHOTS	13
1	ON GOAL	7
0.2	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
235	Accurate Passes	260
343	Passes	356
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
2	Accurate Crosses	2
16	Crosses	18
0.1	Cross %	0.1
75	Long Balls	57
24	Accurate Long Balls	22
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	3
11	Effective Tackles	8
14	Tackles	11
0.8	Tackle %	0.7
15	Interceptions	6
23	Effective Clearances	22
23	Clearances	22

Line-Ups

Middlesbrough (3-5-2)

No.	Name
28	Luke Daniels (GK)
22	Sol Bamba
14	Lee Peltier
17	Paddy McNair
7	Marcus Tavernier
25	Matt Crooks
16	Jonathan Howson
27	Marc Bola
35	Isaiah Jones
11	Andraz Sporar
18	Duncan Watmore

Substitutes:

Joe Lumley, Anfernee Dijksteel, Josh Coburn, James Léa Siliki, Neil Taylor, Uche Ikpeazu, Onel Hernández.

Millwall (3-4-2-1)

No.	Name
33	Bartosz Bialkowski (GK)
4	Shaun Hutchinson
5	Jake Cooper
26	Danny Ballard
24	Billy Mitchell
17	George Saville
11	Scott Malone
18	Ryan Leonard
23	Benik Afobe
20	Mason Bennett
7	Jed Wallace

Substitutes:

Matt Smith, George Long, Murray Wallace, Tom Bradshaw, Sheyi Ojo, George Evans, Maikel Kieftenbeld.

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