Millwall vs Birmingham 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
3 - 1
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 10': Goal! Millwall 1, Birmingham City 0. Murray Wallace (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Shaun Hutchinson following a corner.
- 20': Kristian Pedersen (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Goal! Millwall 2, Birmingham City 0. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Malone with a cross following a corner.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Millwall 2, Birmingham City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Birmingham City. Lukas Jutkiewicz replaces Jérémie Bela.
- 45': Second Half begins Millwall 2, Birmingham City 0.
- 50': Marc Roberts (Birmingham City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 56': Goal! Millwall 2, Birmingham City 1. Troy Deeney (Birmingham City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Scott Hogan.
- 73': Goal! Millwall 3, Birmingham City 1. George Evans (Millwall) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Dan McNamara.
- 80': Substitution, Birmingham City. Chuks Aneke replaces Scott Hogan.
- 83': Substitution, Millwall. Maikel Kieftenbeld replaces Jed Wallace.
- 86': Substitution, Millwall. Alex Pearce replaces Scott Malone.
- 89': Substitution, Millwall. Mason Bennett replaces Tom Bradshaw.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Millwall 3, Birmingham City 1.
Game Information
Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 14,324
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +6 | Stoke City | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +5 | Middlesbrough | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| +8 | Coventry City | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| +2 | West Bromwich Albion | 3 | 7 | 0 |
Statistics
 BIR |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 9 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 2 |
| 5 | Corner Kicks | 11 |
| 6 | Saves | 2 |
| 48.5 | Possession | 51.5 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 19 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 9 |
| 0.2 | On Target % | 0.5 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 230 | Accurate Passes | 240 |
| 345 | Passes | 357 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 6 |
| 18 | Crosses | 26 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 61 | Long Balls | 70 |
| 22 | Accurate Long Balls | 23 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 8 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
| 16 | Tackles | 14 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 19 | Effective Clearances | 16 |
| 19 | Clearances | 16 |
Millwall (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Bartosz Bialkowski (GK) |
| 5 | Jake Cooper |
| 3 | Murray Wallace |
| 4 | Shaun Hutchinson |
| 24 | Billy Mitchell |
| 28 | George Evans |
| 7 | Jed Wallace |
| 11 | Scott Malone |
| 2 | Dan McNamara |
| 9 | Tom Bradshaw |
| 23 | Benik Afobe |
Birmingham City (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Neil Etheridge (GK) |
| 4 | Marc Roberts  |
| 3 | Kristian Pedersen |
| 21 | Dion Sanderson |
| 18 | Riley McGree |
| 19 | Jordan James |
| 34 | Ivan Sunjic |
| 11 | Jérémie Bela |
| 24 | Jordan Graham |
| 36 | Troy Deeney |
| 9 | Scott Hogan |
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