Millwall vs Reading 2021-22 English League Championship, Regular Season
Introduction
Match Commentary
- 31': Maikel Kieftenbeld (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Millwall 0, Reading 0.
- 45': Substitution, Millwall. Scott Malone replaces Maikel Kieftenbeld.
- 45': Substitution, Millwall. Mason Bennett replaces Matt Smith.
- 45': Second Half begins Millwall 0, Reading 0.
- 71': Goal! Millwall 1, Reading 0. Benik Afobe (Millwall) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Leonard.
- 78': Substitution, Reading. Jahmari Clarke replaces George Puscas.
- 83': Substitution, Reading. Mamadi Camara replaces Ovie Ejaria.
- 87': Substitution, Millwall. Dan McNamara replaces Benik Afobe.
- 88': Ryan Leonard (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Game Information
Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 11,004
English League Championship Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +29 | Coventry City | 27 | 55 | 4 |
| +12 | Middlesbrough | 27 | 49 | 6 |
| +21 | Ipswich Town | 26 | 47 | 5 |
| -2 | Millwall | 27 | 46 | 7 |
Statistics
 REA |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 5 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
| 4 | Saves | 0 |
| 56.3 | Possession | 43.7 |
| 9 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 454 | Accurate Passes | 302 |
| 539 | Passes | 398 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 2 | Accurate Crosses | 7 |
| 8 | Crosses | 28 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 55 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 24 | Accurate Long Balls | 30 |
| 0.4 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 11 | Effective Tackles | 11 |
| 14 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 13 | Interceptions | 16 |
| 24 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 24 | Clearances | 8 |
Millwall (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Bartosz Bialkowski (GK) |
| 5 | Jake Cooper |
| 4 | Shaun Hutchinson |
| 3 | Murray Wallace |
| 18 | Ryan Leonard |
| 6 | Maikel Kieftenbeld  |
| 17 | George Saville |
| 24 | Billy Mitchell |
| 10 | Matt Smith |
| 23 | Benik Afobe |
| 7 | Jed Wallace |
Reading (3-5-1-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 22 | Luke Southwood (GK) |
| 24 | Scott Dann |
| 6 | Liam Moore |
| 3 | Thomas Holmes |
| 14 | Ovie Ejaria |
| 19 | Tom Dele-Bashiru |
| 28 | Josh Laurent |
| 21 | Abdul Rahman Baba |
| 48 | Tyrell Ashcroft |
| 47 | George Puscas |
| 10 | John Swift |
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