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

71': Benik Afobe

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1 - 0

Introduction

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

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

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: The Den
Location: London, England
Attendance: 11,004

English League Championship Standings

POS	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
0	Birmingham City	0	0	0
0	Blackburn Rovers	0	0	0
0	Bristol City	0	0	0
0	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0

Full Table

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

Line-Ups

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

Substitutes:

Tom Bradshaw, Mason Bennett, Scott Malone, George Long, Sheyi Ojo, Dan McNamara, Alex Pearce.

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

Substitutes:

Claudio Osorio, Kelvin Abrefa, Mamadi Camara, Jahmari Clarke, Rafael, Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan, Imari Samuels.

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