Watford vs Millwall, 2024-25 English League Championship, Regular Season

· English League Championship

Watford

30': Matthew Pollock

FT
1 - 2

Millwall

59': Casper de Norre
81': Josh Coburn

About

Watford are hosting Millwall at Vicarage Road, Watford, 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.
3': Foul by George Honeyman (Millwall).
3': Yasser Larouci (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Offside, Watford. Imrân Louza is caught offside.
9': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tristan Crama.
11': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
13': Attempt missed. Billy Mitchell (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
15': Attempt saved. Giorgi Chakvetadze (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yasser Larouci.
20': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
20': Attempt blocked. Josh Coburn (Millwall) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman with a cross.
21': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
22': Attempt saved. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by George Honeyman with a cross.
22': Attempt blocked. Josh Coburn (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by George Honeyman.
24': Attempt missed. Imrân Louza (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
25': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
25': George Honeyman (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
26': Offside, Watford. Mamadou Doumbia is caught offside.
29': Attempt blocked. Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luke Cundle.
29': Attempt saved. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Giorgi Chakvetadze.
30': Attempt missed. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Yasser Larouci with a cross.
30': Attempt blocked. Moussa Sissoko (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
30': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
30': Goal! Watford 1, Millwall 0. Mattie Pollock (Watford) header from very close range to the centre of the goal following a corner.
32': Attempt saved. Jeremy Ngakia (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
34': Attempt missed. Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko.
39': Attempt missed. Edo Kayembe (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza.
40': Foul by Luke Cundle (Millwall).
40': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Offside, Watford. Moussa Sissoko is caught offside.
43': Foul by Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
43': Jake Cooper (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Offside, Millwall. George Honeyman is caught offside.
45': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
45'+1': Delay in match because of an injury Imrân Louza (Watford).
45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
45'+2': First Half ends, Watford 1, Millwall 0.
45': Second Half begins Watford 1, Millwall 0.
46': Attempt missed. Mamadou Doumbia (Watford) left footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Moussa Sissoko following a fast break.
50': Foul by Luke Cundle (Millwall).
50': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Luke Cundle (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
52': Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
52': Foul by Jeremy Ngakia (Watford).
53': Attempt missed. Joe Bryan (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left from a direct free kick.
54': Delay in match because of an injury Mamadou Doumbia (Watford).
56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
56': Substitution, Watford. Vakoun Bayo replaces Mamadou Doumbia because of an injury.
59': Foul by Josh Coburn (Millwall).
59': James Abankwah (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
59': Goal! Watford 1, Millwall 1. Casper De Norre (Millwall) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Aidomo Emakhu.
63': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Mattie Pollock.
63': Attempt missed. Jake Cooper (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by George Honeyman with a cross following a corner.
64': Foul by Vakoun Bayo (Watford).
64': Japhet Tanganga (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
66': Foul by Luke Cundle (Millwall).
66': Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Corner, Watford. Conceded by George Honeyman.
69': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tristan Crama.
69': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tristan Crama.
70': Attempt missed. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross following a corner.
70': Substitution, Watford. Ryan Andrews replaces Jeremy Ngakia.
71': Substitution, Watford. Caleb Wiley replaces Yasser Larouci.
71': Substitution, Watford. Rocco Vata replaces Edo Kayembe.
73': Offside, Millwall. Josh Coburn is caught offside.
75': Foul by Aidomo Emakhu (Millwall).
75': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Substitution, Millwall. Raees Bangura-Williams replaces Casper De Norre.
75': Substitution, Millwall. Aaron Connolly replaces Luke Cundle.
76': Substitution, Millwall. Femi Azeez replaces Aidomo Emakhu.
79': Foul by Imrân Louza (Watford).
79': George Honeyman (Millwall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
81': Goal! Watford 1, Millwall 2. Josh Coburn (Millwall) header from the centre of the box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Tristan Crama with a cross.
82': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
83': Attempt blocked. Vakoun Bayo (Watford) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Imrân Louza with a cross.
83': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Joe Bryan.
84': Substitution, Millwall. Mihailo Ivanovic replaces Josh Coburn.
85': Substitution, Millwall. George Saville replaces Billy Mitchell.
85': Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Moussa Sissoko.
86': Attempt missed. Mihailo Ivanovic (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
87': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tristan Crama.
87': Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
88': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jake Cooper.
89': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lukas Jensen.
89': Foul by George Honeyman (Millwall).
89': Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
90'+1': Aaron Connolly (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+1': Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford).
90'+2': Corner, Watford. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga.
90'+3': Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford).
90'+3': Jake Cooper (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Attempt saved. Aaron Connolly (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mihailo Ivanovic.
90'+4': Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Egil Selvik.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Watford 1, Millwall 2.
0': Match ends, Watford 1, Millwall 2.

Statistics

MIL		WAT
7	Fouls	7
1	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	3
4	Corner Kicks	11
5	Saves	2
39.7	Possession	60.3
11	SHOTS	14
4	ON GOAL	5
0.4	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
219	Accurate Passes	385
312	Passes	472
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.8
4	Accurate Crosses	3
13	Crosses	21
0.3	Cross %	0.1
69	Long Balls	62
19	Accurate Long Balls	27
0.3	Long Balls %	0.4
3	Blocked Shots	2
15	Effective Tackles	6
19	Tackles	8
0.8	Tackle %	0.8
9	Interceptions	6
16	Effective Clearances	12
16	Clearances	12

Game Information

Competition: English League Championship

Venue: Vicarage Road
Location: Watford, England
Attendance: 20,031

EFL Championship Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Sheffield United	39	+27	83
2	Leeds United	39	+51	81
3	Burnley	39	+42	81
4	Sunderland	39	+19	72

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Watford (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
33	Egil Selvik (GK)
6	Matthew Pollock
25	James Abankwah
37	Yasser Larouci
2	Jeremy Ngakia
39	Edo Kayembe
10	Imran Louza
24	Tom Dele-Bashiru
20	Mamadou Doumbia
8	Giorgi Chakvetadze
17	Moussa Sissoko

Watford Substitutes:

Ryan Andrews, Caleb Wiley, Angelo Ogbonna, Tom Ince, Rocco Vata, Bayo Youssouf, Jonathan Bond, Leo Ramirez-Espain, Francisco Sierralta.

Millwall (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
1	Lukas Jensen (GK)
5	Jake Cooper
6	Japhet Tanganga
15	Joe Bryan
52	Tristan Crama
25	Luke Cundle
8	Billy Mitchell
24	Casper de Norre
21	Josh Coburn
22	Aidomo Emakhu
39	George Honeyman

Millwall Substitutes:

George Saville, Ryan Wintle, Zak Sturge, George Evans, Wes Harding, Aaron Connolly, Raees Bangura-Williams, Mihailo Ivanovic, Femi Azeez.

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