Match Report
| Millwall | Millwall |  |  | Chesterfield | Chesterfield | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greg Eadie | G. Eadie |  | 59 | G |  | 1 | | G | 64 | | Gavin Gerrard | G. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Dean Joachim | D. Joachim | | 56 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 52 |  | Antonio Fernandes | A. Fernandes | |||||||||
| Chris Le Tissier | C. Le Tissier | | 51 | D | | 3 | | D | 51 | | Artur Valente | A. Valente | |||||||||
| Eoin Maclean | E. Maclean | | 46 | D | | 4 | | D | 48 |  | Felipe Flores | F. Flores | |||||||||
| Sol Lawrence | S. Lawrence | | 66 | M | | 5 | | D | 45 | | Billy Lowe | B. Lowe | |||||||||
| Matt Owen | M. Owen | | 62 | M | | 6 | | D | 39 | | Peter Sturridge | P. Sturridge | |||||||||
| Lee Newton | L. Newton | | 55 | M | | 7 | | M | 54 | | Paolo Burgess | P. Burgess | |||||||||
| Stephen Naysmith | S. Naysmith |  | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 51 |  | Sergio Stam | S. Stam | |||||||||
| Fredrik Sinclair | F. Sinclair | | 48 | M | | 9 | | M | 49 | | Brian Peters | B. Peters | |||||||||
| Nicky Copping | N. Copping | | 55 | A | | 10 | | A | 53 | | Chris Benali | C. Benali | |||||||||
| Neil Brand | N. Brand | | 52 | A | | 11 | | A | 49 |  | Marcel Weigel | M. Weigel | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Chesterfield. A crowd of 4,387 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Millwall are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Chesterfield appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
Millwall are playing in a 3-5-2 formation while Chesterfield appear to be shaped for 5-3-2.
0.00
0-0Chesterfield kick off and get the first half underway!
2.31
0-0Chris Benali clumsily knocks into Eoin Maclean. Chris Benali is shown the yellow card! Eoin Maclean runs off the knock.
3.09
0-0Artur Valente brings the ball forward. Artur Valente makes a probing pass to Chris Benali. Chris Benali shoots from long range but it flies wide!
6.55
Brian Peters deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Benali. Chris Benali deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
9.38
0-0Antonio Fernandes makes a probing pass to Sergio Stam. Sergio Stam kicks a strong pass forward to Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Greg Eadie who gathers it comfortably.
14.57
Felipe Flores makes a simple pass to Paolo Burgess. Paolo Burgess sees space and advances. Paolo Burgess controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
18.40
0-0Sergio Stam catches Stephen Naysmith on the ankles. Sergio Stam is warned by the referee! Stephen Naysmith grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
20.07
Billy Lowe knocks the ball forward to Brian Peters. Brian Peters advances with the ball. Brian Peters knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Dean Joachim.
21.37
0-0Dean Joachim knocks the ball to his team mate, Matt Owen. Matt Owen kicks a strong pass forward to Neil Brand. Neil Brand shoots from 20 yards but Gavin Gerrard is on top of it.
30.52
Nicky Copping clumsily knocks into Billy Lowe. The referee calls over Nicky Copping and warns him to calm down! Billy Lowe carries on, but is struggling a bit.
32.29
Sol Lawrence chips the ball to his team mate, Neil Brand. Neil Brand sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
44.31
Brian Peters deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Marcel Weigel. Marcel Weigel shoots from 25 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
45.00
0-0Chesterfield are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Millwall's defence.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!
45.00
Millwall kick off!
54.58
Chesterfield are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Millwall's defence.
65.13
1-0Matt Owen knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Brand. Neil Brand sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
71.41
Paolo Burgess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Chris Benali. Chris Benali shoots from outside the area but it goes wide for a goal kick.
84.32
Chris Le Tissier makes a simple pass to Fredrik Sinclair. Fredrik Sinclair surges forward with the ball. Fredrik Sinclair plays a perfect one-two with Neil Brand and rushes in on goal... Fredrik Sinclair tries a spectacular strike. Gavin Gerrard easily smothers it.
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
0
Shots off Target
1
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.1%
47.9%
Play Area
29.6%
42.3%
28.2%
Scorers
| Neil Brand 65 |