Match Report
| Millwall | Millwall |  |  | Leicester City | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Neil Brady | N. Brady |  | 52 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 |  | Stan Johnson | S. Johnson | |||||||||
| Darius Newby | D. Newby | | 55 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 | | Malcolm Croft | M. Croft | |||||||||
| Ledley Greaves | L. Greaves | | 52 | D |  | | 3 | | D | 56 | | Stanley Ehiogu | S. Ehiogu | ||||||||
| Mark Allman | M. Allman | | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 49 | | Carlton Ljungberg | C. Ljungberg | |||||||||
| Danny Drake | D. Drake | | 62 | M | | 5 | | D | 46 | | Alan Smith | A. Smith | |||||||||
| Dean Bowyer | D. Bowyer | | 56 | M | | 6 | | M | 59 |  | Emiliano Cesari | E. Cesari | |||||||||
| Abel Teixeira | A. Teixeira |  | 51 | M | | 7 | | M | 55 | | Tony Dichio | T. Dichio | |||||||||
| Syd Unsworth | S. Unsworth | | 49 | M | | 8 | | M | 50 | | Anthony Bower | A. Bower | |||||||||
| Alun Huckerby | A. Huckerby | | 55 | A | | 9 | | A | 61 | | Danny Fletcher | D. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Tommy Mercer | T. Mercer | | 55 | A | | 10 | | | A | 55 | | Clive Peters | C. Peters | ||||||||
| Luke Charlton | L. Charlton | | 53 | A | | 11 | | A | 50 | | Peter Hurst | P. Hurst | |||||||||
| Richard Beckham | R. Beckham | | 50 | G | | 12 | | M | 48 | | Neil Mccann | N. Mccann | |||||||||
| Daniele Simonsen | D. Simonsen | | 48 | A | | 13 | | M | 47 | | Adam Maddison | A. Maddison | |||||||||
| Simon Westwood | S. Westwood | | 46 | D | | 14 | | G | 45 | | Darius Boateng | D. Boateng | |||||||||
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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at The New Den where Millwall play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 4,105 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Millwall are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ashley Nicholls.
The pitch is in good condition.
Millwall are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 4-3-3.
Today's match is refereed by Ashley Nicholls.
0.00
0-0Millwall start the game by kicking off the first half!
6.07
0-0Stanley Ehiogu clumsily knocks into Luke Charlton. The referee calls over Stanley Ehiogu and warns him to calm down! Luke Charlton stretches but gets up unharmed.
8.56
0-0Abel Teixeira threads a neat ball through to Luke Charlton. Luke Charlton knocks in a cross ball towards Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer makes a looping header on goal. It's miles wide!
12.39
Anthony Bower makes a simple pass to Clive Peters. Clive Peters lofts in a cross ball towards Danny Fletcher. Danny Fletcher connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
15.20
Tony Dichio passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Peter Hurst. Peter Hurst shoots from 20 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
18.17
0-0Carlton Ljungberg knocks the ball to his team mate, Tony Dichio. Tony Dichio takes it forward alone. Tony Dichio puts a great ball through. Danny Fletcher runs beyond the defensive line but is deemed offside!
22.09
Mark Allman chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Drake. Danny Drake knocks the ball forward to Alun Huckerby. Alun Huckerby passes the ball forward but Luke Charlton is offside!
24.57
Ledley Greaves makes a simple pass to Danny Drake. Danny Drake sees Tommy Mercer in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Tommy Mercer plays a one-two with Luke Charlton and rushes in on goal... Tommy Mercer cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
26.52
Stanley Ehiogu runs forward with the ball. Stanley Ehiogu knocks the ball forward to Danny Fletcher. Danny Fletcher plays a scrappy one-two with Clive Peters and advances towards the goal... Danny Fletcher takes a shot at goal but it flies just wide!
27.58
0-0Malcolm Croft clumsily knocks into Luke Charlton. The referee calls over Malcolm Croft and shows him a yellow card! Luke Charlton gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
28.31
0-0Darius Newby kicks a strong pass forward to Abel Teixeira. Abel Teixeira flicks a high ball forward to Tommy Mercer who takes it down. Tommy Mercer knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alan Smith.
30.06
Peter Hurst clumsily knocks into Ledley Greaves. Peter Hurst is given a warning by the referee! Ledley Greaves stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.51
Dean Bowyer knocks the ball to his team mate, Alun Huckerby. Alun Huckerby knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Stanley Ehiogu.
33.24
Anthony Bower makes an attacking run forward. Anthony Bower sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it sails harmlessly over the bar!
39.17
0-0Abel Teixeira deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Luke Charlton. Luke Charlton shoots from 20 yards but Stan Johnson is on top of it.
42.29
Anthony Bower makes a probing pass to Peter Hurst. Peter Hurst shoots from 20 yards but it flies just off target!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
Both teams emerge for the second half. Millwall appear unchanged since the first half. Leicester City also appear unchanged since the first half. The Leicester City players look more motivated than they were before.
45.00
Leicester City kick off the second half!
48.51
0-1Emiliano Cesari flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Fletcher. Danny Fletcher shoots from outside the area which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
53.54
Syd Unsworth deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Tommy Mercer. Tommy Mercer makes a probing pass to Alun Huckerby but he's offside!
59.52
Syd Unsworth advances with the ball. Syd Unsworth runs straight at the defence! Some silky footwork from Syd Unsworth provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. Stan Johnson is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
63.56
Stanley Ehiogu clumsily knocks into Tommy Mercer. Stanley Ehiogu is given another warning by the referee! Tommy Mercer hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
66.49
Anthony Bower sees Danny Fletcher in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Danny Fletcher cuts inside the box! Danny Fletcher makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
69.37
Ledley Greaves makes a probing pass to Dean Bowyer. Dean Bowyer runs straight at the opposition's defence. Dean Bowyer plays a scrappy one-two with Tommy Mercer and stumbles forward towards the goal... Dean Bowyer rockets a shot on goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
72.25
1-1Emiliano Cesari catches Mark Allman on the ankles. Emiliano Cesari is shown the yellow card! Mark Allman stretches but gets up unharmed.
73.11
Emiliano Cesari makes a probing pass to Clive Peters. Clive Peters deftly passes the ball to Peter Hurst, releasing him through on goal. Peter Hurst tries a spectacular strike but it whistles just wide of the post!
75.35
Carlton Ljungberg passes the ball through the wet conditions to the feet of Anthony Bower. Anthony Bower makes a probing pass to Danny Fletcher. Danny Fletcher runs straight at the defence! Danny Fletcher rockets a shot on goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
77.35
1-2Millwall have made 3 substitutions with Richard Beckham replacing Darius Newby, Daniele Simonsen replacing Abel Teixeira and Simon Westwood replacing Luke Charlton .
79.55
Dean Bowyer knocks the ball forward to Simon Westwood. Simon Westwood controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it misses the target by a large margin!
89.16
Anthony Bower makes a simple pass to Danny Fletcher. Danny Fletcher tries a spectacular long range effort but it flies just wide!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
1
2
Shots on Target
2
2
Shots off Target
4
8
Offsides
3
1
Fouls
0
5
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
63.1%
36.9%
Play Area
29.8%
41.7%
28.6%
Scorers
| Syd Unsworth 60 | Danny Fletcher 49, 75 |
Man of the Match
| The man of the match was awarded to Danny Fletcher of Leicester City |
Match Ratings
| 1. | Neil Brady (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Darius Newby (DEF) | 6 | |
| 3. | Ledley Greaves (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Mark Allman (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Danny Drake (MID) | 7 | |
| 6. | Dean Bowyer (MID) | 7 | |
| 7. | Abel Teixeira (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Syd Unsworth (MID) |  | 8 |
| 9. | Alun Huckerby (ATT) | 6 | |
| 10. | Tommy Mercer (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Luke Charlton (ATT) | 6 | |
| 12. | Richard Beckham (GK) | 6 | |
| 13. | Daniele Simonsen (ATT) | 6 | |
| 14. | Simon Westwood (DEF) | 6 | |
| 1. | Stan Johnson (GK) | 6 | |
| 2. | Malcolm Croft (DEF) |  | 6 |
| 3. | Stanley Ehiogu (DEF) | 6 | |
| 4. | Carlton Ljungberg (DEF) | 6 | |
| 5. | Alan Smith (DEF) | 6 | |
| 6. | Emiliano Cesari (MID) | | 6 |
| 7. | Tony Dichio (MID) | 6 | |
| 8. | Anthony Bower (MID) | 7 | |
| 9. | Danny Fletcher (ATT) | | 9 |
| 10. | Clive Peters (ATT) | 6 | |
| 11. | Peter Hurst (ATT) | 5 | |
| 12. | Neil Mccann (MID) | 0 | |
| 13. | Adam Maddison (MID) | 0 | |
| 14. | Darius Boateng (GK) | 0 | |