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Millwall 4-0 Bolton: result and stats, Championship

Matchday 5
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  • C. Taylor38'
  • L. Dykes83', 88'
  • C. Neghli90'
    The DenWill FinnieCapacity 20,146Sat, 5 Sept 202616:00
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    Assistant
    David Livermore

    Substitutions

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    Player of the match
    Maxime Teremoana Crocombe headshot
    Maxime Teremoana Crocombe
    Goalkeeper · Millwall
    8.9
    This match
    Shooting0.0Finishing0.0Creativity0.0Passing0.3Involvement3.4Defending0.0Physical8.2Dribbling0.0
    Attacking
    Goals0
    Assists0
    Build-up
    Passes32
    Pass accuracy53%
    Goalkeeping
    Saves4
    Goals conceded0
    Penalties saved0
    This match · octagon = season skill index

    Highest-rated players

    Crocombe8.9Dykes8.7Taylor8.5Famewo6.7Brunt6.9Rodrigues7.3
    Player
    Max CrocombeMax CrocombeG401,77+1,7717/3211/26
    Jack BonhamJack BonhamG142,93-1,0728/479/26

    Half by half

    The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

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    First half

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    0,49xG0,48
    5Shots6
    1On target1
    2Big chances1
    13Touches in box13
    34%Possession66%
    2Corners3
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    Second half

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    2,11xG0,47
    7Shots7
    4On target3
    4Big chances0
    16Touches in box12
    44%Possession56%
    1Corners6

    xG race

    25 shots

    Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

    0,00,71,52,22,90'15'30'45'60'75'90'Caleb Taylor 38'Lyndon Dykes 83'Lyndon Dykes 88'Camiel Neghli 90'Millwall2,61 xGBolton0,95 xGCumulative expected goals per team over the match.
    Millwall crestMillwall2,61 xG · 4 scoredBolton crestBolton0,95 xG · 0 scored

    How those chances were made

    Millwall21
    Open play 13Set piece 3Foul won 1Defensive 4
    Bolton25
    Open play 14Set piece 4Dribble 2Foul won 2Rebound 3

    Momentum

    24 swings

    Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

    Caleb Taylor 38'Lyndon Dykes 83'Lyndon Dykes 88'Camiel Neghli 90'0'15'30'45'60'75'90'MillwallBolton
    Millwall crestMillwall56% pressureBolton crestBolton44% pressure

    Match replay

    91'
    4-0
    100%Draw 0%0%
    2.61xG0.95
    12Shots13
    8On target8
    Momentum
    Camiel Neghli portrait90' Goal Camiel Neghli 0.26 xG

    Shot map

    12 v 13

    Millwall shoot right, Bolton left. Bigger dot = better chance.

    MILBOLgoalsavedoff target

    Goal mouth

    16 on target · 4 scored

    Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

    Zak Sturge, 4', off targetSam Dalby, 8', off targetJosh Sheehan, 20', off targetThierry Gale, 28', off targetChris Forino-Joseph, 41', off targetLyndon Dykes, 53', off targetCaleb Taylor, 59', off targetAkin Famewo, 64', off targetCaleb Taylor, 76', off target
    MillwallBoltongoalsavedoff target

    Average positions

    Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

    MillwallDefensive line 36%
    26Arconte25Mazou-Sac…26Esse59Dykes51Crocombe45Taylor56Neghli60Sturge63Osei-Tutu64Metcalfe52Cooper
    BoltonDefensive line 30%
    22McAtee18Dalby27Junior57Forino99Sheehan84Bonham58Gale75Simons67Famewo77Davies60Brunt

    An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

    Passing network

    Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

    MillwallUntil 55'
    14261115513104937

    Most-connected pair: Osei-Tutu and Esse, 7 passes between them.

    BoltonUntil 45'
    8414165113451610

    Most-connected pair: Sheehan and Simons, 22 passes between them.

    Tactical battle

    47control53
    47%Field tiltField tilt 53%14Box entriesBox entries 1710Passes into boxPasses into box 10
    Tairyk Arconte
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    6 touches in box
    Press12.3 · 7.9Territory47% · 53%Direct4.16 · 2.67Progress35 · 46Dribble3 · 6Creation21 · 25Threat0.90 · 1.01Recover8 · 11
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    In possession

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    46,8%Field tilt53,2%
    10Passes into box10
    22Progressive passes23
    12Carries into final third13
    8Chances created10

    Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

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    Out of possession

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    12,26Press intensity (PPDA)7,87
    10High turnovers1
    8Regains within 5s11
    24,3sBall recovery time15,9s
    13Interceptions5

    ↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

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    Carrying

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    65Carries116
    960mCarry distance1420m
    13Progressive carries23
    546mProgressive carry distance920m
    6Carries into the box10

    Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

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    Beating the press

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    3Take-ons won6
    8Take-ons attempted17
    452mProgressive pass distance339m
    2Through balls0
    7Switches of play9

    A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

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    Threat created

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    0,90Expected threat (xT)1,01
    4,00Action value (VAEP)-0,34
    21Shot-creating actions25
    7Goal-creating actions0
    1,85Expected assisted goals0,85

    xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

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    Tempo

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    2,3Passes per attack3,4
    8,0sAttack duration13,0s
    4,16 m/sAttack directness2,67 m/s
    0Build-up attacks3
    10Direct attacks12

    An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

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    More match stats

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    Attack

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    31Touches in box25
    49Final third entries45
    5Big chances1
    3,34xG on target1,29
    2Big chances missed1
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    Passing

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    4/17 (24%)Crosses6/26 (23%)
    26/56 (46%)Long balls25/54 (46%)
    16Throw-ins13
    14Free kicks13
    9Goal kicks6
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    Duels

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    52Total48
    30/56 (54%)Ground26/56 (46%)
    24/47 (51%)Aerial23/47 (49%)
    3/7 (43%)Dribbles6/15 (40%)
    3Dispossessed4
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    Defending

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    51Recoveries47
    6Interceptions6
    13Tackles7
    54%Tackles won29%
    27Clearances32
    3Big chances scored0
    3Big saves0
    0Errors led to goal2
    0Errors led to shot2
    8,51Average rating6,13

    Goal profile

    This season

    How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 10 matches each.

    Millwall crestShare of their matchesBolton crest

    They score

    80%1+ goal70%
    50%2+ goals50%
    20%3+ goals20%
    10%4+ goals10%

    They concede

    60%1+ goal80%
    50%2+ goals50%
    30%3+ goals40%
    10%4+ goals10%

    Heaviest results

    Millwall crestbest 4-0 (H)·worst 1-5 (A)

    Bolton crestbest 3-1 (A)·worst 0-4 (A)

    Match summary

    Millwall beat Bolton 4-0 at The Den in the Championship. Millwall led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: C. Taylor (38'), L. Dykes (83', 88'), C. Neghli (90') for Millwall. Millwall finished with ten men after Jenson Metcalfe was sent off, while Bolton finished with ten men after Josh Sheehan was sent off. In their last 14 meetings, Millwall have won 3, Bolton 7, with 4 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.

    AI prediction
    Confidence 41%
    MIL41%
    X32%
    BOL27%

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