Millwall 3-4 Blackburn Rovers: result and report
Championship · Monday 8 May 2023
Result
Millwall 3-4 Blackburn Rovers
Championship · Monday 8 May 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 3-1
Millwall 3-4 Blackburn Rovers: match report
Millwall were beaten by Blackburn Rovers 3-4 in the Championship on Monday 8 May 2023. It was 3-1 at half-time.
Duncan Watmore opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Millwall's goals came from Duncan Watmore (8'), Duncan Watmore (37') and Oliver Burke (39'). Blackburn Rovers scored through A. Wharton (22'), J. Rankin-Costello (51'), B. Brereton (63') and B. Brereton (86').
Discipline: Millwall received 1 yellow card; Blackburn Rovers received no yellow cards.
Going into the game Millwall were 6th on 68 points from 45 and Blackburn Rovers 9th on 66 points from 45. Millwall went on to finish that season 8th with 68 points, and Blackburn Rovers 7th with 69.
Millwall lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ben Brereton Díaz of Blackburn Rovers (8.8), ahead of Joe Rankin-Costello (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Millwall win, 3 draws and 6 for Blackburn Rovers.
Key events
- 8'Goal · Duncan Watmore
- 22'Goal · A. Wharton
- 37'Goal · Duncan Watmore
- 39'Goal · Oliver Burke
- 51'Goal · J. Rankin-Costello
- 63'Goal · B. Brereton
- 64'Yellow card · Jake Cooper
- 86'Goal · B. Brereton
Head-to-head
Team news
Millwall line-up (4-2-3-1)
George Long, Danny McNamara, Shaun Hutchinson, Jake Cooper, Callum Styles, Billy Mitchell, George Saville, Oliver Burke, Zian Flemming, Duncan Watmore, Tom Bradshaw
Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-2-3-1)
Aynsley Pears, Joe Rankin-Costello, Hayden Carter, Dominic Hyam, Harry Pickering, Lewis Travis, Adam Wharton, Sammie Szmodics, Sorba Thomas, Ryan Hedges, Ben Brereton Díaz