3 – 1
“Oladapo Afolayan opens the scoring for Blackburn, assisted by Sam Morsy, after a flurry of late first-half chances from both sides.”
Pivotal“Lyndon Dykes converts from the penalty spot to level the match for Millwall just after the restart.”
Pivotal“Oladapo Afolayan restores Blackburn's lead, finishing off a move assisted by Tom Atcheson shortly after a corner was won.”
Pivotal“Andri Gudjohnsen, on as a late substitute, caps the win with a stoppage-time goal to make it 3-1.”
Blackburn Rovers
Millwall
Outstanding performance
Blackburn Rovers•MidfielderBlackburn made their limited first-half control count, with Afolayan striking on the stroke of half-time after Todd Cantwell and Romain Esse had both gone close. Millwall responded almost immediately after the break, Lyndon Dykes converting a penalty just six minutes into the second half to level things up, but Rovers reasserted themselves within seven minutes as Afolayan struck again, this time teed up by substitute Tom Atcheson. Millwall actually edged the underlying numbers — 55% possession, 439 passes, and three big chances created against Blackburn's two — but wasteful finishing (two big chances missed) and defensive fragility undid them, while Rovers made do with fewer chances but sharper execution, doubling their shot count advantage 18 to 15. Andri Gudjohnsen's stoppage-time third, arriving moments after coming on as a substitute, sealed a result that keeps Blackburn firmly in the promotion picture while Millwall's inefficiency in front of goal will be the frustrating takeaway from a game they competed hard in.
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Mark SykesYellow CardMark Sykes receives a yellow card.
Corner awarded.
Shot - Zak Lovelace Head Shot Missed
Jayden FevrierYellow CardJayden Fevrier receives a yellow card.
Gady Beyuku takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Lyndon Dykes takes a shot with his head, but it is blocked.
Zak Lovelace is on, and Jake Cooper is off.
Elkan Baggott is on, and Jenson Metcalfe is off.
Jenson MetcalfeYellow CardYellow card issued to Jenson Metcalfe.
Jayden Fevrier takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Jayden Fevrier takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Substitution: Daniel Kelly comes on for Derek Mazou Sacko.
Jayden Fevrier's right-footed shot is blocked.
Jake Cooper attempts a header but misses the shot.
Tairyk Arconte's right-footed shot is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Yanis Issoufou takes a left-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Sam Morsy takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Andri Lucas Gudjohnsen replaces Todd Cantwell.
Jayden Fevrier comes on for Oladapo Afolayan.
Lyndon Dykes takes a header shot but misses.
Tairyk Arconte takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Oladapo AfolayanOladapo Afolayan scores with a left-footed shot.
assist: Tom Atcheson
Goal! Oladapo Afolayan scores to make it 2-1, assisted by Tom Atcheson.
Corner awarded.
Oladapo Afolayan takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Lyndon DykesLyndon Dykes takes a right-footed shot and scores.
Goal in the penalty shootout! Lyndon Dykes scores, making it 1-1.
Yellow card issued to Gady Beyuku.
Derek Mazou Sacko takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Substitution: Yanis Issoufou comes on for Romain Esse.
Substitution: Mark Sykes comes on for Jordi Osei-Tutu.
Gady Beyuku comes on for Ryan Alebiosu.
Zak SturgeYellow CardYellow card issued to Zak Sturge.
Harry PickeringYellow CardHarry Pickering receives a yellow card.
Offside.
Oladapo AfolayanShot on goal! Oladapo Afolayan takes a right-footed shot.
Sam Morsy takes a right-footed shot but misses.
assist: Sam Morsy
Goal! Oladapo Afolayan scores to make it 1-0, assisted by Sam Morsy.
Romain Esse takes a left-footed shot but misses.
Sam MorsyYellow CardSam Morsy receives a yellow card.
Todd Cantwell takes a right-footed shot, but it's saved.
Harry Pickering takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Kristi Montgomery takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Oladapo Afolayan takes a right-footed shot, but it is blocked.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Romain Esse takes a header shot but misses.
Corner awarded.
Corner awarded.
Tom Atcheson takes a right-footed shot but misses.
Ryan Alebiosu takes a right-footed shot, but it misses the target.
Harry Pickering is substituted for Yuri Oliveira Ribeiro.
Hayden CarterYellow CardYellow card shown to Hayden Carter.
Camiel Neghli's left-footed shot is saved.
Romain Esse's header is blocked.
Sean McLoughlin takes a shot with his head, but it misses the target.
Corner awarded.
Offside.
Kick-off! The referee is Josh Smith.
