Millwall vs Leicester
Ref: James Bell, EnglandThe Den, London · 20,146 cap
Match recap
Millwall beat Leicester 1–0 in their Championship fixture. Azeez scored for Millwall. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.51 for Millwall versus 0.76 for Leicester. Millwall sit 3rd in the Championship table while Leicester are 23rd.
First Half
Cooper
Yellow Card
⚽
Azeez
Assist: De Norre
Second Half
49'
⇄
Ramsey
53'
Ricardo Pereira
Yellow Card
63'
⇄
Thomas
63'
⇄
Monga
⇄
De Norre
76'
⇄
Ricardo Pereira
76'
⇄
Ayew
⇄
Cundle
83'
Winks
Yellow Card
⇄
Ballo
⇄
Norton Sturge
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Coventry | 46 | 28 | 11 | 7 | +52 | 95 |
| 2 |  Ipswich | 46 | 23 | 15 | 8 | +33 | 84 |
| 3 |  Millwall | 46 | 24 | 11 | 11 | +15 | 83 |
| 4 |  Southampton | 46 | 22 | 14 | 10 | +26 | 80 |
| 22 |  Oxford United | 46 | 11 | 14 | 21 | -14 | 47 |
| 23 |  Leicester | 46 | 12 | 16 | 18 | -10 | 46 |
| 24 |  Sheffield Wednesday | 46 | 2 | 12 | 32 | -60 | 0 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MillwallLeicester
3Won
Statistical edge
3–10
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.51VS0.76
Attack1 · 4 won
9
Shots
12
4
Shots on target
3
7
Shots in the box
7
2
Shots outside box
5
4
Shots off goal
6
5
Corners
9
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
310
Total passes
356
210
Accurate passes
286
68%
Pass accuracy
80%
Discipline2 · 1 won
12
Fouls
8
1
Yellow cards
2
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
3
1
Blocked shots
3
0.39
Goals prevented
0.39
Millwall
4-2-3-1
Leicester
4-2-3-1
Millwall
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Zak Norton SturgeD
- 4T. CramaD
- 5J. CooperD
- 7T. BalloM
- 9M. IvanovićF
- 11O. AzeezM
- 15M. CrocombeG
- 18R. LeonardD
- 24C. De NorreM
- 25L. CundleM
- 49D. Mazou-SackoM
Substitutes
- 6C. TaylorD
- 8B. MitchellM
- 10C. NeghliF
- 14A. DoughtyM
- 17M. LangstaffF
- 22A. EmakhuF
- 23J. BryanD
- 31Raees Bangura-WilliamsF
- 43J. ColemanG
Leicester
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1J. StolarczykG
- 5C. OkoliD
- 6J. JamesM
- 7A. FatawuM
- 8H. WinksM
- 9J. AyewF
- 21Ricardo PereiraD
- 23J. VestergaardD
- 28J. MongaM
- 30A. RamseyM
- 33L. ThomasD
Substitutes
- 3W. FaesD
- 10S. MavididiF
- 17H. ChoudhuryM
- 18J. CarranzaF
- 20P. DakaF
- 22O. SkippM
- 24B. SoumaréM
- 31A. BegovićG
- 39Silko Amari Otieno ThomasF
Millwall
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Femi Azeez | M | 90 | 9.2 | 1 | — | 6 | 3 | — | 2/3 |
| Ryan Leonard | D | 90 | 7.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Casper De Norre | M | 68 | 7.7 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | — |
| Tristan Crama | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zak Sturge | D | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Max Crocombe | G | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierno Ballo | M | 89 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/4 |
| Derek Mazou-Sacko | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Jake Cooper(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Cundle | M | 78 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Mihailo Ivanović | F | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 0/2 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Joe Bryan | D | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Coleman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Doughty | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macaulay Langstaff | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aidomo Emakhu | F | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Caleb Taylor | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Raees Bangura-Williams | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Camiel Neghli | F | 12 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Billy Mitchell | M | 22 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Leicester
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakub Stolarczyk | G | 90 | 7.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caleb Okoli | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Jannik Vestergaard | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Jordan James | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 2/4 |
| Aaron Ramsey | M | 49 | 6.7 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Jordan Ayew | F | 76 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Abdul Fatawu Issahaku | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | 2 | — | 1 | 4/8 |
| Harry Winks | M | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Ricardo Pereira(C) | D | 76 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Jeremy Monga | M | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/5 |
| Luke Thomas | D | 63 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Oliver Skipp | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Hamza Choudhury | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Asmir Begović | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Boubakary Soumaré | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wout Faes | D | 27 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Silko Thomas | F | 27 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
| Patson Daka | F | 14 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Julián Carranza | F | 41 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Stephy Mavididi | F | 14 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |