Millwall vs Stoke City
Ref: James Linington, EnglandThe Den, London · 20,146 cap
Match recap
Millwall beat Stoke City 2–0 in their Championship fixture. Azeez and Crama scored for Millwall. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 1.48 for Millwall versus 0.44 for Stoke City. Millwall sit 3rd in the Championship table while Stoke City are 17th.
First Half
⚽
Azeez
Assist: Ballo
Ballo
Yellow Card
⚽
Crama
Assist: Ballo
⇄
Smallbone
37'
Tchamadeu
Yellow Card
Second Half
46'
⇄
Bocat
46'
⇄
Cissé
46'
⇄
Seko
62'
⇄
Nzonzi
Norton Sturge
Yellow Card
⇄
Norton Sturge
83'
⇄
Boženík
⇄
De Norre
⇄
Azeez
| # | 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 |
| 16 |  Watford | 46 | 14 | 15 | 17 | -12 | 57 |
| 17 |  Stoke City | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | -5 | 55 |
| 18 |  Portsmouth | 46 | 14 | 13 | 19 | -15 | 55 |
As of 23 May 2026
Last 5: ←oldestMatch Statistics
MillwallStoke City
7Won
Statistical edge
7–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
1.48VS0.44
Attack5 · 1 won
15
Shots
10
7
Shots on target
3
11
Shots in the box
7
4
Shots outside box
3
4
Shots off goal
5
3
Corners
2
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
41%
Possession
59%
312
Total passes
457
202
Accurate passes
351
65%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline1 · 2 won
13
Fouls
7
2
Yellow cards
1
1
Offsides
2
Goalkeeping & Defence1 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
5
4
Blocked shots
2
0.14
Goals prevented
0.14
Millwall
4-2-3-1
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Millwall
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
- 39W. SmallboneM
- 49D. Mazou-SackoM
Substitutes
- 6C. TaylorD
- 10C. NeghliF
- 14A. DoughtyM
- 22A. EmakhuF
- 23J. BryanD
- 25L. CundleM
- 31Raees Bangura-WilliamsF
- 43J. ColemanG
- 45W. HardingD
Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 1V. JohanssonG
- 7S. ThomasM
- 11R. BoženíkF
- 12T. SekoM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 16B. WilmotD
- 17E. BocatD
- 19T. RigoM
- 22J. TchamadeuD
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 29L. CisséM
Substitutes
- 3A. CresswellD
- 4B. PearsonM
- 8L. BakerM
- 9D. MubamaF
- 13J. BonhamG
- 14J. DonleyM
- 40M. TalovierovD
- 42M. ManhoefF
- 50Sydney AginaM
Millwall
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thierno Ballo | M | 90 | 8.7 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4/7 |
| Tristan Crama | D | 90 | 7.9 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Femi Azeez | M | 85 | 7.7 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3/4 |
| Jake Cooper(C) | D | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| Max Crocombe | G | 90 | 7.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Leonard | D | 90 | 7.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Casper De Norre | M | 85 | 6.9 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Zak Sturge | D | 79 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Mazou-Sacko | M | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | 2/2 |
| Mihailo Ivanović | F | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Will Smallbone | M | 27 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Caleb Taylor | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Wes Harding | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Alfie Doughty | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aidomo Emakhu | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joel Coleman | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Bryan | D | 11 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Cundle | M | 63 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Raees Bangura-Williams | F | 10 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Camiel Neghli | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | 62 | 7.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tomáš Rigo | M | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Junior Tchamadeu | D | 90 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | — |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Wilmot(C) | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Viktor Johansson | G | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Eric Bocat | D | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/1 |
| Róbert Boženík | F | 83 | 6.2 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 0/1 |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 45 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2/2 |
| Lamine Cissé | M | 45 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | 0/3 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Maksym Talovierov | D | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jack Bonham | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ben Pearson | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sydney Agina | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Cresswell | D | 45 | 7.0 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
| Jamie Donley | M | 28 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Million Manhoef | F | 45 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3/5 |
| Divin Mubama | F | 12 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lewis Baker | M | 45 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0/2 |