Stoke City vs Millwall
Ref: J. Smithbet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire · 30,089 cap
Match recap
Millwall beat Stoke City 3–1 in their Championship fixture. Taylor scored for Stoke City; Neghli, Azeez, and Coburn replied for Millwall. Expected-goals data put the chance balance at 0.98 for Stoke City versus 1.48 for Millwall. Stoke City sit 17th in the Championship table while Millwall are 3rd.
First Half
5'
Mazou-Sacko
Yellow Card
15'
De Norre
Yellow Card
20'
⚽
Neghli
Second Half
55'
⚽
Azeez
Assist: Ballo
⇄
Manhoef
⇄
Baker
⚽
Taylor (OG)
69'
⚽
Coburn
Assist: Neghli
⇄
Nzonzi
⇄
Boženík
80'
⇄
Norton Sturge
80'
⇄
Coburn
80'
⇄
Ballo
81'
McNamara
Yellow Card
85'
⇄
De Norre
85'
⇄
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
Stoke CityMillwall
5Won
Statistical edge
5–8
battles won across 16 metrics
Expected Goals (xG)
0.98VS1.48
Attack2 · 3 won
12
Shots
14
4
Shots on target
6
6
Shots in the box
11
6
Shots outside box
3
5
Shots off goal
5
11
Corners
1
Possession & Passing0 · 4 won
47%
Possession
53%
327
Total passes
382
234
Accurate passes
294
72%
Pass accuracy
77%
Discipline3 · 0 won
8
Fouls
11
0
Yellow cards
3
3
Offsides
4
Goalkeeping & Defence0 · 1 won
3
Goalkeeper saves
4
3
Blocked shots
3
-0.50
Goals prevented
-0.50
Stoke City
4-2-3-1
Millwall
4-2-3-1Stoke City
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 7S. ThomasM
- 8L. BakerM
- 11R. BoženíkF
- 12T. SekoM
- 15S. NzonziM
- 17E. BocatD
- 26A. PhillipsD
- 31G. BazunuG
- 42M. ManhoefM
- 50Sydney AginaD
- 54R. OtegbayoD
Substitutes
- 4B. PearsonM
- 9D. MubamaF
- 10Bae Jun-HoM
- 20S. GallagherF
- 21J. Rak-SakyiF
- 25Tommy SimkinG
- 29L. CisséF
- 49M. SmitF
- 59G. KellyM
Millwall
4-2-3-1Starting XI
- 3Zak Norton SturgeD
- 4T. CramaD
- 5J. CooperD
- 6C. TaylorD
- 7T. BalloM
- 10C. NeghliM
- 11O. AzeezM
- 13A. PattersonG
- 19J. CoburnF
- 24C. De NorreM
- 49D. Mazou-SackoM
Substitutes
- 2D. McNamaraD
- 9M. IvanovićF
- 15M. CrocombeG
- 17M. LangstaffF
- 18R. LeonardM
- 22T. WatsonF
- 25L. CundleM
- 29Z. LovelaceF
- 67B. BannanM
Stoke City
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steven N'Zonzi | M | 74 | 7.3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Sorba Thomas | M | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 1/3 |
| Tatsuki Seko | M | 90 | 6.6 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Million Manhoef | M | 59 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/3 |
| Eric Bocat | D | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3/4 |
| Róbert Boženík | F | 74 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | — |
| Lewis Baker(C) | M | 60 | 6.3 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1/1 |
| Ashley Phillips | D | 90 | 6.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pijus Otegbayo | D | 90 | 5.9 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| Gavin Bazunu | G | 90 | 5.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sydney Agina | D | 90 | 5.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Gabriel Kelly | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jesurun Rak-Sakyi | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jun-Ho Bae | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tommy Simkin | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Divin Mubama | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Lamine Cissé | F | 30 | 7.0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2/2 |
| Ben Pearson | M | 16 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Milan Smit | F | 16 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sam Gallagher | F | 31 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0/1 |
Millwall
| Player | Pos | Min | Rating | G | A | Shots | SoT | Key Passes | Dribbles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Femi Azeez | M | 85 | 8.2 | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2/4 |
| Camiel Neghli | M | 90 | 8.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2/2 |
| Anthony Patterson | G | 90 | 7.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Thierno Ballo | M | 80 | 7.0 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jake Cooper(C) | D | 90 | 6.9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Coburn | F | 80 | 6.9 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | — |
| Tristan Crama | D | 90 | 6.7 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 0/1 |
| Casper De Norre | M | 85 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zak Sturge | D | 80 | 6.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Derek Mazou-Sacko | M | 90 | 6.5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Caleb Taylor | D | 90 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | 1/1 |
| Substitutes | |||||||||
| Max Crocombe | G | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ryan Leonard | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zak Lovelace | F | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Barry Bannan | M | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Danny McNamara | D | 10 | 6.7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Macaulay Langstaff | F | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Luke Cundle | M | 9 | 6.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tom Watson | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mihailo Ivanović | F | 10 | 6.2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |