Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Millwall FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC, Championship 2022-23 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2022-23
Millwall FC
3 – 4
Full Time
Blackburn Rovers FC
Mon 8 May 2023 · 14:00 UTC The Den HT 45' · FT 45'
Jake Cooper 64' Y
Jake Cooper 66' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Millwall FC vs Blackburn Rovers FC — Championship at The Den.

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

2
4
11
Millwall FC 17 games · Avg 2.5 goals Blackburn Rovers FC
Last 5 meetings
2023-05-08 Millwall FC 3–4 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Millwall FC 2022-03-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Millwall FC 2021-08-14 Millwall FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-03-06 Millwall FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Recent Form

Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Blackburn Rovers FC H 3–4 L
28 Apr Blackpool FC A 3–2 W
22 Apr Wigan Athletic FC A 1–2 L
18 Apr Birmingham City FC H 0–1 L
15 Apr Preston North End FC H 2–0 W
10 Apr Hull City AFC A 0–1 L
Blackburn Rovers FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
08 May Millwall FC A 4–3 W
01 May Luton Town FC H 1–1 D
25 Apr Burnley FC H 0–1 L
22 Apr Preston North End FC A 1–1 D
19 Apr Coventry City FC H 1–1 D
15 Apr Hull City AFC H 0–0 D

Season Stats

Millwall FC Blackburn Rovers FC
#11 Position #16
11 Points 9
8 Played 8
3 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 2 / 3 / 3
15 Scored 12
15 Conceded 12
+0 GD +0
1.38 PPG 1.13
38% Win % 25%

Key Stats

53% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)
41% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season
13% Clean Sheets
Blackburn Rovers FC this season

Millwall FC are 11th (11 pts). Blackburn Rovers FC are 16th (9 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Millwall FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
–/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Blackburn Rovers FC
0-15
1/3
16-30
2/2
31-45
1/2
46-60
6/2
61-75
–/2
76+
1/1
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 4 G 1 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G
Blackburn Rovers FC
Oladapo Afolayan 3 G 2 A
Andri Gudjohnsen 3 G 1 A
Sean McLoughlin 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' We are underway at The Den. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
  • 5' The 27-year-old Dan McNamara has been sensational this season — 0 goals and 0 assists is a remarkable return.
  • 8' with the perfectly-timed delivery and Duncan Watmore makes no mistake. 1-0!
  • 13' Blackburn Rovers FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 18' Aynsley Pears has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 2 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 22' Against the run of play, Adam Wharton has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 27' It looks surprising Millwall FC does not make any changes. Daniel Ayala has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 32' Millwall FC is showing some good football. However, Millwall FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
  • 37' Goal! Duncan Watmore scores his 37 goal in 366 matches.
  • 39' What a moment for Oliver Burke! That strike on 39 puts his side firmly in control.
  • 40' Oliver Burke makes no mistake. The score reads 4-1 and Millwall FC are in front.
  • 45' Blackburn Rovers FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 45.
  • 46' Tyrhys Dolan is replacing Sorba Thomas for the Blackburn Rovers FC side.
  • 51' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Joe Rankin-Costello makes it 4-2.
  • 56' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 0 times this season with winning -% of all matches.
  • 61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 63' What a strike from Ben Brereton! The score is 4-3.
  • 64' The referee does not hesitate — a Yellow card for Jake Cooper on 64 minutes.
  • 66' Jake Cooper was booked on 66.
  • 71' Hayden Carter has been relatively quiet despite scoring 7 goals in his last 387 appearances.
  • 73' Oliver Burke makes way for Tyler Burey at the 73 minute mark. A tactical switch from Millwall FC.
  • 78' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 82' Mason Bennett is replacing George Saville for the Millwall FC side.
  • 87' A stunning finish from Ben Brereton — that came from absolutely nowhere!
  • 89' Blackburn Rovers FC make a change. Ben Brereton trudges off to be replaced by Daniel Ayala on 89 minutes.
  • 90' Bradley Dack gets the nod from Blackburn Rovers FC. He replaces Samuel Szmodics and will look to change the dynamic.
  • The final whistle goes. A composed, disciplined performance from Blackburn Rovers FC to claim maximum points.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Gary Rowett

Blackburn Rovers FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Jon Dahl Tomasson

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Ben Brereton 4
Mihailo Ivanovic 2
Sondre Tronstad 2
Adam Armstrong 2
Joe Rankin-Costello 2
Oladapo Afolayan 2
Bradley Dack 2
Oliver Burke 2

Head to Head

2023-05-08 Millwall FC 3–4 Blackburn Rovers FC 2022-10-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 2–1 Millwall FC 2022-03-08 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Millwall FC 2021-08-14 Millwall FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC 2021-03-06 Millwall FC 0–2 Blackburn Rovers FC

Millwall FC Form

2023-05-08 Millwall FC 3–4 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2023-04-28 Blackpool FC 2–3 Millwall FC W 2023-04-22 Wigan Athletic FC 2–1 Millwall FC L 2023-04-18 Millwall FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-04-15 Millwall FC 2–0 Preston North End FC W 2023-04-10 Hull City AFC 1–0 Millwall FC L

Blackburn Rovers FC Form

2023-05-08 Millwall FC 3–4 Blackburn Rovers FC W 2023-05-01 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2023-04-25 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–1 Burnley FC L 2023-04-22 Preston North End FC 1–1 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2023-04-19 Blackburn Rovers FC 1–1 Coventry City FC D 2023-04-15 Blackburn Rovers FC 0–0 Hull City AFC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.97 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
2.08 Blackburn Rovers FC xG
I would bet for: Millwall FC or Blackburn Rovers FC 76% + Over 2.5 goals 76%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC36% Draw24% Blackburn Rovers FC40%
Actual: Blackburn Rovers FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes75% 0% No25%
Avg goals/match: 4.05
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 97%
3%
± 1.5 91%
9%
± 2.5 76%
24%
± 3.5 57%
43%
± 4.5 38%
62%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
60%
Draw or Blackburn Rovers FC
64%
Millwall FC or Blackburn Rovers FC
76%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Millwall FC30% Draw38% Blackburn Rovers FC32%
Actual: Millwall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✗ 3–4 not predicted
3 – 4
Actual
1 – 1
8%
1 – 2
7.3%
2 – 2
7%
2 – 1
6.9%
1 – 3
5%
2 – 3
4.8%
3 – 2
4.6%
3 – 1
4.5%
0 – 2
3.9%
2 – 0
3.5%
0 – 1
3.2%
3 – 3
3.2%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap Millwall FC covers Push Blackburn Rovers FC covers
-2.5 9% — 91%
-2 9% 11% 80%
-1.5 20% — 80%
-1 20% 17% 63%
-0.5 37% — 63%
+0.5 59% — 41%
+1 59% 17% 24%
+1.5 76% — 24%
+2 76% 12% 11%
+2.5 89% — 11%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
13% ✓
Blackburn Rovers FC keeps clean sheet
15% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.