Saturday , 14 November 2026

Millwall FC vs Nottingham Forest FC, Championship 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2018-19
Millwall FC
1 – 0
Full Time
Nottingham Forest FC
Sat 29 Dec 2018 · 15:00 UTC The Den HT 45' · FT 45'
Ryan Leonard 15' Y
Y 31' Claudio Yacob
Y 81' Jack Robinson
Jem Karacan 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Millwall FC vs Nottingham Forest FC — Championship at The Den.

Match Details

  • Referee Michael George
  • Referee Tim Robinson
  • Referee Mark Russell
  • Referee Tony Harrington
  • Referee Matt Foley

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Birmingham City FC 15 29
2 Middlesbrough FC 15 29
3 Stoke City FC 15 29
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 15 28
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 15 28
6 Swansea City AFC 15 26
7 Southampton FC 15 24
8 Queens Park Rangers FC 15 24
9 West Ham United FC 15 23
10 Sheffield United FC 15 22
11 Portsmouth FC 15 22
12 Norwich City FC 15 21
13 Blackburn Rovers FC 15 21
14 Cardiff City FC 15 18
15 Wrexham AFC 15 18
16 Millwall FC 15 18
17 Bristol City FC 15 18
18 Bolton Wanderers FC 15 17
19 Charlton Athletic FC 15 17
20 Watford FC 15 15
21 Lincoln City FC 15 15
22 Burnley FC 15 10
23 Derby County FC 15 10
24 Preston North End FC 15 8

Head-to-Head

2
4
2
Millwall FC 8 games · Avg 2.6 goals Nottingham Forest FC
Last 5 meetings
2018-12-29 Millwall FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-10-03 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Millwall FC

Recent Form

Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Nottingham Forest FC H 1–0 W
26 Dec Reading FC H 1–0 W
22 Dec Stoke City FC A 0–1 L
15 Dec Preston North End FC A 2–3 L
08 Dec Hull City AFC H 2–2 D
02 Dec Bristol City FC A 1–1 D
Nottingham Forest FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
29 Dec Millwall FC A 0–1 L
26 Dec Norwich City FC A 3–3 D
22 Dec Queens Park Rangers FC H 0–1 L
17 Dec Derby County FC A 0–0 D
08 Dec Preston North End FC H 0–1 L
01 Dec Ipswich Town FC H 2–0 W

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (8 games)
50% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
27% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Millwall FC
0-15
5/2
16-30
3/4
31-45
4/3
46-60
3/5
61-75
1/4
76+
7/8
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 5 G 2 A
Camiel Neghli 3 G 3 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' That's the starting whistle at The Den. Ninety minutes of football awaits between Millwall FC and Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 5' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Millwall FC and Nottingham Forest FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 9' The England Ryan Tunnicliffe breaks the deadlock on 9 minutes. 1-0!
  • 14' Millwall FC is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
  • 15' Poor challenge from Ryan Leonard. The referee spots it immediately and shows the Yellow card.
  • 20' named a earlier, and opted for a in response. A fascinating tactical duel is developing.
  • 25' The home supporters are growing impatient. Millwall FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
  • 30' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 31' Claudio Yacob is having his name booked by the referee on 31.
  • 36' It is a cagey affair so far. Millwall FC in their trying to find a way past Nottingham Forest FC's compact .
  • 41' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 46' England international Lee Gregory has been a key figure this campaign — 0 goals and 0 assists in the Array this season.
  • 51' A quiet spell here at The Den. Nottingham Forest FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 56' The crowd applauds Claudio Yacob as he leaves the pitch. Adlene Guedioura steps in for Nottingham Forest FC.
  • 57' Lee Gregory makes way for Aiden O'Brien at the 57 minute mark. A tactical switch from Millwall FC.
  • 62' Millwall FC are happy to let the opposition have the ball in their own half. The trap is set.
  • 64' The Nottingham Forest FC bench stirs into life. Matty Cash is withdrawn and Saidy Janko gets his opportunity.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Lewis Grabban. He replaces Joao Carvalho on 65 minute.
  • 70' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 72' It is a substitution in Millwall FC team. Tom Elliott is replaced by Steve Morison on 72 minute.
  • 77' 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.
  • 81' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Jack Robinson.
  • 86' It looks surprising Millwall FC does not make any changes. Jack Robinson has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
  • 90' That is a Yellow card for Millwall FC. Jem Karacan will be fuming at that decision.
  • 90' The supporters are chanting for Jem Karacan. He replaces Jed Wallace on 90 minute.
  • Another three points for Millwall FC.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

Nottingham Forest FC Lineups

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Karanka

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Matt Smith 4
Lewis Grabban 3
Sammy Ameobi 2
Shaun Williams 2
Joe Lolley 1
Ryan Yates 1
Joao Carvalho 1
Shaun Williams 1

Head to Head

2018-12-29 Millwall FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC 2018-10-03 Nottingham Forest FC 2–2 Millwall FC

Millwall FC Form

2018-12-29 Millwall FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC W 2018-12-26 Millwall FC 1–0 Reading FC W 2018-12-22 Stoke City FC 1–0 Millwall FC L 2018-12-15 Preston North End FC 3–2 Millwall FC L 2018-12-08 Millwall FC 2–2 Hull City AFC D 2018-12-02 Bristol City FC 1–1 Millwall FC D

Nottingham Forest FC Form

2018-12-29 Millwall FC 1–0 Nottingham Forest FC L 2018-12-26 Norwich City FC 3–3 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-12-22 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Queens Park Rangers FC L 2018-12-17 Derby County FC 0–0 Nottingham Forest FC D 2018-12-08 Nottingham Forest FC 0–1 Preston North End FC L 2018-12-01 Nottingham Forest FC 2–0 Ipswich Town FC W

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.37 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
0.97 Nottingham Forest FC xG
I would bet for: Under 2.5 goals 59%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC48% Draw28% Nottingham Forest FC24%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes47% 0% No53%
Avg goals/match: 2.34
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 88%
12%
± 1.5 68%
32%
± 2.5 41%
59%
± 3.5 21%
79%
± 4.5 10%
90%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
76%
Draw or Nottingham Forest FC
52%
Millwall FC or Nottingham Forest FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✗ Wrong
Millwall FC31% Draw50% Nottingham Forest FC19%
Actual: Millwall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
13.7%
1 – 0
Actual
0 – 0
11.8%
2 – 0
8.8%
2 – 1
8.5%
0 – 1
8.1%
1 – 2
5.9%
0 – 2
4.3%
2 – 2
4.2%
3 – 0
4%
3 – 1
3.9%
3 – 2
2%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap Millwall FC covers Push Nottingham Forest FC covers
-2.5 8% — 92%
-2 8% 14% 78%
-1.5 22% — 78%
-1 22% 23% 55%
-0.5 45% — 55%
+0.5 75% — 25%
+1 75% 16% 9%
+1.5 91% — 9%
+2 91% 7% 3%
+2.5 97% — 3%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
39% ✗
Nottingham Forest FC keeps clean sheet
26% ✓

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