Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Sunderland AFC vs Millwall FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2023-24
Sunderland AFC
0 – 1
Full Time
Millwall FC
Sat 20 Apr 2024 · 14:00 UTC Stadium of Light 40,743 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 71' Duncan Watmore
Jack Clarke 12' Y
Y 43' Michael Obafemi
Y 87' Zian Flemming
Daniel Ballard 87' Y
Jobe Bellingham 90' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Sunderland AFC vs Millwall FC — Championship at Stadium of Light.

Match Details

  • Referee Anthony Backhouse
  • Assistant 1 Rob Hyde (England)
  • Assistant 2 Carl Fitch-Jackson
4 games this season 🟨 3.0/game ⚽ 11.3 goals/game

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
3
1
Sunderland AFC 6 games · Avg 1.8 goals Millwall FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-04-20 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Millwall FC 2023-12-02 Millwall FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2023-02-04 Millwall FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2022-12-03 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Millwall FC

Recent Form

Sunderland AFC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Millwall FC H 0–1 L
13 Apr West Bromwich Albion FC A 1–0 W
09 Apr Leeds United FC A 0–0 D
06 Apr Bristol City FC H 0–0 D
01 Apr Blackburn Rovers FC H 1–5 L
29 Mar Cardiff City FC A 2–0 W
Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
20 Apr Sunderland AFC A 1–0 W
13 Apr Cardiff City FC H 3–1 W
09 Apr Leicester City FC H 1–0 W
06 Apr Huddersfield Town AFC A 0–1 L
01 Apr Rotherham United FC A 1–2 L
29 Mar West Bromwich Albion FC H 1–1 D

Key Stats

50% Both Teams to Score
H2H (6 games)
17% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season

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

Top Scorers (This Season)

Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 4 G 1 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' Three points are at stake. Sunderland AFC host Millwall FC — let the battle begin!
  • 5' With 0 assists to his name this season, Dan McNamara is clearly more than just a goal scorer for Millwall FC.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 12' The referee has no hesitation. Jack Clarke is booked for Sunderland AFC — card on 12.
  • 17' Millwall FC fans have not had much to celebrate tonight. Their side is struggling to get forward.
  • 22' has dominated the recent head-to-head record, winning 0 of the last 0 meetings.
  • 27' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • 32' A quiet spell here at Stadium of Light. Millwall FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 37' Millwall FC have won 412 goals from 387 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
  • 42' George Saville, a Northern Ireland midfielder, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
  • 43' The referee calls foul for Michael Obafemi. He receives a card.
  • 46' The whistle greets Bradley Dack as he departs to be replaced by Trai Hume.
  • 51' 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.
  • 56' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
  • 61' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 62' A tactical swap from Sunderland AFC — Abdoullah Ba on, Timothee Pembele off on 62 minutes.
  • 67' Millwall FC ring the changes. Michael Obafemi has done his job and it is now time for Tom Bradshaw to step up.
  • 71' Clinical. Composed. Brilliant. Duncan Watmore makes it 0-1.
  • 76' Luke O'Nien is putting in a real shift tonight. He has covered more ground than anyone else for Millwall FC so far.
  • 81' Fresh legs for Sunderland AFC! Romaine Mundle comes on to replace Aji Alese.
  • 86' It is a cagey affair so far. Sunderland AFC in their 3-4-3 trying to find a way past Millwall FC's compact 4-4-2.
  • 87' Zian Flemming was booked on 87.
  • 87' It is a substitution in Millwall FC team. Casper De Norre is replaced by Shaun Hutchinson on 87 minute.
  • 88' Brooke Norton-Cuffy gets the nod from Millwall FC. He replaces Ryan Longman and will look to change the dynamic.
  • 90' That looks like a foul for a card for Jobe Bellingham.
  • Another three points for Millwall FC.

Lineups

Sunderland AFC Lineups

3-4-3

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Anthony Hayes

Millwall FC Lineups

4-4-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Alex Pritchard 2
Amad 1
Jake Cooper 1
Dennis Cirken 1
Kevin Nisbet 1
Jack Clarke 1
Duncan Watmore 1
Femi Azeez 1

Head to Head

2024-04-20 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Millwall FC 2023-12-02 Millwall FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2023-02-04 Millwall FC 1–1 Sunderland AFC 2022-12-03 Sunderland AFC 3–0 Millwall FC

Sunderland AFC Form

2024-04-20 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Millwall FC L 2024-04-13 West Bromwich Albion FC 0–1 Sunderland AFC W 2024-04-09 Leeds United FC 0–0 Sunderland AFC D 2024-04-06 Sunderland AFC 0–0 Bristol City FC D 2024-04-01 Sunderland AFC 1–5 Blackburn Rovers FC L 2024-03-29 Cardiff City FC 0–2 Sunderland AFC W

Millwall FC Form

2024-04-20 Sunderland AFC 0–1 Millwall FC W 2024-04-13 Millwall FC 3–1 Cardiff City FC W 2024-04-09 Millwall FC 1–0 Leicester City FC W 2024-04-06 Huddersfield Town AFC 1–0 Millwall FC L 2024-04-01 Rotherham United FC 2–1 Millwall FC L 2024-03-29 Millwall FC 1–1 West Bromwich Albion FC D

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.07 Sunderland AFC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Millwall FC xG
I would bet for: Sunderland AFC or Millwall FC 68% + Under 2.5 goals 64%

Match Result

✗ Wrong
Sunderland AFC35% Draw32% Millwall FC33%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes44% 0% No56%
Avg goals/match: 2.14
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 86%
14%
± 1.5 63%
37%
± 2.5 36%
64%
± 3.5 17%
83%
± 4.5 7%
93%

Double Chance

Sunderland AFC or Draw
67%
Draw or Millwall FC
65%
Sunderland AFC or Millwall FC
68%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Sunderland AFC23% Draw53% Millwall FC24%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
14.4%
0 – 0
14.2%
0 – 1
Actual
1 – 0
11.4%
1 – 2
7%
2 – 1
7%
0 – 2
6.5%
2 – 0
6.4%
2 – 2
3.8%
1 – 3
2.5%
3 – 1
2.5%
0 – 3
2.3%

Asian Handicap — Sunderland AFC

Handicap Sunderland AFC covers Push Millwall FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 9% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 20% 67%
-0.5 33% — 67%
+0.5 67% — 33%
+1 67% 20% 14%
+1.5 86% — 14%
+2 86% 9% 4%
+2.5 96% — 4%

Clean Sheet

Sunderland AFC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✗

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