MILLWALL recorded their first home win of the season after beating Stoke City 1-0.
Kevin Nisbet’s first goal for the club was enough to seal all three points. This is how the game unfolded.
5′ Shaun Hutchinson is penalised for a foul on André Vidigal, a dangerous free-kick comes into the box but is headed away by the Millwall defence.
12′ Stoke get themselves into a nightmare situation. A loose pass is picked up by Kevin Nisbet, he feeds Tom Bradshaw, the Millwall man goes down but the protests are waved away by the referee David Webb.
15′ A superb block from Jake Cooper. Vidigal is looking the brightest spark for the visitors and he is at the centre of everything they are doing and his shot is blocked superbly by Millwall’s vice captain.
20′ Josh Laurent is booked for a foul on Cooper, Flemming takes the free-kick that produces the save from Mark Travers before he then denies Saville the opener.
22′ Travers makes another stop, a great save to deny Jake Cooper from Joe Bryan’s corner
28′ The Stoke stopper is in inspired form. He denies Flemming once again from a free-kick as Millwall begin to dominate the contest.
36′ After a period of three bookings for the away side, drama unfolds as Stoke manager Alex Neil appears to push Ryan Leonard. David Webb comes over to address the Stoke manager but no further action is taken.
38′ GOAL FOR MILLWALL! Kevin Nisbet scores his first goal for the club. It’s a long throw into the box that appears to have to died of death, but it’s kept alive and the ball breaks to the former Hibs forward and he takes a superb first touch to set himself and finish calmly into the bottom corner.
45′ Six added minutes
HT: Millwall 1 Stoke City 0
60′ HUGE chance for Stoke! They catch the Lions out on a quick counter attack, the ball is fed through to Vidigal by Johnson, he has so much time and he blazes it over the bar, what a chance!
61′ Millwall respond with a chance of their own. Ryan Leonard sets up Zian Flemming but the Dutchman’s shot is saved by Travers.
64′ Pearson picks up the ball in a great position, feeds the ball into Burger but his shot is wide of the post.
71′ Another Stoke chance, Tyrese Campbell with another attempt, this time it curls over the bar and after Edna Stevens had set him up with a superbly weighted headed pass. The ball then falls to Leris but his shot flies over the bar.
77′ Campbell again from outside the box fires his shot way over the bar
83′ Millwall free-kick into the box falls to Flemming, his shot is blocked the Saville and Voglsammer both go for goal but are both unable to find the net.
90′ Stoke free-kick into the box is cleared as five added minutes are scheduled.
96′ POST! Stoke think they’ve got a leveller but the post denies them.
FULL TIME: Millwall 1 Stoke City 0
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