Millwall vs Preston

28 September 2024 · Championship · 2024/25 · Referee Darren Bond

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

  • George Honeyman 24’
  • Romain Esse 38’
  • Macaulay Langstaff 47’
  • Jordan Storey 87’

Match summary

Millwall saw off Preston 3-1. Millwall led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, George Honeyman put Millwall ahead in the 24th minute and Romain Esse made it 2-0 in the 38th minute. In the second half, Macaulay Langstaff made it 3-0 in the 47th minute and Jordan Storey pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 87th minute.

The chances backed that up: Millwall created 2.63 expected goals (xG) from 14 shots to Preston's 1.14 from 11. Millwall had a player sent off.

Match stats

Millwall Preston
14 Shots 11
6 Shots on Target 4
3 Corners 8
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Red Cards 0
2.63 xG 1.14
2.63 Non-penalty xG 1.14

Key events

Millwall Preston
Kick-off
George Honeyman1-0 (Millwall)
24’
Romain Esse2-0 (Millwall)
38’
Half-time2-0
Macaulay Langstaff3-0 (Millwall)
47’
87’
Jordan Storey3-1 (Preston)
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Millwall
  • Aidomo Emakhu
  • Joe Bryan
  • George Honeyman
Preston
  • Ali McCann
  • Duane Holmes

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.63 1.14 24’ George Honeyman (Millwall), 1-0 24’ 38’ Romain Esse (Millwall), 2-0 38’ 47’ Macaulay Langstaff (Millwall), 3-0 47’ 87’ Jordan Storey (Preston), 3-1 87’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.63 1.14 24’ George Honeyman (Millwall), 1-0 Honeyman 24’ 38’ Romain Esse (Millwall), 2-0 Esse 38’ 47’ Macaulay Langstaff (Millwall), 3-0 Langstaff 47’ 87’ Jordan Storey (Preston), 3-1 Storey 87’
Millwall 2.63 xGPreston 1.14 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Preston attacking Millwall attacking 
24’ George Honeyman (Millwall), set piece, 0.96 xG, goal 47’ Macaulay Langstaff (Millwall), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 29’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 38’ Romain Esse (Millwall), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 84’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 87’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.17 xG, blocked 87’ Jordan Storey (Preston), set piece, 0.17 xG, goal 53’ Casper De Norre (Millwall), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 88’ Mihailo Ivanović (Millwall), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 70’ Mihailo Ivanović (Millwall), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 7’ Japhet Tanganga (Millwall), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Joe Bryan (Millwall), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Joe Bryan (Millwall), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Casper De Norre (Millwall), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 10’ Casper De Norre (Millwall), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 47’ George Honeyman (Millwall), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 27’ Josh Bowler (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 7’ George Saville (Millwall), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Macaulay Langstaff (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Josh Bowler (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Will Keane (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Josh Bowler (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 24’ George Honeyman (Millwall), set piece, 0.96 xG, goal 47’ Macaulay Langstaff (Millwall), open play, 0.55 xG, goal 29’ Brad Potts (Preston), open play, 0.33 xG, saved 38’ Romain Esse (Millwall), open play, 0.29 xG, goal 84’ Milutin Osmajić (Preston), open play, 0.25 xG, saved 87’ Jordan Storey (Preston), set piece, 0.17 xG, goal 87’ Ben Whiteman (Preston), set piece, 0.17 xG, blocked 53’ Casper De Norre (Millwall), open play, 0.14 xG, off target 88’ Mihailo Ivanović (Millwall), open play, 0.12 xG, saved 70’ Mihailo Ivanović (Millwall), open play, 0.09 xG, blocked 7’ Japhet Tanganga (Millwall), from a corner, 0.07 xG, blocked 77’ Joe Bryan (Millwall), open play, 0.07 xG, saved 9’ Joe Bryan (Millwall), open play, 0.06 xG, saved 43’ Casper De Norre (Millwall), from a corner, 0.06 xG, blocked 10’ Casper De Norre (Millwall), open play, 0.06 xG, hit the woodwork 27’ Josh Bowler (Preston), open play, 0.05 xG, saved 47’ George Honeyman (Millwall), open play, 0.05 xG, off target 7’ George Saville (Millwall), from a corner, 0.04 xG, blocked 44’ Macaulay Langstaff (Millwall), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 46’ Josh Bowler (Preston), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 37’ Emil Riis Jacobsen (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 55’ Will Keane (Preston), set piece, 0.03 xG, blocked 30’ Will Keane (Preston), open play, 0.02 xG, off target 63’ Stefán Teitur Þórðarson (Preston), from a corner, 0.02 xG, off target 29’ Josh Bowler (Preston), open play, 0.01 xG, off target
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – – –
Ryan Leonard Taken off
76′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 0.07 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Joe Bryan
90′ – – 2 0.14 – –
90′ – – 3 0.27 – – –
George Saville
90′ – – 1 0.04 – – –
Romain Esse Taken off
77′ 1 – 1 0.29 – – –
George Honeyman Taken off
90′ 1 – 2 1.01 – –
Duncan Watmore Taken off
68′ – – – – – – –
Macaulay Langstaff Taken off
67′ 1 – 2 0.59 – – –
Mihailo Ivanović Came on as a substitute
23′ – – 2 0.22 – – –
Ryan Wintle Came on as a substitute
22′ – – – – – – –
Danny McNamara Came on as a substitute
14′ – – – – – – –
Aidomo Emakhu Came on as a substituteSent off
13′ – – – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Millwall win 48% Avg odds 1.97
Draw 29% Avg odds 3.29
Preston win 23% Avg odds 4.16

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.