Box Occupation
Millwall
Millwall kept getting bodies into the area — 89% of their shots came from inside the box.
- Shots in the box
- 8 of 9
- Share
- 89%
League Cup · Round of 32Millwall
0 – 1
FT
HT 0–0
Newcastle
Joe Willock 81'
League Cup
Round of 32Millwall0–1Newcastle
8
Shots in the box
16
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture. Shots in the box is the closest measure the feed provides.
81′
Shot-by-shot xG is not available for this fixture. The timeline above shows the goals and cards recorded by the match feed.
Match report
Millwall 0-1 Newcastle
Newcastle edged out Millwall 1-0 at The Den in League Cup. Willock opened the scoring for Newcastle on 81'.
Expected goals were not reported for this fixture, so the closest read on chance quality is where the shots came from: Millwall took 8 of their 9 attempts inside the box, Newcastle 16 of 25. Newcastle held 63.0% of the ball.
It was settled late — Willock struck on 81' to swing it Newcastle's way with the game otherwise level.
The numbers picked up more than the scoreline shows. Millwall graded out for box occupation — 8 of 9 shots in the box. Newcastle graded out for set-piece siege — 15 corners.
J. Willock came out of it with the best individual rating on the pitch, 8.2 for Newcastle from 1 goal, 3 key passes and 5 shots.
It was a niggly afternoon: 27 fouls between them and 3 yellow cards, with Millwall conceding the most free-kicks (15).
Assembled by TackleZone from this fixture’s match events, team statistics and player ratings. Figures are as reported by the competition feed; where a statistic was not reported, it is left out rather than shown as zero. Longer written analysis is published for selected matches.
Quick stats
37%Possession63%
9Shots25
What the numbers say
3 readsLate Drama
Both teams
The game was still moving in the closing minutes — Newcastle scored on 81′.
- Goals after 80′
- 1
- Last goal
- 81′
Set-Piece Siege
Newcastle
Newcastle turned the game into a dead-ball contest with 15 corners.
- Corners
- 15
- Opponent
- 1
Timeline
🔄45'
Valentino Livramento ↑ Amar Dedić ↓
Half-time
Yanis Ali Issoufou ↑ Romain Esse ↓
🔄62'
Taïryk Arconte ↑ Zakariya Lovelace ↓
🔄62'
🔄66'
Matias Fernandez-Pardo ↑ Yoane Wissa ↓
🔄66'
Anthony Elanga ↑ Jacob Murphy ↓
Jenson Metcalfe
Foul
🟨67'
🟨69'
Jacob Ramsey
Foul
⚽81'
Joe Willock — assist: Lewis Hall
🔄83'
Lewis Miley ↑ Jacob Ramsey ↓
Regan Monty Anderson ↑ Lyndon Dykes ↓
🔄87'
Alfie Massey ↑ D. Kelly ↓
🔄87'
Tristan Parkes ↑ Jordi Osei-Tutu ↓
🔄88'
Alfie Massey
Foul
🟨90+1'
🔄90+1'
Sean Steur ↑ Joe Willock ↓
Match info
Kickoff
VenueThe Den, London
RefereeC. Pawson
CompetitionLeague Cup
Season2026
RoundRound of 32
StatusMatch Finished