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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Den
  • Attendance: 10767
  • Referee: Marriner, A

Live Commentary

90mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

85mins

Steve Jones is booked for dissent.

85mins

Ben May takes a penalty for Millwall and scores!.

84mins

Colin Murdock is booked for dissent.

81mins

Goal!! Luke Varney scores for Crewe.

78mins

Josh Simpson is being taken off, Andy Impey has come on in his place.

77mins

Millwall are replacing Peter Sweeney with Tony Craig.

77mins

Jody Morris is being taken off, Dennis Wise has come on in his place.

68mins

Goal!! Crewe have scored with Steve Jones putting it in the back of the net.

62mins

Kenny Lunt takes a penalty for Crewe and scores!.

50mins

Goal!! Jody Morris scores for Millwall.

49mins

Goal!! Millwall have scored with Marvin Elliott putting it in the back of the net.

46mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45mins

The ref has blown his whistle for half time.

27mins

Goal!! Millwall have scored with Barry Hayles putting it in the back of the net.

0mins

The ref has blown his whistle and the match has started.

Match Report

Dennis Wise won a vital penalty for Millwall as the Lions edged Crewe in a sensational seven-goal thriller to keep their faint play-off hopes alive.

Player-boss Wise's late surge into the penalty box was ended when he was tripped allowing Ben May - a late replacement for Danny Dichio - to slam home an emphatic spot-kick on 85th minute to give Millwall a crucial three points.

The Lions seemed to be coasting to a comfortable victory after goals from Barry Hayles, Marvin Elliott and Jody Morris put them 3-0 up after 50 minutes, but relegation threatened Crewe staged a remarkable comeback inspired by livewire striker Steve Jones.

His thumping strike sandwiched a Kenny Lunt penalty on 61 minutes and Luke Varney's late leveller on 81 minutes.

But the gutsy Gresty Road side's hopes of gaining a vital point were dashed when May's decisive penalty sent the New Den into ruptures.

However, the thrills and spills of a thrilling second half were in stark contrast to a scrappy first 45 minutes.

Crewe, hoping to edge clear of a relegation battle, wove pretty pictures in the midfield but lacked a killer punch.

Millwall striker May carved out the first real chances of an eventful encounter and the Lions' growing ascendancy was rewarded with Hayles' goal on 26 minutes.

The frontman scored his tenth league goal of the season when he cut in from the right and curled a 15-yard shot past Ben Williams in the Crewe goal.

Midfielder Peter Sweeney nearly doubled the Lions' advantage when his savage shot was tipped over the bar by Williams.

Luke Varney almost drew Crewe level in first-half injury-time when his shot struck a post with Andy Marshall in the Millwall goal well beaten.

Millwall

Crewe Alexandra

Corners

21

Fouls

1312

Goal attempts

1112

Shots off target

55

Offsides

44

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