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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: The Den
  • Attendance: 8668
  • Referee: Walton, P

Live Commentary

90mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

85mins

Don Hutchison is replaced by Sam Igoe.

78mins

Bruce Dyer is replaced by Kevin Harper.

75mins

Jody Morris is booked for unsporting behaviour.

62mins

Bruce Dyer goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

56mins

Marvin Elliott is replaced by Bob Peeters.

46mins

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

45mins

Half time whistle is blown by P Walton

45mins

The referee has booked Marlon Broomes.

44mins

Millwall are replacing Josh Simpson with Carlos Manuel Fangueiro.

38mins

Goal!! Stoke have scored with John Halls putting it in the back of the net.

0mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, August 13th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

John Halls' 38th minute strike was enough to earn Stoke all three points in their dire encounter with Millwall at The Den.

The defender's solitary goal separated the two teams in a match more reminiscent of a pre-season friendly than the Championship.

The result was Stoke's first win of the season and sent Millwall crashing to the bottom of the league.

Hall punished the Lions for failing to clear their lines after Luke Chadwick had played the ball into Bruce Dyer's feet.

The former Crystal Palace striker was hastily dispossessed by Mark Phillips only for the ball to fall kindly for Hall, who blasted in a right-footed drive that Andy Marshall had little chance of saving.

Both sides had chances to take the lead before then, with Millwall's coming in the 40th second after Josh Simpson had fed Barry Hayles. But the striker was unable to connect with pass and his shot skidded wide of the post.

A minute later Stoke had the ball in the net when Dyer finished off a neat free-kick, but the striker saw his effort ruled out after he moved into an offside position.

Michael Duberry and Chadwick also went close while Millwall could have drawn level in the dying minutes when Phillips' header was stopped on the line.

Millwall

Stoke City

Corners

35

Fouls

1720

Goal attempts

58

Shots off target

17

Offsides

32

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