Tom Bradshaw scored the only goal of the game to help Milwall produce one of the narrow football results of the weekend in the Championship. Prior to kickoff, Cardiff supporters held a demonstration urging owner Vincent Tan to sell the team; they have now gone 11 games without a victory across all competitions. Although interim manager Dean Whitehead was unable to stop the Bluebirds’ decline, they were spared the shame of finishing in the bottom three when Blackpool’s game against Huddersfield Town was postponed. Just two points separate Millwall from Watford in third place, where they remain.
The visitors got off to a strong start with Mason Bennett’s high and wide shot from 25 yards and Zian Flemming’s 35-yard attempt. At the opposite end, Callum Robinson’s header was deflected wide, although Millwall ought to have taken the lead in the 12th minute. Flemming was found in the center by George Honeyman, but his side-foot attempt from 12 yards out was wide. Bradshaw’s goal in the 26th minute ensured that Gary Rowett’s team did not have to wait long to break the tie. Jake Cooper was given too much room and time to move and slide a pass-through for Bradshaw after Jaden Philogene handed the ball to him.
Even though Bradshaw managed to slip a shot between Ryan Allsop’s legs while Cedric Kipre was trying to shepherd the ball out for a goal kick, Kipre should have dealt with it. Cardiff recovered strongly from the setback and had a chance to tie the game up before halftime. From 25 yards, Philogene fired a shot just wide. Later, after Robinson had robbed Cooper in the center circle, Philogene, an Aston Villa loanee, saw another attempt blocked by Shaun Hutchinson. Before the recalled Mark McGuinness missed the goal from the corner, Robinson, a bright spot in the Cardiff assault, also had a cross-shot nodded behind by Callum Styles.
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