Millwall vs Derby 4-1

Millwall beat Derby 4-1 at The Den after racing into a three-goal lead inside 17 minutes and adding a late fourth from Jake Cooper. Derby replied once, through Filip Bilbija in the 87th minute, after the game had long since moved beyond them.

Kyrell Lisbie opened the scoring in the 3rd minute from Lyndon Dykes' assist, then made it 2-0 in the 10th minute from Caleb Taylor's pass for his second of the match. Luke Cundle added the third in the 17th minute, set up by Camiel Neghli, and Millwall went in 3-0 up at half-time.

Derby made a change in the 37th minute, then another in the 57th, but Millwall still struck again in the 84th minute when Cooper headed in from Mihailo Ivanovic's assist, with Ivanovic having come off the bench in the 68th minute. Derby's consolation came in the 87th minute, when Bilbija, who had come on in the 78th minute, scored to make it 4-1. Millwall made two changes together in the 74th minute, while Derby made three in the 78th.

The numbers backed Millwall's win. They had 56% of the possession, 502 passes to Derby's 395, 22 shots to 13, 9 shots on target to 4, and an xG of 3.95 to 1.26, while Derby still had 5 corners to Millwall's 4. Offsides finished 1-1 and saves 3-5.

Millwall were booked three times, with Lyndon Dykes in the 24th minute, Derek Mazou Sacko in the 32nd and Jenson Metcalfe in the 89th. Derby collected two yellow cards, for Rhian Brewster in first-half stoppage time and Carlton Morris in the 71st minute.