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Millwall 1-1 Leeds United: Jack Harrison's goal maintains leaders' unbeaten start

Jack Harrison
Jack Harrison's goal was his first for Leeds since signing on loan from Manchester City

Jack Harrison's late goal earned Leeds a deserved point at Millwall and extended the Championship leaders' unbeaten league start.

Leeds came closest to scoring in a nervy first half, Ezgjan Alioski heading narrowly wide and Ben Amos saving well to deny Tyler Roberts.

Millwall took the lead when Jed Wallace fired in off the post after the visitors failed to clear a long throw.

Amos reacted brilliantly to keep out Luke Ayling's close-range strike, but he could do nothing to stop Harrison's effort from the edge of the box.

Tom Elliott almost won it for the Lions in added time, his header against the inside of the post deflecting safely away from the Leeds goal.

Millwall also had appeals for a penalty turned down by the referee as Elliott went down in the box, but neither side could complain with the final result.

Leeds had slightly the better of the first-half chances but lacked a cutting edge without injured strikers Patrick Bamford and Kemar Roofe.

Wallace's clinical finish looked to have earned his side a ninth win in 10 home games against Leeds, only for Harrison to respond with his side's first Championship goal at the Den since 2012.

The visitors remain top of the league as a result of Middlesbrough's defeat by Norwich, while Millwall are 19th.

Afterwards Leeds manager Marcelo Bielsa accepted responsibility for a touchline confrontation that occurred towards the end.

Bielsa confronted the home bench after they attempted to wind down the clock with their team 1-0 up and minutes away from winning until Harrison's equaliser.

"I take the responsibility for this situation because I am in football for longer than my colleague," Bielsa said. "I have to understand that circumstances that you have during the game, you don't have to take them as they are.

"If you win or you lose, it means a lot for us and sometimes you behave in a kind of way and just have to lament how we behaved."

Meanwhile, Millwall boss Neil Harris said: "We should have given the ball back quicker in our dugout but we don't because you had two minutes to go and we're 1-0 up at home and obviously they got excited when they scored a goal.

"But I've spoken to Marcelo downstairs and there are no problems whatsoever, it's fine."

Line-ups

Millwall

Formation 4-4-2

  • 13Amos
  • 2McLaughlin
  • 25M Wallace
  • 5Cooper
  • 3Meredith
  • 7J WallaceBooked at 59mins
  • 28Leonard
  • 6Williams
  • 22O'Brien
  • 20MorisonSubstituted forBradshawat 70'minutes
  • 9GregorySubstituted forElliottat 87'minutes

Substitutes

  • 12Romeo
  • 14Bradshaw
  • 16Martin
  • 17Webster
  • 18Tunnicliffe
  • 19Elliott
  • 26Skalak

Leeds

Formation 4-1-4-1

  • 1Peacock-Farrell
  • 2Ayling
  • 18Jansson
  • 6Cooper
  • 3Douglas
  • 23PhillipsSubstituted forForshawat 74'minutes
  • 22Harrison
  • 14Sáiz
  • 43KlichSubstituted forBakerat 61'minutes
  • 10Alioski
  • 11RobertsSubstituted forDallasat 68'minutes

Substitutes

  • 4Forshaw
  • 15Dallas
  • 20Pearce
  • 27Blackman
  • 34Baker
  • 39Edmondson
  • 47Clarke
Referee:
Chris Kavanagh
Attendance:
17,195

Match Stats

Home TeamMillwallAway TeamLeeds
Possession
Home37%
Away63%
Shots
Home16
Away11
Shots on Target
Home2
Away4
Corners
Home6
Away4
Fouls
Home14
Away7

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Millwall 1, Leeds United 1.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Millwall 1, Leeds United 1.

  3. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Jed Wallace (Millwall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

  4. Post update

    Attempt missed. Ryan Leonard (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left following a corner.

  5. Post update

    Attempt missed. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) right footed shot from very close range is close, but misses to the right following a corner.

  6. Post update

    Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Stuart Dallas.

  7. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Elliott with a headed pass.

  8. Post update

    Tom Elliott (Millwall) hits the left post with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Jed Wallace following a corner.

  9. Post update

    Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Barry Douglas.

  10. Post update

    Foul by Barry Douglas (Leeds United).

  11. Post update

    Tom Bradshaw (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  12. Goal!

    Goal! Millwall 1, Leeds United 1. Jack Harrison (Leeds United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner.

  13. Post update

    Adam Forshaw (Leeds United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

  14. Post update

    Foul by Tom Bradshaw (Millwall).

  15. Post update

    Offside, Leeds United. Barry Douglas tries a through ball, but Liam Cooper is caught offside.

  16. Substitution

    Substitution, Millwall. Tom Elliott replaces Lee Gregory.

  17. Post update

    Stuart Dallas (Leeds United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  18. Post update

    Foul by James Meredith (Millwall).

  19. Post update

    Attempt missed. Shaun Williams (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Leonard.

  20. Post update

    Foul by Lewis Baker (Leeds United).

As It Stood

TeamPWDLFAGDPts
1Leeds74301551015
2Brentford7421146814
3Bristol City7421126614
4Middlesbrough742193614
5Sheff Utd7403129312
6Swansea733175212
7Derby7403109112
8West Brom73221610611
9Sheff Wed73221111011
10Bolton7322910-111
11Wigan73131110110
12Aston Villa72411212010
13Blackburn724189-110
14Rotherham7304611-59
15Nottm Forest71518808
16Norwich72231012-28
17Hull7214811-37
18QPR7214514-97
19Millwall713379-26
20Stoke7133913-46
21Birmingham705257-25
22Reading7124811-35
23Preston7124712-55
24Ipswich7034511-63
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