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Millwall 3 West Brom 0 - Lewis Cox analysis

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00:00Baggies fans, a really, really miserable day here at the Den where Millwall have run out 3-0 winners against Albion.

00:07Deserved 3-0 winners, really. I mean, you could argue on the balance of play, the hosts were possibly worth more than that three-goal margin.

00:15Albion were bad. That was very poor today. You know, just finishing up Ryan Mason's called it the poorest performance of the season.

00:21I think that was clear to everybody. He said his players, his side got exactly what they deserved today here in London.

00:27Absolutely nothing. Said they were second best throughout, start to finish, across the hole, every department of the pitch.

00:34It was really poor. And, you know, it was a sold-out ground today here at the Den.

00:39Obviously, both teams coming off the back of Wednesday games. Millwall here got a paste in by Coventry on Wednesday night.

00:47Obviously, high-flying Coventry. So, they were here looking to respond clearly.

00:50Albion obviously winners at Norwich, that 1-0 victory, and they could not back it up here.

00:55It really, it never got going, and it never got any better, quite frankly.

00:59It was really poor. As I say, sold out, 2,000-plus in the away end, and they were not happy.

01:06I mean, those that were still there at the full-time whistle, and there were not too many at all,

01:11were actually waving some of the Albion players away.

01:14You know, players that still, obviously, rightly applauded at full-time.

01:18The fans were not impressed or having any of that.

01:22And, as I say, a lot, a good number had left well before full-time, understandably,

01:26to try somehow and beat the traffic and get home or, you know, get on the rail network back up to the black country in the West Mid.

01:33It was poor. It was really poor.

01:36And it's, you know, there's no way to sign off into the international break, is it?

01:40Obviously, two weeks now until the next game, got two weeks to stew on this in training.

01:45So, it's, I think, probably not a reality check, really, just a lesson in, you know,

01:50I think we all know what it takes to come here.

01:52Look, I mean, look at the skies behind me.

01:54We know about Storm Amy and the wind that's going on today.

01:56Conditions were terrible, but they were terrible for both teams.

01:59OK, you would say, look, Millwall thrive on set pieces, high balls.

02:02There were just dozens and dozens of those into Albion's box, and they just dealt with none of them, really.

02:08But, look, Albion, Ryan Mason said to me they didn't earn the right to play.

02:12When they did have a chance to use the ball, Albion, they just didn't use it quickly enough, crisply enough.

02:17They didn't create anything.

02:18There was one shot on target today for West Brom, and I'll be honest, I couldn't remember it.

02:21I thought it was zero.

02:23It really was sort of blunt stuff, really hapless stuff.

02:28I say one shot on target is being generous, really.

02:31They created nothing.

02:33They didn't test Steve Bender in the Millwall goal.

02:37Unsurprisingly, Millwall's opener after 18 minutes comes via big centre-off Jake Cooper,

02:42just as it did here last season in February.

02:45Somehow allowed to escape in a six-yard box and finish low from a cross that didn't go cleared somehow.

02:51He's the obvious threat.

02:52He was a threat all afternoon.

02:54But Albion lost a physical battle throughout, not just to him.

02:57You can miss headers to Jake Cooper, but they lost it throughout, as I said.

03:01It was only 1-0 at the break.

03:03At that scoreline, obviously, you kind of hope for a response and improvements,

03:06and you can get level.

03:07Obviously, only a one-goal margin.

03:08It didn't come.

03:10In Albion's defence, the second goal was a screamer, a worldie from Femi Aziz.

03:1525 yards plus out to the right, smashes it in with his left.

03:18Unbelievable strike.

03:19Really a great goal.

03:20But, you know, even that, Albion just lost it maybe high in their area.

03:26But it's so easy for Millwall to play away from a couple of Albion players.

03:29I think it was Molumbi and Price and get the ball forward, and then it's a rocket.

03:32And the third goal comes from left-back Zach Sturge, I think, after Albion trying to maybe commit.

03:38And George Campbell loses it at right-back.

03:39Port in that position again, obviously out of position.

03:42But, you know, it's not on Campbell.

03:44It's not on the whole side, really.

03:46I think, you know, and it's not defending him too much, but I think Jed Wallace, one of four changes today.

03:51I saw one or two, obviously, you know, unsure, complaining about Wallace's inclusion here at his former club.

03:56But I think he's probably one that leaves here on him with a modicum of credit, really.

04:00His drive in the first half was lapped through everyone else.

04:03And some of his colleagues could have done with having a look at him, to be honest.

04:06But, look, four changes, as I say.

04:08Toby Collier came in for a full debut, struggled.

04:11But they all did, really.

04:13By the time Illing Junior and Magic came on, it was 2-0 on the hour and the game had gone, really.

04:19They couldn't have an impact.

04:20And, yeah, thoroughly miserable, miserable day.

04:22And frustration to not build on Wednesday night.

04:24You know, such a good result out there in Norfolk.

04:27And two weeks to shoe on this now before Preston at home.

04:30Albion will have a few days off, obviously.

04:32The schedule's been mad, really.

04:34It's been tough.

04:35But they don't really deserve days off, if you know what I mean.

04:37But, look, naturally, that happens in international breaks, the first part of the week.

04:41But there's a lot to work on, clearly.

04:43You know, we know it's not a big squad.

04:44Obviously, it hasn't been, what was it, nine goals in nine games, I think, now in the league campaign.

04:50Not 100% sure on that.

04:51But they haven't scored enough, you know, so far.

04:54But, look, they were fourth coming into today.

04:56So, we can't write it all off as doom and gloom at all.

04:58But in terms of today's performance, miles off it, well below par, needs to be improved on.

05:03As Ryan Mason says, that type of performance cannot be repeated.

05:06I've got all the reaction and coverage and all of that from today.

05:10As always, expressionstyle.com.

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