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Millwall

  • Alexander 37’, 39’

Scunthorpe United

  • Sparrow 6’, 70’
  • Woolford 85’

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  1. Scunthorpe promoted at Wembley

    Scunthorpe promoted at Wembley

    Scunthorpe sealed an immediate return to the Championship after beating Millwall 3-2 in a thrilling League One play-off final at Wembley. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Millwall
    • Scunthorpe United
    • 90+4' The whistle goes and Scunthorpe win the Play-Off final! It's heartbreak for Millwall, but it's the Iron who will be playing Championship football next season.
    • 90' Millwall will have four minutes of stoppage time to rescue this match.
    • 90' Last thorw of the dice for Millwall - Frampton is replaced by Paul Robinson.
    • 89' Alexander chases a ball down the right channel but Mirfin beats him to it to tidy up and clear.
    • 87' The flag stays down and Harris shoots for the far corner... tipped round the post by Murphy! Great save - every bit as vital as the goal.
    • 85' GOAL!! Scunthorpe have one effort miscued and another blocked, but the ball runs out to Martyn Woolford who drills a shot underneath Forde to put Scunnthorpe ahead! The keeper is culpable for letting the shot slip through his hands, but Woolford thoroughly deserves his goal.
    • 84' David Forde comes off his line to punch away the Scunthorpe free-kick, and almost takes Paul Hayes's clean off as he does so!
    • 83' Millwall skipper Tony Craig goes into the book for a foul on Woolford out on the wing. The young referee has had a very good game today.
    • 81' Another change for Scunthorpe, this time Hooper is replaced by the pacy Jonathan Forte.
    • 76' WHAT A MISS FROM ALEXANDER!! The Millwall striker can score from 35 yards out but fails to bury a header from the edge of the six-yard box! The Lions should be ahead again.
    • 76' Woolford has a pop from the edge of the box, but once more it trickles along the turf to Forde.
    • 74' Suddenly Extra Time and Penalties are back on the menu. Can somebody grab a winner in the allotted 90 minutes?
    • 72' Credit goes to Martyn Woolford for the build-up to that goal. His turn and then one-two down the left-hand side set up the opportunity.
    • 70' GOAL!! Woolford bursts past Whitbread into the Millwall box and cuts a ball back for Sparrow, who has an age to take several touches before blasting in the equaliser!
    • 70' Harris slips a ball thorugh to Hackett, but the substitute was always going to be offside.
    • 68' Byrne heads behind for another Millwall corner, but the set piece is caught by Forde. Murphy's long ball forward comes to Woolford, who has a shot blocked on the edge of the box before McCann fires off target.
    • 66' Harris wins yet another corner for Millwall. Martin hoists it over to the far post but Frampton can't reach it.
    • 65' Great first touch by Alexander on the run as he gets into the box, but it's a good tackle from Crosby that means his side only concede a corner.
    • 64' So close for Scunthorpe! From the corner Neil Harris blocks two efforts on the line before Andy Frampton heads clear at the far post!
    • 63' Before the corner is taken, Grabban is replaced by Chris Hackett for Millwall.
    • 63' Nice build-up play from scunthorpe results in them winning a corner.
    • 62' Andy Crosby does well to calmly nod a header back to his keeper with Harris lurking over his shoulder.
    • 61' Zak Whitbread fancies scoring a stunner of his own, but his half-volley from distance is well over the bar.
    • 59' Cliff Byrne had the wind knocked out of him after colliding with Alexander, but after a minute he's up on his feet and can continue.
    • 57' Alexander steams forward to attack the corner, but his header goes wide.
    • 56' Harris has been a real trooper down that right-hand side, and he wins another throw-in. Grabban somehow digs a cross out, but no blue shirts are at the far post and Byrne heads behind for a corner.
    • 55' Liam Trotter comes on to replace Sam Togwell as nigel Adkins makes his first change for Scunthorpe.
    • 54' Grabban goes on a run down the left, cuts inside and shoots the tamest of tame efforts from 25 yards out or so. Alexander is furious with his young team-mate.
    • 52' A neat and tidy tackle from Bolder robs Woolford of the ball and sets up a Millwall attack.
    • 50' Neil Harris chases a long ball all the way down the wing, and is rewarded with a throw-in. So much for taking it easy in the second-half then.
    • 48' Alexander sprays a pass across the pitch for Grabban, but the midfielder is adjudged to have obstructed the Scunthorpe defender as he held the ball up.
    • 46' The second-half kicks off. If it's half as exciting as the first then that'll do nicely!
    • HT Nadjim Abdou - Millwall's goal hero at Elland Road in the semi-final - has picked up a knock, and will be replaced by Marc Laird for the second half.
    • 45+3' The whistle goes for half-time, and the two teams go off for a well-deserved break.
    • 45' Woolford skips through two challenges and STRIKES... The shot is right at Forde and the keeper saves. Good chance for the equaliser from a player who has already caused plenty of problems for the Millwall defenders.
    • 44' Millwall are not relenting at all, despite going into the lead. Scunthorpe look like a side dying to hear that half-time whistle.
    • 43' There's a bit of a hold-up in play as officials struggle to retrieve a ball from the crowd!
    • 41' Grabban plays Alexander in with a through ball and the Millwall fans roar him on... Shame the flag was already up for offside!
    • 39' GOAL!! Alexander scores again to put Millwall ahead! Murphy gets a hand to the downward header but can only look on as it trickles over the line.
    • 39' The Millwall fans are back in full voice now. That wonderstrike has given them a real lift.
    • 37' GOAL!! And what a goal it is from Gary Alexander! The Millwall striker turns a blasts a half-volley into the top corner from a full 30 yards out! A simply awesome strike.
    • 36' Both these sides are running themselves into the ground despite the heat.
    • 35' Hayes lifts a pass over the defence for Hooper, but the striker over-runs the ball and in the blink of an eye has two Millwall defenders breathing down his neck.
    • 33' Morris charges forward with the goal at his feet and fancies his chances from 30 yards out... his low shot is an easy save for Forde.
    • 31' Neil Harris cuts a ball back across goal.. it's missed by two Millwall players and comes to Martin at the far post. He appears to take too long in adjusting his position but his shot rebounds off the boot of Mirfin and off the post!
    • 30' Hooper has a shot deflected over the bar and on to the roof of the net. Forde is relieved it didn't loop over him into the net.
    • 29' Cliff Byrne skips down the line and fires a cross over to the far post, which is heade dback across goal and Whitbread hacks it clear.
    • 28' Woolford gets in front of his marker and tries to prod home from close range... Forde is quick to react and smothers the ball.
    • 26' The temperature dwon on the pitch has just ticked over the 100 degrees Farenheit mark. That's 38 degrees in new money.
    • 25' McCann floats in a free-kick from deep for Scunthorpe, but it's headed out for a throw.
    • 24' Oscar winner and enigmatic method actor Daniel Day Lewis is in the crowd cheering on Millwall. He's wearing a rather natty hat.
    • 23' Grabban is down receiving treatment. Of the 10 fouls so far, Scunthorpe have committed eight.
    • 22' Another poor corner, but Scunthorpe can't fully clear. Bolder almost gets one-on-one with the keeper with a one-two from Harris, but the return pass gets caught up under his feet.
    • 21' Millwall have a free-kick about 25 yards from goal. Martin STRIKES... The shot deflects off the wall for a corner.
    • 20' Grabban's cross is half-cleared but only for Bolder to drill a shot from the edge of the box... it hits a Scunthorpe boot on its way to goal and the Iron can clear.
    • 19' With this big Wembley pitch and the heat, surely the high tempo can't be sustained.
    • 18' This has been an entertaining opening to the game. Both sides are not afraid to commit men forward.
    • 16' Millwall have a free-kick on the wing from that foul. The ball is nodded down to Whitbread on the edge of the box and he shoots on the turn, but it's an easy save for the keeper.
    • 15' Sparrow goes into the book now for yet another late tackle by a Scunthorpe player.
    • 14' Scunthorpe come again and Hooper gets to the byline before firing a ball across.. It hits the outside of the post and goes out for a goal kick! A let-off for Millwall there.
    • 13' The delivery is poor though and Scunthorpe clear. They break forward through Woolford, who cuts inside and flashes a shot over the bar from the edge of the box.
    • 12' David Martin jinks down the left wing and wins the first corner of the game for Millwall.
    • 10' Togwell commits another reckless foul, and this time the referee has no choice but to book him.
    • 8' Gary Alexander slides in hard on Gary Alexander as the Millwall man runs forward. The referee gives Togwell a stern talking to, but resists bringing out a yellow card that would have been justified. Let's see how that sets the tone for the rest of the game.
    • 6' GOAL!! Woolford's shot is saved by Forde but the ball runs loose for Matt Sparrow to blast it into the roof of the net and give Scunthorpe an early lead!
    • 4' Harris bursts into the box on the left. His cross deflects off a defender and up into the air and HERE'S GRABBAN WITH THE HEADER... in the end the effort is tame and Murphy collects.
    • 3' Hooper wins a free-kick after dropping into midfield, but Scunnthorpe fail to make a chance from the set piece.
    • 2' Referee Michael Oliver is just 24 years old. His dad Clive took charge of the League Two Play-Off yesterday.
    • 1' The League one Play-Off final is underway! There are 45,000-odd Millwall fans at Wemley, and they're making a right racket!
    • 12:57 The teams are on the pitch, the anthem has been belted out and hands have been shaken - we're just moments away from kick-off...
    • 12:52 Scunny booked their place in the final after a dramatic penalty shootout at MK Dons, which ended 7-6 in the Iron's favour when Tore Andre Flo hit the crossbar with his spot-kick.
    • 12:50 Millwall reached Wembley after Nadjim Abdou's goal at Elland Road gave the Lions a 2-1 aggregate victory over Leeds United.

  • Summary

    • 90+4' The whistle goes and Scunthorpe win the Play-Off final! It's heartbreak for Millwall, but it's the Iron who will be playing Championship football next season.
    • 87' The flag stays down and Harris shoots for the far corner... tipped round the post by Murphy! Great save - every bit as vital as the goal.
    • 85' GOAL!! Scunthorpe have one effort miscued and another blocked, but the ball runs out to Martyn Woolford who drills a shot underneath Forde to put Scunnthorpe ahead! The keeper is culpable for letting the shot slip through his hands, but Woolford thoroughly deserves his goal.
    • 76' WHAT A MISS FROM ALEXANDER!! The Millwall striker can score from 35 yards out but fails to bury a header from the edge of the six-yard box! The Lions should be ahead again.
    • 70' GOAL!! Woolford bursts past Whitbread into the Millwall box and cuts a ball back for Sparrow, who has an age to take several touches before blasting in the equaliser!
    • 64' So close for Scunthorpe! From the corner Neil Harris blocks two efforts on the line before Andy Frampton heads clear at the far post!
    • 45' Woolford skips through two challenges and STRIKES... The shot is right at Forde and the keeper saves. Good chance for the equaliser from a player who has already caused plenty of problems for the Millwall defenders.
    • 39' GOAL!! Alexander scores again to put Millwall ahead! Murphy gets a hand to the downward header but can only look on as it trickles over the line.
    • 37' GOAL!! And what a goal it is from Gary Alexander! The Millwall striker turns a blasts a half-volley into the top corner from a full 30 yards out! A simply awesome strike.
    • 31' Neil Harris cuts a ball back across goal.. it's missed by two Millwall players and comes to Martin at the far post. He appears to take too long in adjusting his position but his shot rebounds off the boot of Mirfin and off the post!
    • 28' Woolford gets in front of his marker and tries to prod home from close range... Forde is quick to react and smothers the ball.
    • 6' GOAL!! Woolford's shot is saved by Forde but the ball runs loose for Matt Sparrow to blast it into the roof of the net and give Scunthorpe an early lead!
    • 4' Harris bursts into the box on the left. His cross deflects off a defender and up into the air and HERE'S GRABBAN WITH THE HEADER... in the end the effort is tame and Murphy collects.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Millwall

    Manager: Kenny Jackett

    Starting line-up

    • D. Forde
    • A. Dunne
    • A. Frampton Substitution Out (90′)
    • A. Bolder
    • Z. Whitbread
    • T. Craig Yellow Card
    • D. Martin
    • N. Abdou Substitution Out (45′)
    • L. Grabban Substitution Out (63′)
    • G. Alexander Goals×2
    • N. Harris

    Subs

    • P. Robinson Substitution In90′
    • L. Pidgely
    • M. Laird Substitution In45′
    • C. Hackett Substitution In63′
    • S. Barron

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Scunthorpe United

    Manager: Nigel Adkins

    Starting line-up

    • J. Murphy
    • C. Byrne
    • A. Crosby
    • D. Mirfin
    • I. Morris
    • M. Sparrow Goals×2 Yellow Card
    • G. McCann
    • S. Togwell Yellow Card Substitution Out (56′)
    • M. Woolford Goal
    • P. Hayes
    • G. Hooper Substitution Out (82′)

    Subs

    • G. Thompson
    • J. Forte Substitution In81′
    • L. Trotter Substitution In56′
    • J. Lillis
    • A. Wright

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. Its bad news for English football!
    Like I said its a­ family day out the play off final!
    Scunthorpe are a­ small "Family" club, They arnt known for­ causing trouble.
    They have done this over and over­ again and its about time the FA got some balls and did­ something about it!
    When they played Leeds in the­ League at Elland Road and we beat them they started­ smashing up pubs and shops etc etc
    They think they are­ a tough and clever but they are just children that­ throw there toys out the pram when they lose!

    From You Would, on Sun 24 May 5:41PM

  2. Hello Ricky. The coaches that have been attacked &­ damaged are from Beverley? Market Weighton, Selby area.­ I'm only repeating what I've been told.
    I­ agree, it's all rather sad & worrying. Carol,­ my wife, just rang to say they're desperately­ drafting in several more emergency units to tend to the­ violent incidents. All of the casualties she has tended­ to so far have had Northern accents.
    She has­ transported 23 to local A&E services already.

    From cadillak_kowboy, on Sun 24 May 5:33PM

  3. Scunthorpe.

    From You Would, on Sun 24 May 5:18PM

  4. And Scunthorp is Linconshire, Not Yorkshire!

    From You Would, on Sun 24 May 5:17PM
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    Millwall want kicking out the League!!!
    Mark P your an­ idiot!!!!
    The play off final is a family day out,­ FAMILY!!!!!!
    And people say Leeds are bad! I feel sorry­ for true Millwall football fans.

    From You Would, on Sun 24 May 5:14PM

  6. My wife is also an on-duty paramedic there today Mandy.­ Apparently it's bedlam up there. Coaches &­ vehicles indicating Yorkshire identity have been­ attacked & damaged. The emergency services are­ fully stretched today attempting to keep Millwall yobs­ & groups of other London thugs from Charlton,­ Leyton Orient etc attacking the Scunthorpe people.­ There have been a few very ugly incidents already­ apparently, & not many coaches have been able to­ leave the area due to the trouble.

    From cadillak_kowboy, on Sun 24 May 4:55PM

  7. word coming thru of group of Scunthorpe fans on the­ recieving end of bad attack (knife) in NW London. 2­ stabbed & 3 seriously injured. My brother is on Met­ duty today at Wembley. I hope they're all ok :(

    From mandy, on Sun 24 May 4:41PM

  8. You are Millwall ,not so super Millwall,up the Foxes!

    From Peter C, on Sun 24 May 4:37PM

  9. ha ha well done scunny underdogs from the playoffs an­ the final millwall r wer they belong an wer they always­ will b below the super super leeds one in the face 4­ the cockneysgood luck next season scunny an c u­ cockneys next season

    From davidpitches123, on Sun 24 May 4:09PM

  10. Well done Scunthorpe - YOU so deserve it.

    Lets Go Go­ Go

    From J, on Sun 24 May 3:59PM

  11. millwall should move to scotland so the aberdeen asc­ can kick them around on a regular basis

    From scudrock2, on Sun 24 May 3:30PM

  12. Poor Poor Millwall! Ha! Come on you IRONS!

    From pdjmail1, on Sun 24 May 3:19PM

  13. Well done Scunny, see you cockney tw4ts next year at­ elland road and at your sh1thole LEEDS LEEDS­ LEEDS!!!!!!!!

    From Deep Sea Diver, on Sun 24 May 3:16PM

  14. WELL DONE SCUNNY AM A LIVERPOOL FAN AND LIVE IN­ ROTHERHAM ,YORKSHIRE BORN N BREAD ,ANOTHER LOCAL TEAM­ IN CHAMPIONSHIP :)

    From taylorkev89, on Sun 24 May 3:14PM

  15. hi, its i am ascouser who believes the best both won a­ great match,someone has too win but my heart does go­ out too the millwall side.The game was best i have­ seen,great for young player watch and learn i solute­ both teams,i really eonjoyed the game,may football will­ always be has good has we have all seen today­ thanks.haydock dave.

    From DaveH, on Sun 24 May 3:14PM

  16. Spot on RB. A fantastic example of football, both­ sides played to their strengths and it could have gone­ either way. Congrats to both teams. hard luck­ millwall, well done Scunthorpe.

    From alanbln, on Sun 24 May 3:08PM

  17. good game this!(man united fan)Come and win the­ championship scunthorpe!

    From kuledX, on Sun 24 May 3:07PM

  18. SHOULD BE MK DONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! we were­ robbed

    From alexsmith_mk, on Sun 24 May 3:04PM

  19. Well done Scunny. Too bad Jacky and his lions tossers.

    From Adrian, on Sun 24 May 3:03PM

  20. ha ha poor milwall NOT! leeds fan

    From richard, on Sun 24 May 3:01PM
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