Match ends, Millwall 1, Bury 0.
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Shaun Williams scored the only goal as Millwall beat Bury to continue their League One promotion push.
The visitors were denied in the second minute when Jordan Archer somehow clawed out a Peter Clarke header.
Daniel Bachmann did well to keep Fred Onyedinma and Lee Gregory from scoring for the Lions, but he could do little about Williams' rasping 25-yard strike.
Archer kept out Danny Pugh's half-volley late on as Millwall held out to move up to seventh place in the table.
Millwall manager Neil Harris speaks told BBC Radio London:
"First half was outstanding and I really enjoyed watching them. We just got better and better.
"Second half we were on the back foot a little bit and didn't hit the same standards, but we ground it out and that was a really pleasing victory.
"I'd be tempted to say that was our best of the season because it was an important one after defeat on Tuesday night at Fleetwood."
Bury manager David Flitcroft told BBC Radio Manchester:
"Sometimes you deserve what you get and I think if there's a honestly in this performance, a draw would have been a fair result.
"First half we didn't look right, the game plan certainly was to work the ball through midfield and get a real foothold in the game, through our midfielders and fullbacks and grow the team up the pitch. It didn't happen. We tried Danny Mayor centrally but it never worked.
"In the second half, it was completely one-sided and unbalanced, we drove the team forward. The players took it on. They played with a no fear approach that they didn't have in the first half. The second half, it was no holds-barred approach and we created chances and had impetus. We've got to assess on the way home why we've lost this game today."
Line-ups
Millwall
Formation 4-4-2
- 13Archer
- 2Cummings
- 16Beevers
- 17WebsterBooked at 73mins
- 18FergusonSubstituted forChesmainat 83'minutes
- 10OnyedinmaSubstituted forMorisonat 61'minutes
- 21SavilleBooked at 74mins
- 6Williams
- 8UpsonSubstituted forThompsonat 81'minutes
- 22O'Brien
- 9Gregory
Substitutes
- 1Forde
- 11Martin
- 15Nelson
- 20Morison
- 24Thompson
- 29Pavey
- 33Chesmain
Bury
Formation 4-4-2
- 30Bachmann
- 2RileySubstituted forPopeat 66'minutes
- 27CameronBooked at 72mins
- 5Clarke
- 3Hussey
- 41DodooSubstituted forPughat 69'minutes
- 19Soares
- 6Etuhu
- 10Mayor
- 9Clarke
- 14JonesSubstituted forRoseat 37'minutes
Substitutes
- 11Pope
- 17Nardiello
- 22Pugh
- 32Rose
- 33Eagles
- 34Ruddy
- 40Brown
- Referee:
- Dean Whitestone
- Attendance:
- 8,311
Match Stats
Home TeamMillwallAway TeamBury
- Possession
- Home43%
- Away57%
- Shots
- Home6
- Away3
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away2
- Corners
- Home4
- Away6
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Millwall 1, Bury 0.
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Attempt saved. Steve Morison (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
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Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
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Nathan Cameron (Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Mark Beevers (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Leon Clarke (Bury).
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Attempt missed. Peter Clarke (Bury) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
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Corner, Bury. Conceded by Ben Thompson.
Substitution
Substitution, Millwall. Noah Chesmain replaces Shane Ferguson.
Substitution
Substitution, Millwall. Ben Thompson replaces Ed Upson.
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Corner, Bury. Conceded by Shaun Cummings.
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Chris Hussey (Bury) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Steve Morison (Millwall).
Booking
George Saville (Millwall) is shown the yellow card.
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Tom Soares (Bury) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by George Saville (Millwall).
Booking
Byron Webster (Millwall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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(Bury) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Byron Webster (Millwall).
