Millwall squander precious points as slick Norwich City put a huge dent in promotion bid
Wall to Wall excitement at the Den as the season's end approaches : Picture by @YTJourno Championship Millwall (0) 1 Ivanovic 56 Norwich City (0) 2 Mattsson 61, Schwartau 76 Millwall's hopes of building on their brilliant Good Friday win at Middlesbrough fell away at a sun-kissed Den as a superior Norwich recovered from a goal down to claim a deserved win. Alex Neil's men could have few complaints. The Canaries dominated from the start and looked far more polished on the ball

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Lucky Millwall hold late Derby County rally at bay to keep hot on the heels of second placed Boro
Lighting up The Den : Picture by @YTJourno Championship Millwall (1) 1 Coburn 43 Derby County (0) 0 Millwall kept up the pressure on Middlesbrough in the hunt for automatic promotion with another of those gritty wins carved out in pure granite - helped by a little slice of good fortune. Their high energy press and sheer will power just about carried the day against the Rams, who became more of a threat as the second half wore on - their need for points to make the play-offs

By Yann Tear at The Den


Millwall intensity is just too much for Birmingham City as Azeez lights up the Den once more
Could they do it at a mild Den on a Wednesday night : Picture by @YTJourno Championship Millwall (2) 3 Azeez 25, Crama 31, Cooper 49 Birmingham City (0) 0 Solis s/o 53 Another star turn from Femi Azeez paved the way for the rampant Lions to claim the win that further entrenches them in the top six. It's starting to look very good indeed for the men from the Den. The mercurial winger hit a humdinger to open the scoring then had a big hand in the second to reward Millwall's rel

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Weekend roundup: Hammers do just enough at Burton to join Chelsea in the hat, Millwall up to third, Bromley held in summit battle
Hammers got the better of Burton - just It needed the continuing great form of Crysencio Summerville to dig West Ham out of a hole at the Pirelli Stadium as they just about overcame their League One hosts in Saturday's FA Cup Fourth Round tie. But it needed extra-time for the east Londoners to prevail. It took until the 95th minute to make the breakthrough, with a superb strike making it six goals in seven games for the Irons' man in form. Underlining just how difficult a lu
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Weekend roundup: Big away wins just the ticket for Bees, Hammers, Palace, Millwall and Bromley
Picture by @YTJourno A first win at Newcastle since 1934 has given a huge boost to Brentford 's growing ambition to qualify for Europe. They moved up to seventh in the Premier League table after their brilliant 3-2 victory at St James' Park which was sealed with a late strike from Dango Ouattara. Vitaly Janelt had a great game, clearing off the line before heading home an equaliser to cancel Sven Botman's opener at a corner. Igor Thiago then put the Bees ahead from the spot a

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Hammers alive and kicking. QPR late woe, Millwall and Bromley unstoppable : Saturday roundup
Signs of life : Picture by @capitalfootball Just when they seemed dead and buried, West Ham have suddenly sprung to life. A couple of weeks ago they lost at home to relegation rivals Nottingham Forest to plunge the club into despond. Now, a week on from a last-gasp win at Spurs they claimed a 3-1 win against Sunderland to breathe more life into their hopes of survival. A first half blitz brought goals from Crysencio Summerville, Jarrod Bowen (from the penalty spot) and Mateu
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Millwall survive testing night to leapfrog Bristol City into the play-off zone
Night Lions on the prowl: Picture by @YTJourno Championship Millwall (1) 2 Neghli 16, Langstaff 81 Bristol City (0) 1 Randell 49 Sometimes it is no-nonsense man on the terrace who comes up with the best summary of a game. "F knows how we won that," voiced a happy Lions fan departing the Den after seeing Millwall complete a quickfire double over the Robins. A recent 1-0 win at Ashton Gate was mired in the controversy of the late spat which saw Alex Neil end up on the turf and

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Millwall boss addresses the issue of goals shortage after Lions draw a Boxing Day blank against Ipswich
Post match views from Lions boss Alex Neil : Picture by @YTJourno Millwall dropped out of the play-off places but will take heart from a battling draw against third-placed Ipswich at the Den which was a fine response to successive defeats which clipped their paws. The one big issue it again threw up, however, is the modest goals return and the continuing imbalance in the goal difference. The Lions have now netted just 25 times after the first half of the league programme has

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Millwall enjoy the limelight of top London billing but can't get the better of high-flying Ipswich Town
Boxing Day at the Den : Picture by @YTJourno Championship Millwall (0) 0 Ipswich Town (0) 0 It's not often the Lions get top billing in London - especially on such a traditionally significant day in the English football calendar. But with no Premier League matches taking place in the capital, this felt very much like the Boxing Day game to see. It was given added kudos too by being the sixth placed team v third in the Championship. Alas, the end product did not quite match pr

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Weekend roundup : Fulham take decisive step but Hammers suffer setback
Picture: Wikimedia Commons / Adam Haworth A first win at Turf Moor since April 1951 has given Marco Silva's team vital breathing space in the battle to avoid getting sucked into a relegation campaign. Goals from Emile Smith Rowe, Calvin Bassey and Harry Wilson gave Fulham a crucial 3-2 win at Burnley and takes them to 20 points and moves them up to 13th place in the table - seven points clear of 18th placed West Ham , who occupy the third relegation place. It was a perfect s
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