Middlesbrough will look to bounce back from a disappointing Carabao Cup loss to Doncaster Rovers when they visit Millwall on Saturday (15:00 BST).
Boro boss Rob Edwards called his side’s 4-0 defeat on Tuesday ‘unacceptable’ and will be hoping his side are able to produce something more to his liking this time around.
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For Millwall, it’s a different story. Head coach Alex Neil was ‘pleased’ with his team’s midweek performance against Newport County and he should be – the Lions are yet to lose this season after also defeating Norwich City in their Championship opener.
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Millwall have lost just one of their last five home league games against Middlesbrough (W3 D1), keeping four clean sheets in the process.
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Middlesbrough have won three of their last five league games against Millwall (L2), as many as in their prior 11 encounters (D5 L3).
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Following their 2-1 win at Norwich on MD1, Millwall will be looking to start a league campaign with back-to-back wins for the first time since 2014-15 in the Championship.
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Middlesbrough beat Swansea 2-1 at home on MD1, but haven’t started a league campaign with consecutive wins since 1994-95 in the second tier.
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On his Millwall debut last weekend, Alfie Doughty played 18 passes into the opposition’s penalty area – the most of any player on MD1 in the Championship.
[BBC]
