Week 41 brings us a match on Apr 9th, where Millwall will play host to Barnsley in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, making for an unpleasant day. In their last match, 10th placed Millwall, recorded a 0-1 loss against Swansea City. Joel Piroe struck first for Swansea City in the 46th minute, and that was all the excitement the two teams could muster In the end, Millwall couldn’t muster any offence and Swansea City ran away with the shutout win. With 18 points in their last 10 matches Millwall should be reasonably happy with their performance, while 22nd placed Barnsley is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Reading. Carlton Morris struck first for Barnsley in the 5th minute on a feed from Amine Bassi, then Josh Laurent tied it up for Reading in the 80th minute earning Reading at least a draw. Barnsley is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Oakwell Stadium, Millwall was victorious by a score of 1 to 0. Murray Wallace scored the first goal for Millwall in the 89th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Barnsley couldn’t muster any offence and Millwall ran away with the shutout win.
Barnsley’s most prolific scorer has been Carlton Morris. The English attacker has netted 3 goals over the last five matches. Benik Afobe has been the most prolific scorer on Millwall in his last five matches with 3 goals.