On Saturday Feb 18th, in week 33, Millwall plays host to Sheffield United in a clash of these two closely matched Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 12 degrees, which should make for a nice day for football. Millwall sits at 7th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Coventry City. Viktor Gyökeres struck first for Coventry City in the 67th minute on a feed from Callum Doyle, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Millwall couldn’t muster any offence and Coventry City ran away with the shutout win. Millwall is looking for direction having 4 win and 3 losses in their last 10 matches, while 2nd placed Sheffield United is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Middlesbrough. Oliver McBurnie struck first for Sheffield United in the 5th minute on a feed from Jack Robinson, but Chuba Akpom got the equalizer for Middlesbrough in the 25th minute Finally they completed the comback in the 48th minute on a goal by Cameron Archer to cap off a wild match. Sheffield United is on a hot streak lately, with 8 wins in their last 10 matches.
On Jan 7th, Millwall hosted Sheffield United in their last match together. Sheffield United was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Daniel Jebbison scored the first goal for Sheffield United in the 23rd minute, then Jayden Bogle added another in the 36th minute on a feed from Iliman Ndiaye In the end, Millwall couldn’t muster any offence and Sheffield United ran away with the shutout win.
Oliver McBurnie has been the most effective weapon for Sheffield United lately. The Scotish attacker has netted 3 goals in his last five matches. Millwall hasn’t been successful in netting any goals lately. Their top scorers in the last five matches are Tom Bradshaw and Jake Cooper, and they each have 1 goal.