Cambridge United vs Millwall - prediction, team news, lineups

Battling for a spot successful the 3rd circular of the EFL Cup, League One outfit Cambridge United invited Championship broadside Millwall to Cledara Abbey Stadium connected Tuesday evening.

The U's precocious from the archetypal circular with a 2-1 triumph implicit Barnet, portion Alex Neil's broadside edged past Queens Park Rangers connected penalties pursuing a goalless draw.

Match preview

Following their relegation from League One astatine the extremity of the 2024-25 campaign, Cambridge United entered past play with the sole purpose of securing an contiguous instrumentality to the 3rd tier, thing they achieved by finishing successful the last automatic promotion spot with 82 points.

Life backmost successful League One has started positively for the U's, who held connected to bushed Wigan Athletic 3-2 connected the opening time earlier playing retired a 1-1 gully distant to chap promoted broadside Bromley.

Those 4 points came either broadside of a 2-1 EFL Cup triumph implicit Barnet, wherever Cambridge recovered from an aboriginal shortage by scoring doubly successful 5 minutes to advancement to the 2nd round.

While Neil Harris volition beryllium pleased with his side's unbeaten start, helium volition cognize determination is inactive country for betterment aft Cambridge doubly allowed opponents backmost into games.

The U's looked acceptable for a comfy triumph aft racing into a 3-0 pb against Wigan, but 2 goals successful 4 minutes gave the Latics anticipation earlier Cambridge held on, portion they were besides pegged backmost by an 81st-minute equaliser against chap promoted broadside Bromley.

Harris volition present travel up against his erstwhile club, with the Cambridge brag hoping to pb his existent broadside into the 3rd circular astatine the disbursal of the Championship outfit. 

As for Millwall, they participate Tuesday's contention connected the backmost of their champion league decorativeness of the 21st period aft securing 3rd spot successful the Championship past season.

That decorativeness would person been capable for automatic promotion from League Two, but the Lions were forced to navigate the playoffs and yet suffered semi-final heartbreak against eventual promoted broadside Hull City.

Despite that disappointment, Neil's broadside person made a beardown commencement to the caller campaign, beating Queens Park Rangers connected penalties successful the EFL Cup earlier securing back-to-back Championship victories implicit Bristol City and Norwich City.

The EFL Cup occurrence was peculiarly impressive, with goalkeeper Lukas Jensen redeeming each 4 of QPR's penalties to nonstop Millwall into the 2nd round.

The Lions person since followed that up by scoring 5 goals without reply successful their 2 league victories, beating a Bristol City broadside expected to situation for the playoffs earlier thrashing Norwich City 3-0 astatine The Den.

The 2 clubs person met conscionable doubly antecedently successful competitory competition, with Millwall winning the archetypal brushwood earlier Cambridge claimed a 1-0 triumph successful their astir caller meeting, a League Cup necktie 4 years ago.

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Team News

After making an unbeaten commencement to the campaign, Harris whitethorn person been tempted to sanction an unchanged XI against the Championship side, but an wounded picked up past clip retired is apt to unit astatine slightest 1 alteration.

Shane McLoughlin was forced disconnected soon earlier half-time against Bromley with an injury, with Sullay Kaikai introduced successful his place, and McLoughlin is present expected to miss Tuesday's contest.

Jake Eastwood should proceed successful extremity aft starting each 3 of Cambridge's matches this season, having besides kept 18 cleanable sheets successful 45 league appearances during their promotion-winning campaign.

Ben Knight is besides expected to clasp his spot successful onslaught aft scoring doubly successful his past 3 appearances. 

Millwall, meanwhile, person nary caller wounded concerns pursuing their 3-0 triumph implicit Norwich, though Neil is apt to marque changes fixed the spot of the absorption and the congested fixture schedule.

Lyndon Dykes is yet to commencement since joining the Lions during the summertime and could beryllium handed an accidental to pb the line, with Josh Coburn perchance dropping to the bench.

Tairyk Arconte scored doubly against Norwich but could besides beryllium rested, with Zak Lovelace among those who could payment from a rotation successful attack.

Neil volition stay without Massimo Luongo, caller signing Mathis Servais, Femi Azeez and Mihailo Ivanovic, who are each dealing with assorted wounded oregon fittingness issues.

Cambridge United imaginable starting lineup:

Eastwood; Jobe, Watts, Perry; Bennett, Ball, Kaikai, Mpanzu; Knight, Appere, Heath

Millwall imaginable starting lineup:

Jensen; Leonard, Taylor, Cooper, Sturge; Neghli, De Norre, Metcalfe; Lovelace, Dykes, Lisbie

We say: Cambridge United 1-2 Millwall

The 2 sides were separated by 2 divisions past season, and though Cambridge person since earned promotion, Millwall's Championship pedigree should inactive springiness them the borderline heading into Tuesday's contest.

The U's person capable prime to marque this a competitory contest, peculiarly fixed their antiaircraft record, which was the champion successful the full EFL past season, but Millwall's beardown commencement and greater extent should yet spot the Championship outfit borderline into the 3rd round.

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