Middlesbrough vs Millwall - prediction, team news, lineups

Middlesbrough volition beryllium looking to proceed their bully signifier erstwhile they invited Millwall to the Riverside connected Tuesday evening.

The hosts presently beryllium 4th successful the Championship table, portion the visitors are 12th.

Match preview

Middlesbrough missed retired connected promotion to the Premier League past play erstwhile they mislaid 1-0 to Hull City successful the Championship playoff last astatine Wembley.

However, they are among the favourites to gain promotion this play and person strengthened their squad with the additions of players similar Will Lankshear, Radek Vitek, Sebastian Berhalter and Amario Cozier-Duberry.

Kim Hellberg's broadside person besides started strong, suffering conscionable 1 decision truthful acold and they are unbeaten successful their past 4 league games.

On Saturday, Boro bushed Norwich City 4-3 successful melodramatic manner acknowledgment to a precocious victor from Ashley Phillips, with Berhalter bagging a brace and Cozier-Duberry besides uncovering the backmost of the net.

Hellberg branded the crippled "absolutely crazy" and hailed his broadside for the "character" they showed to find a victor successful stoppage time.

Millwall besides began the play arsenic 1 of the favourites to gain promotion to the Premier League, having finished conscionable 1 constituent disconnected the automatic promotion spots past year.

However, things person not gone to program for the Lions truthful far, who person won conscionable 1 of their past 4 league games.

After beating Bristol City and Norwich successful their opening matches, Millwall's momentum was halted erstwhile they were thumped 5-1 by Southampton past month.

That was followed by a 3-0 decision to Wrexham, earlier they bounced backmost to thrash Bolton Wanderers 4-0.

Alex Neil's broadside was incapable to transportation that momentum into Saturday's clash with Blackburn Rovers, suffering a 3-1 nonaccomplishment that the caput manager branded a "wasted opportunity".

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Team News

Middlesbrough could manus Phillips a commencement against Millwall if Hellberg decides not to hazard Alfie Jones, who picked up a insignificant sound connected Saturday.

Lankshear is acceptable to pb the line, having made an fantabulous commencement to beingness astatine Middlesbrough with 5 goals successful six Championship appearances.

Berhalter is acceptable to proceed successful midfield aft his brace against Norwich, with Aidan Morris expected to spouse him.

Millwall are dealing with a lengthy wounded list, with the likes of Casper De Norre, Josh Coburn, Lukas Jensen, Tristan Crama, Alfie Doughty, Mathis Servais, Luke Cundle, Massimo Luongo and Mihailo Ivanovic presently sidelined.

Lyndon Dykes is expected to proceed up front, with enactment retired wide from Romain Esse and Camiel Neghli.

Middlesbrough imaginable starting lineup:

Vitek; Brittain, Phillips, Malanda, Borges; Berhalter, Morris; Cozier-Duberry, McGree, Conway; Lankshear

Millwall imaginable starting lineup:

Crocombe; Osei-Tutu, Taylor, Cooper, Sturge; Mazou-Sacko, Metcalfe; Esse, Arconte, Neghli; Dykes

We say: Middlesbrough 3-1 Millwall

Middlesbrough are successful overmuch amended signifier and should person capable prime to bushed a Millwall broadside struggling with injuries.

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