Millwall vs Bolton Wanderers - prediction, team news, lineups

Millwall and Bolton Wanderers quadrate disconnected connected Saturday day looking to bounce backmost from successive defeats.

While the Lions beryllium successful 10th presumption successful the Championship table, the Trotters are down successful 15th place.

Match preview

Having travel done their opening 4 games crossed each competitions without defeat, Millwall looked successful cleanable signifier to look 2 clubs who could look arsenic promotion rivals.

Furthermore, Alex Neil would person felt optimistic astir extending a tally of cleanable sheets to 4 games.

Instead, the Scot has witnessed Millwall travel a 5-1 decision astatine Southampton with a 3-0 setback astatine location to Wrexham.

As atrocious arsenic the setback astatine St Mary's was, succumbing truthful tamely to Wrexham astatine The Den volition interest Neil arsenic helium bids to support his squad successful contention.

Prior to those 2 defeats, Millwall had not conceded much than doubly successful a crippled since February 21.

Bolton brag Steven Schumacher is idiosyncratic other who volition person increasing concerns regarding the trajectory of his team.

Starting the run with 4 points from games against Preston North End and Queens Park Rangers has been followed by back-to-back losses.

Losing 1-0 astatine location to Lincoln City - a imaginable relegation rival who were winning their archetypal league crippled of the play - was followed by a 3-2 reverse astatine Sheffield United successful a crippled which they had led by a 2-1 scoreline heading into the last quarter.

Although Bolton tin assertion to person made immoderate shrewd additions successful the transportation market, Schumacher needs to find a mode to unite a squad that has seen the accomplishment of much than a twelve caller faces.

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Team News

Millwall brag Neil indispensable determine whether to instrumentality with a backmost 3 oregon revert to a 4 that was utilized during the aboriginal weeks of the season.

Casper De Norre and Josh Coburn are successful enactment to miss retired aft suffering injuries against Wrexham.

Derek Mazou-Sacko and Camiel Neghli could beryllium handed opportunities successful midfield and onslaught respectively, but Neil continues to contend with an wounded database that is present successful treble figures and includes guardant Mihailo Ivanovic.

Lewis Brunt appears apt to beryllium handed a commencement successful the Bolton defence up of Gaizka Larrazabal.

Schumacher volition besides see bringing Ruben Rodrigues successful for John McAtee, but helium whitethorn not over-react to the precocious decision astatine Bramall Lane.

New goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu remains connected the sidelines done injury.

Millwall imaginable starting lineup:

Crocombe; Baggott, Cooper, Taylor; Sykes, Kelly, Mazou-Sacko, Metcalfe, Sturge; Neghli, Dykes

Bolton Wanderers imaginable starting lineup:

Bonham; Brunt, Forino, Davies, Famewo; Simons, Sheehan; Iling-Junior, Rodrigues, Gale; Dalby

We say: Millwall 2-1 Bolton Wanderers

Bolton volition consciousness arsenic though Millwall are determination for the taking aft 2 unforeseen dense defeats. However, the signifier of the Lions beforehand should not beryllium ignored, and we consciousness that Neil's broadside volition bounce backmost with a triumph astatine The Den.

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