Millwall vs Lincoln City - prediction, team news, lineups

Millwall play big to Lincoln City connected Saturday day looking for the triumph that would determination the nine backmost into the apical 10 of the Championship table.

Meanwhile, the visitors, who are successful 18th place, marque the travel to The Den connected the backmost of 3 successive defeats.

Match preview

After the disappointment of missing retired connected promotion done the playoffs successful 2026-27, Alex Neil whitethorn person anticipated a drop-off astatine the opening of this season.

A instrumentality of 14 points from 10 games is beneath what helium would person expected, yet the Lions stay conscionable 7 points adrift of the apical two.

With conscionable 1 triumph coming from 5 matches, that volition beryllium a tiny consolation, but Neil and his Millwall squad are alert that they request to marque improvements.

That said, contempt their lone triumph since September 5 coming astatine bottommost nine Preston North End, the East Londoners person endured a tally wherever they person faced Middlesbrough, West Ham United and leaders Swansea City.

Collecting 5 points from that quartet of fixtures whitethorn beryllium deemed successful a affirmative light, portion conscionable six goals person been conceded successful their 5 matches astatine The Den.

Lincoln shipped that galore goals successful 1 lucifer connected Wednesday nighttime arsenic they succumbed to a 6-0 reverse to West Ham United.

The Imps' origin was not helped by 2 reddish cards wrong 23 minutes, and Tom Shaw and Chris Cohen volition look to enactment it down to a atrocious nighttime astatine the office.

At the aforesaid time, Lincoln person present mislaid 3 games successful a row, conceding 11 goals successful the process, to spot them driblet to wrong 3 points of the relegation zone.

To their credit, however, 9 points person been earned from 5 distant fixtures, Lincoln conceding conscionable 5 goals and signaling 1-0 wins astatine Bolton Wanderers, Preston North End and Bristol City.

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Team News

Tairyk Arconte remains a large wounded uncertainty for Millwall aft suffering an ankle wounded past weekend.

While Yanis Issoufou whitethorn travel into the onslaught to present caller legs, Lyndon Dykes is expected to stay down the centre, with Josh Coburn and Mihailo Ivanovic not expected to return.

Luke Cundle could instrumentality the spot of Jenson Metcalfe successful midfield.

Lincoln volition beryllium forced into astatine slightest 2 changes with defender Tom Hamer and midfielder Conor McGrandles some serving suspensions for their reddish cards against West Ham.

Andrei Coubis is apt to instrumentality astatine centre-back, portion 1 of Yunus Konak oregon Tom Bayliss volition deputise successful midfield.

Rob Street and Mikkel Ladefoged are some successful contention for opportunities successful the last third.

Millwall imaginable starting lineup:

Marschall; Osei-Tutu, Taylor, Cooper, Sturge; Mazou-Sacko; Sykes, Neghli, Cundle, Issoufou; Dykes

Lincoln City imaginable starting lineup:

Wickens; Elerewe, Coubis, Bradley, Elder; Varfolomeev, Konak; Ogbene, Oyegoke, House; Draper

We say: Millwall 2-0 Lincoln City

While determination were reasons for Lincoln's capitulation against West Ham, the effect did thing for their confidence. With that successful mind, we envisage Millwall signaling a triumph and cleanable expanse successful the capital.

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