NewsAtDen Magazine Issue 08

ISSUE

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NEIL HARRIS

We're prepared to work because I hate losing

CONTENTS OPINION

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INTERVIEW

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THREE QUESTIONS DURING THE INTERNATIONAL BREAK

HARRIS: WE’RE PREPARED TO WORK BECAUSE I HATE LOSING

NEWS

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MILLWALL STRIKER MARQUIS JOINS LEYTON ORIENT ON LOAN

MILLWALL MAY NEED MILLWALL REINFORCEMENTS WITH DUO RULED OUT

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HARRIS HAILS NEW BOY SAVILLE AFTER WINNING MILLWALL DEBUT

ONYEDINMA HOPING FOR WEMBLEY APPEARANCE THIS SEASON

MATCH REPORT

MATCH REPORT

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ARQUIS TO STAY ON ORIENT EXPRESS?

The win over Northampton, as well as boosting the mood going into the international break before the next League One fixture against Swindon, also raised a few pertinent questions.

One was answered on Friday morning.

With Neil Harris short six first-team squad regulars due to international duty, injury and suspension, many Lions fans might have expected to see John Marquis feature at some point against Northampton.

Instead the striker was left on the bench and it was confirmed on Friday morning that he had joined Leyton Orient, the eight loan spell of his career.

The 23-year-old signed a one-year deal in the summer but now it’s tempting to think that if the 93-day loan goes well then a permanent switch might suit both parties.

Of course that depends on whether Harris can add another striker to the squad – or whether he feels Alfie Pavey can successfully make the step up.

Pavey has scored seven goals for the U21s this season and is a player who doesn’t lack confidence.

That’s something Marquis seems to struggle with and he hasn’t really pushed on sufficiently enough since he made his debut as a 17-year-old in 2009.

He was the outstanding youth player at the club at that time, earning Kenny Jackett’s praise and respect for a series of mature performances for the reserves against more grizzled and experienced professionals.

Marquis has cut a frustrated figure at times during his six appearances this season, almost as if he feels it’s not working out for him and he is caught between aggressively trying to impose himself on the game and keeping a lid on that frustration.

He now drops down a division but joins a side on the up with Leyton Orient in third place in League Two after last season’s relegation.

He may very well rediscover the form that brought him eight goals in 18 starts for Gillingham last season, but it’s now more difficult to see his longer term future

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Thompson has talent but it might be expecting a bit much of him at this stage to adequately fill the space left by Abdou, who Harris feels is crucial to how his side plays.

The win over Northampton also raised more questions surrounding the futures of two players, and therefore the possible need for reinforcements in two positions.

With eleven days to reflect on the current strengths of his squad, he may feel a bit more experience is required in midfield.

Jack Powell started his second game of the season but was again substituted and he looked disgusted with himself as he hurried off the pitch to be replaced

by Ben Thompson.

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Harris said afterwards that Powell and Lee Martin wanted to impress too much, and there was certainly evidence for that.

AN THE LIONS TAKE THEIR FORM UP ANOTHER NOTCH AND STRING TOGETHER A RUN THAT WOULD PUT THEM IN THE TOP SIX?

Peterborough attacker Conor Washington has described League One as “absolutely crazy”.

At one point in the first half Powell took a free-kick from the right and swept a ball to Mark Beevers on the left that gave the centre-back an uncomfortable moment before he was able to hook the ball away.

There are just six points separating sixth from 22nd meaning we’ll soon be approaching the part of the season when those sides will confirm themselves as promotion candidates or spend the latter part of the season looking perilously downwards.

Powell was clearly trying to catch the eye, but instead caught the centre-back off guard when maybe a more pragmatic approach was required. Maybe he envisions a more idealised way of playing the game, but League One is full of hard knocks and harsh realities.

After the last international break the objective for Millwall was to stabilise and find something approaching a settled side.

At 21, maybe Powell would benefit from a period spent on loan where he can attempt to merge his undoubted skill with passing ability with a better understanding of how to influence a game: In other words, to realise the simplest option is often the most constructive and intelligent.

The form of Carlos Edwards, Mark Beevers and Williams ensured they found the former even though the latter has recently been annoyingly disrupted with the current injuries.

Martin, too, made his way into good positions and while he did swing in a couple of decent crosses, he over-hit a couple more in attempting to put some pace on the ball.

Now can they improve further and put themselves in a position to challenge for a top-six place?

They need to, because while things remain so tight between the play-off spots and the relegation places, Burton Albion and teams like Walsall and Bury have shown how swiftly rivals can disappear over the horizon.

The injuries and the suspension to Shaun Williams this week show how an area of strength can quickly be depleted.

Harris brought in George Saville from Wolves on a short-term loan and he confirmed it could be extended if the 22-year-old impresses and a deal can be agreed with Wolves.

With Jimmy Abdou and Ed Upson facing extended periods out that leaves Harris with Williams and Thompson, as well as Saville for at least five league games.

Williams has been Millwall’s best midfielder for the last six weeks, while Upson was showing signs of discovering consistent form and he was excellent at Peterborough before he went off injured.

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MILLWALL'S INTERNATIONAL

DUO ENJOY EPIC EURO 2016 QUALIFIER WINS

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Ham’s Darren Randolph he summoned for his competitive international debut rather than Forde.

ILLWALL’s Shane Ferguson and David Forde were part of historic occasions in the Euro 2016 qualifiers last night.

That decision was justified as Randolph produced some important saves and it was his punt forward that set up Shane Long for the winning goal.

Ferguson was an unused substitute as Northern Ireland qualified for the European Championships for the first time in their history with a 3-1 win over Greece in Belfast.

Forde has now slipped from first to third choice for his country in the space of a year and since losing his place to Jordan Archer at his club.

Forde was in the Republic of Ireland squad that secured at least a play-off place after their stunning 1-0 defeat of world champions Germany at Lansdowne Road.

Northern Ireland finish their campaign with a trip to Finland on Sunday, while the Republic travel to Poland knowing a win or a 2-2 draw or higher will seal their place in France.

Martin O’Neill was forced to change his goalkeeper in the 44th minute when Shay Given picked up an injury, but it was West

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HARRIS: WE'RE PREPARED TO WORK BECAUSE I HATE LOSING

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ANAGER Neil Harris says there is a “buzz” back in the squad after Millwall’s recent run of improved form.

The Lions’ 2-0 defeat of Northampton on Tuesday night was their fifth win in eight games since the last international break.

Prior to that run just one win in six left Harris feeling like they were going “downhill”, but now he has the chance over the current break to work with the squad and build on the progress of the last six weeks.

“We’ve got a lot of work to do,” he admitted. “That’s three wins in four at home and arguably the most dominant display was the one we lost (2-0 against Southend). We’ve got Swindon here next who will be another possession team, and it’ll be a matter of patience again for us but we’ve got a lot to work on in the meantime.

“The players know that, I know that, and they’re prepared to work hard.

“I’m delighted with my players, we wanted to get through. And we wanted to get through because I hate losing. I want to win every game, I want to win here.

“We had a bad start and we were going downhill fast, but we’re taking the steps to rebuild. We’re enjoying it and there was a little buzz coming to the game (Tuesday), the boys were looking forward to it again.

“That’s really key, especially when you’re playing at home, and especially for a club like this.”

Harris has frequently spoken about the need for his players to be patient when the opposition has the ball at The Den and he said he never felt uneasy when Northampton became the latest side to adopt the same strategy in the hope of stirring disquiet in the home support.

He said: “I’m not nervous when teams come to play total football in their own half to try and frustrate our crowd.

“A few got the opportunity and their character and attitude was brilliant, their work rate phenomenal, but sometimes you have to not get caught up in the moment and just try and play your natural game.

“The game’s changed. Fifteen years ago here you could press the ball, press the ball. Nowadays you can’t. Teams are happy to overload areas.

“I felt a couple of the players didn’t do that for some periods.”

“We saw another team that came here to play possession against us. And they did, but they didn’t hurt us.

Onyedinma was one of those to come on and he made an immediate difference. Within 10 minutes he was carrying the ball directly at the Northampton defence causing them to swiftly backpedal before Aiden O’Brien found space on the edge of the box to sweep in the opening goal.

“As much as teams want to go sideways and backwards against us it’s what you do with the ball in the final third that’s important and we should have been 3-0 up at half-time.

The 18-year-old attacker had also shown against Wigan how effective a threat he can be when introduced and it’s another arrow in the quiver of his rapidly developing game.

“I told the boys at half-time to relax. We adjusted slightly to be a little more aggressive on the press. We explained to the players how to do that and I thought in the second half we pushed on and saw how important it is to get the first goal to settle everybody down.

Harris said: “He’s great. He did really well when he started, and he’s done really well when he’s come off the bench. He’s a young kid who’s really raw, really fast and wants to get down the line and do things, and he’ll get it wrong sometimes.

“I thought their goalkeeper was outstanding to keep the score to 2-0.”

“It’s just getting that balance of when to play him, when to bring him off the bench, and that’s the same with some of my players. I think that’s more in the front four positions: the strikers and the wide players.

Harris made six changes, three of which were enforced, to the side that had lost to Peterborough last weekend and took the opportunity to rest Carlos Edwards, Byron Webster and Fred Onyedinma.

“I’ve got some good players and it’s about getting that mix and telling them you can’t play every game but you can affect the game every time you play.

That meant chances for Jack Powell and Lee Martin, but both players were withdrawn in the second half with the game still scoreless.

“We’ll see (about potential signings). I like to use my own players, preferably. If I need to bring anyone in at any stage of the season that makes us a better squad and a better team then I won’t hesitate.

Harris felt the difficulty they had in imposing themselves on the game was down partly to an over-eagerness to make a positive impact.

“Sometimes you try too hard as a player,” he explained.

“Especially as a young player. You want to impress so much when your chance comes along and I think we saw that at times with a few players who have been striving for the opportunity to play.

“I have time now to reflect on the players we’ve got and we’ll be assessing the performances over the next few days. Let’s just wait and see.”

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MILLWALL STRIKER MARQUIS JOINS LEYTON ORIENT ON LOAN

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son and hasn’t scored in six appearances.

The loan deal with Leyton Orient will be the eight of his career after previous spells with Portsmouth, Northampton and Cheltenham.

ILLWALL striker John Marquis has joined Leyton Orient on a 93-day loan.

The 23-year-old’s immediate future with the club was thrown into doubt after he was an unused substitute in the JPT win over Northampton despite the Lions missing a number of players.

Orient boss Hendon told the club’s official website: “It’s no secret that we have wanted to add a striker to the squad following the loss of Paul McCallum to injury and John fits the bill superbly.”

Marquis has started just two games this season, against Barnet in the Capital One Cup and Peterborough in the Johnstone’s Paint Trophy.

He made his debut for Millwall as a 17-year-old in 2009 but has been sent out on several loan deals since.

“He has played a number of games at this level and has worked with my assistant Andy Hessenthaler at Gillingham last season, so we know what he is capable of and he is a welcome addition to the squad.”

Hendon’s side are currently in third place in League Two as they aim to bounce back from relegation last season.

Marquis scored eight goals in eighteen starts at Gillingham last season and though he was given a one-year deal in the summer by Neil Harris he has struggled for game time this sea-

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RETURN TO HELP MILLWALL

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ID Nelson and Kris Twardek made their comebacks from injury in Millwall’s 1-0 win over Plymouth in the U21 Premier League Cup at The Den this afternoon.

Nelson has been out since suffering a blow to the ribs in the 3-1 win at Crewe on September 12.

They will now have the benefit of a full week’s training before the visit of Swindon in the next League One home fixture on October 17.

Midfielder Twardek picked up a fracture dislocation of the toe in July after he had impressed in a couple of pre-season appearances.

The young Lions won the game with an 89th-minute goal from defender Keaton Wood.

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MILLWALL MAY NEED MIDFIELD REINFORCEMENTS WITH DUO RULED OUT

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ILLWALL could be forced back into the loan transfer market after Neil Harris confirmed on Tuesday night that Jimmy Abdou and Ed Upson are set for significant spells out of the side with injury. really important players for us. Jimmy is Millwall, he just gives us that spirit and energy.

Abdou damaged his shoulder just four minutes into last Saturday’s defeat to Peterborough.

“Ed’s done really well. We talk about players making an impact whether starting or coming off the bench and he does that. He gets the way we want to play, they both get it.

They’re big losses, but then other people will get the opportunity.

Upson suffered a knee injury in a collision in the second half of that game as he attempted a shot at goal.

The latter could be sidelined for up to six weeks with Abdou facing an even longer stretch out.

“We have an opportunity to work with George, who did really well. Lee Martin has come back into the side and gave us something different, the positions he was getting in were great and I was really pleased with him.

That leaves the Lions lacking experience in midfield. Jack Powell (21) and George Saville (22) started against Northampton on Tuesday and Ben Thompson (20) came off the bench.

“There will be opportunities for young lads.

Jack got his chance, Ben came on in the last two games and I thought he was outstanding when he stepped onto the pitch, so we’ll see.”

Harris now has time before the next league game to consider if he needs reinforcements.

He said: “I can’t hide the fact that they’re two

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HARRIS HAILS NEW BOY SAVILLE AFTER WINNING MILLWALL DEBUT

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EIL Harris praised George Saville after he made his debut for the Lions in the 2-0 JPT win over League Two Northampton on Tuesday night.

Millwall signed the midfielder on a 28day emergency loan from Wolves this week and Harris said the deal could be extended further.

with five midfielders missing through injury, suspension and international duty he was thrust straight into competitive action by Harris.

Saville, 22, played three games for the Lions on loan from Chelsea at the end of 2012-13 and the following season started 33 times for Brentford as they won promotion from League One.

The Millwall boss has used his connection with Jackett to bolster his side’s midfield in the short term, but could seek to negotiate a longer deal after the initial period ends.

He also helped Bristol City to promotion last season after Steve Cotterill brought him to the club on loan last January.

Harris said: “I thought he was excellent for a boy who’s not played a lot of football and come straight in having not trained for three days.

Harris said he came “highly recommended” by former Millwall boss Kenny Jackett, who signed him for current club Wolves in August 2014.

“He gave us a little bit of aggression in the middle of the park but also composure with the football. He comes with good recommendations from some good football people.

Saville produced a physical, energetic display against Chris Wilder’s side as Millwall progressed to the area quarter-finals in a competition in which they last reached the final in 1999 when they lost 1-0 to Wigan at Wembley.

“I was really pleased with him. That’s the standard he’s set now and he’s got to keep to that standard and improve as his match fitness improves.

“We’ll see how the 28-day period goes. It depends on Wolves and depends on how we’re going in the meantime.”

Millwall only confirmed the signing of Saville hours before they played the Cobblers, but

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HOPING FOR WEMBLEY

APPEARANCE THIS SEASON

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RED Onyedinma is dreaming of a return to Wembley – but this time in a playing role.

games as I can and get better game by game.

I feel I’m doing that and doing my bit for the team.

Onyedinma was an unused substitute when Wycombe lost to Southend in last season’s League Two play-off final.

“I want to be more consistent. As a young player you can play well for three or four games and not as well the next game. I think it’s just, as a young player, eating right, looking after your body and recovering well to try to be more consistent in games.

The eighteen-year-old attacker returned to his parent club in the summer and has established himself so far in this campaign as a key member of Neil Harris’ side.

“Last year I probably felt more fatigued after games, maybe when I didn’t prepare well enough.”

Millwall will learn their Johnstone’s Paint Trophy fate on Soccer AM this Saturday when the area quarter-final draw is made, with the decider in the 90,000-capacity stadium potentially just three games away.

Following Tuesday night’s win over Northampton, when Onyedinma came on with the tie scoreless to offer Millwall a more elusive threat on the right, Harris has ten days uninterrupted to work with his squad before the next league game at home to Swindon on October 17.

“I went to Wembley last year with Wycombe,” Onyedinma said. “Unfortunately I wasn’t able to play but it would be a really good achievement to get there again.

Onyedinma hopes the fine-tuning done on the training ground will be evident against Mark Cooper’s side.

“It’s what you dream of as a footballer. Not everyone gets to say they played at Wembley.”

He said: “Personally I think we’ve been doing really well so far. We were disappointed with the result against Peterborough but we did well to come back. In general we’ve been doing well.

Onyedinma started each of Millwall’s first eleven games of the season before being rested against Wigan and then coming on to score the equaliser against Gary Caldwell’s side.

“We’ll look back on things now and what we could have done better and practise on the training ground. Hopefully then everyone will be fresh before the next game against Swindon.”

And he feels his more mature approach to preparing for games is showing in his performances.

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mentum.’ That’s what we’ve done. We’ve got a game plan, as ever. The boys know their jobs inside-out. They know I want to win every game. In no uncertain terms they know that, so in the next round we want to win again.”

ILLWALL ARE potentially just four games away from Wembley after beating Northampton at The Den on Tuesday night.

Just as they did after the 1-0 win over Peterborough on September 1 they entered their second international break of the season buoyed by progression in the Football League Trophy.

Two goals from Aiden O’Brien and Lee Gregory gave Millwall an ultimately comfortable victory after Northampton had threatened to make it an awkward evening in front 2,254 supporters at The Den.

The draw for the area quarter-finals will take place on Saturday morning, but Neil Harris didn’t allow himself to be tempted to think of a return to a showpiece final for the first time since 2010.

Harris handed debuts to George Saville and Joe Martin while Jack Powell and Lee Martin came back into the side with Millwall missing six first-team players through injury, suspension and international call-ups.

The Lions boss said: “We’re just going to think about the next game, I know that’s really boring! It’s two good wins in this competition but it’s early days and there are some really good teams left in it as well. There’s a long way to go and we look forward to the next one.

Carlos Edwards was rested having played every minute of seven games since his comeback after almost a year out injured. Fred Onyedinma was also on the bench with O’Brien starting on the right of midfield and Lee Gregory partnering Steve Mor-

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accomplished display with a goal. In the first half he narrowed the angle when Morison found space to shoot in the box and then re-positioned himself brilliantly to block the follow-up with the opening goal looking a certainty.

Northampton didn’t play like a side a division below their opponents and started with the same confidence and swagger that had seen them knock League One Colchester and Blackpool out of cup competitions already this season,

To his credit, Morison didn’t let those misses dull his performance and it was he who laid on the second goal for Gregory when he sprinted onto his strike partner’s pass in the left channel with Northampton’s defence out of position and then curled a perfect left-footed cross to the edge of the six-yard box where Gregory arrived at pace to tap home.

Harris now feels the centre-forward he signed from Leeds in the summer is setting the example for some of his younger colleagues.

But for all their pretty passing football and dominance of possession, they lacked incision in key attacking areas and Jordan Archer was rarely troubled in the Millwall goal.

He was lucky when Lawson D’Ath smacked a ball of the angle of crossbar and post in the second half but by that stage Millwall were two goals up and, as on Saturday, they came in another three-minute spell with less than 20 minutes to go and the prospect of penalties feeling ever more real.

He explained: “Steve Morison is Steve Morison, he shows flashes of brilliance and he leads the line well. He played with me and I like to think he learned from me how to be a senior Millwall striker: how you can control the crowd with what you do; how you can set the tempo for your teammates with what you do. He’s certainly been starting to do that.”

On 71 minutes referee Iain Williamson declined to award a free-kick for what looked like a clear foul on substitute Onyedinma as he raced into the Northampton half. With most of the home crowd jumping to their feet, for one of the first times in the evening, in protest the ball ended up at the feet of O’Brien 25 yards out and he instantly sized up the target before pinging a fizzing drive that beat goalkeeper Ryan Clarke low at his near post.

Harris wasn’t making any predictions about what the victory would do for their season, but he did acknowledge its importance.

He said: “What this does, we’ve not got an eleven-day break, and it gives us focus, energy and positivity because our last home game going into the next one against Swindon was a win and a clean sheet. I think it’s a big, big win for us.”

The Cobblers shot stopper seemed to be locked into a personal duel with Steve Morison for much of the evening, producing four fine stops to prevent Millwall’s 32-year striker from garnishing an

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ILLWALL’S UNBEATEN away record this season came to a spectacular end at London Road last Saturday as they lost an eight-goal thriller against Peterborough.

ball to former Lions youth player Michael Bostwick and when he passed to Taylor the winger evaded a tackle before arrowing a drive into the top corner from 25 yards.

The Lions were 2-0 down with just eighteen minutes gone but were level ten minutes after the break.

Neil Harris’ side had fallen behind three minutes earlier when Lee Angol was quickest to react in the box after Taylor’s shot had come back off the post.

Peterborough had clearly been directed by their manager to shoot whenever they were within 30 yards of Millwall’s goal and Taylor and Marcus Maddison, especially, were clearly following the instructions to the letter with the latter fizzing another effort just past Archer’s post.

Graham Westley’s side went 4-2 up on 72 minutes before Mark Beevers halved the deficit two minutes later in a breathless game.

But nine minutes from time Jon Taylor was allowed to work his way into the box unchallenged to smash his second of the game past Jordan Archer.

But if Millwall were shocked by the concessions they showed commendable composure to stick to the game plan and they dominated the rest of the half.

Millwall lost Jimmy Abdou to injury after just four minutes and that turned out to be a crucial factor in Peterborough’s second goal. His replacement Ben Thompson, on his twentieth birthday, lost the

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Peterborough lost their goalkeeper Ben Alnwick after 30 minutes and his replacement, eighteenyear-old rookie Dion-Curtis Henry, had to pick the ball out of the back of his net twice before the 55th minute after headers from Byron Webster and Tony Craig.

Millwall were on top at that point but an injury to Ed Upson, who was putting in his best performance of the season, disrupted the momentum and Chris Forrester reacted quickest in the box to put the Posh 3-2 up in the 69th minute.

With the away side pushing up and leaving space at the back Conor Washington sprinted onto a through ball to finish coolly past Archer before Taylor had the final word.

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CLASSIC NEWSATDEN

MATCH REPORTS THREE YEARS AGO 6TH OCTOBER 2012

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suspended Shane Lowry.

Millwall were the better of the two sides in the first half and created a number of chances which could have seen them three or four goals up by the break.

Henderson drilled in Andy Keogh’s pass in the 89th minute – his second goal of the game – to secure a deserved victory for Kenny Jackett’s side, just when Bolton looked to have escaped with a point.

Their first came after James Henry capitalised on Stephen Warnock’s error and squared the ball for Chris Wood, who was thwarted by Tyrone Mears as he went to pull the trigger.

Manager Jackett was forced to make one change to his starting line-up from the draw with Bristol City in midweek, handing a debut to loan signing Mark Beevers in place of the

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wall and under keeper David Forde to draw Bolton level just five minutes into the second-half.

out the towering figure of Danny Shittu, whose header found the net only to be ruled out for an apparent push on keeper Adam Bogdan.

The visitors were then awarded a penalty in the 63rd minute when Alan Dunne was penalised for bundling Eagles over in the box – but the winger fired the resulting spot-kick high and wide and the score remained 1-1.

But the home side’s pressure eventually bore fruit on eighteen minutes when Malone – whose overlapping runs caused Bolton problems throughout – played in Henderson, who twisted and turned before firing a deflected shot past Bogdan.

Bogdan had to be at full-stretch to keep out Henderson’s driven free-kick as the Lions, buoyed by Eagles’ miss, pushed forward in search of a winner.

Malone almost went from provider to scorer when Henderson chipped the ball into his path, but pressure from Mears meant the winger fired his shot wide as he burst into the area.

However, clear-cut chances were few and far between after that and Beevers looked to have passed up a final chance when he headed Jack Smith’s looping free-kick only straight into the arms of Bogdan.

Millwall should have doubled their lead a minute before the interval when Henry delivered another inviting cross which bewildered defender Matt Mills and found Wood, but he nodded inches wide.

But substitute Keogh broke forward and sprayed a pass into the path of Henderson, who crafted space and buried his shot into the far corner to win it at the death.

That miss seemed costly when Chris Eagles’ ferocious free-kick fizzed through the Lions’ 25

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LEAGUE ONE TABLE P W D L F A G D PT 1 B ur t o n A l bi on 1 1 8 1 2 1 3 7 6 25

2 Wa ls a l l 1 1 6 4 1 1 6 6 10 22

3 B ur y 1 1 6 4 1 2 1 1 5 6 22

4 Gilling h a m 1 1 6 3 2 22 12 10 21 5 C o v e n t r y C i t y

1 0 6 1 3 1 9 1 0 9 19

6 Ro c h da l e 1 1 5 2 4 1 6 1 3 3 17 7 Sh e f f i e l d U n i t e d 1 1 5 2 4 1 8 1 6 2 17

8 P o r t Va l e 1 1 4 4 3 14 12 2 16 9 W iga n A t h l e t i c 1 1 4 4 3 1 4 1 3 1 16 10 C o lche s t e r U n i t e d 1 1 4 4 3 1 7 1 8 -1 16 1 1 So ut he n d U n i t e d 1 1 4 3 4 1 1 1 1 0 15 1 2 P e t e r borou g h U n i t e d 1 1 4 2 5 2 1 1 9 2 14 13 B a r n s l e y

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15 Millw a l l 1 1 4 2 5 1 7 21 -4 14 16 B r a d for d C i t y

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17 Sw in don Tow n 1 1 3 3 5 1 6 1 8 -2 1 2 18 O ld ha m A t h l e t i c 1 1 1 8 2 1 2 1 6 -4 1 1 19 Sh re w s bu r y Tow n 1 1 3 2 6 1 1 1 5 -4 1 1 2 0 Scun t h or p e U n i t e d 1 1 3 2 6 9 1 3 -4 1 1 21 Do n c a s t e r R ove r s 1 1 2 5 4 9 1 4 -5 1 1 2 2 B lack p ool 1 1 3 2 6 9 1 7 -8 1 1 23 F le e t w ood Tow n 1 1 2 3 6 1 4 1 9 -5 9 24 C re w e A l exa n dr a 1 1 1 3 7 1 1 2 0 -9 6

FIXTURES SWINDON TOWN T HE DEN S ATU RDAY 1 7 T H OC TOB E R

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SHEFFIELD UNITED B R AMAL L LA NE S ATU RDAY 24 T H OC TOB E R

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Assi sts

Go als

D. F or de 3 3 0 0 J. Ar c h e r 8 8 0 0 S. Cu mmi n g s 5 5 0 0 T. Cr a i g 1 1 1 1 0 1 S. Ne l s on 4 4 0 0 M. B e e ve r s 1 0 1 0 0 3 B. We bs t e r 9 7 0 1 S. Fe r g u s on 9 3 2 0 M. R ome o 0 0 0 0 C . Pa r r 0 0 0 0 C . Edw a r ds 6 6 1 0 J. M a r t i n 0 0 0 0 S. Wi l l i a ms 1 0 1 0 2 0 E . U p s on 9 8 1 0 L . M a r t i n 4 2 1 0 J. P o w e l l 1 1 0 0 B. T homp s on 6 2 0 0 N. A bdou 9 9 0 0 J. P hi l p ot 0 0 0 0 K . Tw a r de k 0 0 0 0 K . Fa r re l l 0 0 0 0 P. Cow a n H a l l 3 0 0 0 L . G re g or y 1 0 6 0 2 F. O ny e di n ma 1 1 1 0 1 3 J. M a r q u i s 4 0 0 0 S. M or i s on 1 1 1 0 1 2 A. O ’ B r i e n 9 6 3 3 A. P a ve y 0 0 0 0

ACADEMY ROUND-UP

UNDER 21S

LAST GAME

MILLWALL 1-0 PLYMOUTH Under 21s RESULTS: MILLWALL LINE UP:

AUGUST

Girling,

Nottingham Forest (A) 3-1 (Pavey)

Parr,

Crewe Alexandra (H) 1-0 (Philpot)

Nelson,

Charlton Athletic (A) 0-1 (Abandoned) (Romeo)

Mbulu,

Ipswich Town (H) 3-0 (Philpot, Pavey, Okenabirhie)

Wood, Romeo,

SEPTEMBER

Thompson (Ndjoli, 46’), Donovan,

Leeds United H 3-1 (Pavey 2, Wood)

Farrell,

Bolton Wanderers (A) 0-2

Twardek (Eze, 71’),

Coventry City (H) 4-1 (Wood, Pavey 3)

Pavey.

Hull City (A) 0-0

UNUSED SUBS:

OCTOBER

Sandford,

Plymouth Argyle H 1-0 (Wood)

Chesmain, Brown

TOP SCORERS: Alfie Pavey - 7 Keaton Wood - 3 Jamie Philpot - 2

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LAST SEVEN GAMES DAT E

1 2 - S e p -15

1 5-Sep-1 5

1 9-Sep-15

CO MP E T IT IO N

L e a g u e On e

Lea g u e One

Lea g u e O ne

OPPO N E N T

C re w e A l ex ( A)

Por t Va l e ( A)

Sou thend (H)

RESU LT

1- 3 W

0-2 W

0-2 L

G O AL K E E P E R

Archer

Archer

Archer

DEFEN DE R S

E dw a r ds

Ed w a r d s

Ed w a r ds

N e l s on ( 5 1)

Web ster

Web ster

Be e ve r s

B eever s

B eever s (69)

Craig

Cra i g

Cra i g

Ony e di n ma ( 69)

Onyed i nma ( 76)

Onyed i nm a (68)

W i l l i a ms

Wi l l i a ms

Wi l l i a m s

A bdou

Ab d ou

Ab d ou

U p s on

Up son

Up son (51)

O’ Br i e n ( 8 4 )

O’ B r i en ( 8 3)

O’ B r i en

M or i s on

M ori son ( 67)

M ori son

S UB

For de

Ford e

Ford e

S UB

C ow a n - H a l l

M a r ti n

M a r ti n

S UB

G re g or y ( 8 4)

Cow a n-H a l l

Cow a n-Hall (68)

S UB

Marquis

G reg or y ( 67)

G reg or y (51)

S UB

We bs t e r ( 5 1)

M a rqu i s ( 8 3)

M a rqu i s

S UB

Fe r g u s on ( 69)

Ferg u son ( 76)

Ferg u so n (69)

S UB

T h omp s on

Thomp son

Thomp s o n

M IDFIE L DE R S

AT TAC K E R S

26-S e p -1 5

2 9 - S e p -15

3-Oct-1 5

6-Oct-1 5

L eag ue O n e

L e a g u e On e

Lea g u e One

J PT

Ro ch d a le ( H)

Wigan (A)

Peter b orou g h ( A)

Nor tha m pto n (H)

3-1 W

2-2 D

5-3 L

2 -0 W

Archer

Archer

Ar cher

Archer

Edward s

E dw a r ds

Ed w a rd s

Cu mmi ngs

Webste r

We bs t e r

Web ster

Cra i g

B ee v e r s

B e e ve r s

B eevers

B eever s

C rai g

Craig

Cr a i g

J M a r ti n

O nyedin m a ( 61 )

U p s on ( 6 3 )

Onyed i nma

L M a r ti n (60)

Wi lliams

W i l l i a ms

Wi l l i a ms

Sa vi l l e

Ab d o u

A bdou

Ab d ou ( 5)

Pow el l ( 6 0)

Fe rguson ( 80 )

Fe r g u s on ( 6 4 )

Upson ( 62 )

O’ B r i en

O ’ Brie n ( 7 6)

O’ B r i e n ( 8 3 )

O’ B ri en

M ori son

M o ri so n

G re g or y

M or i son

G reg or y

Fo rd e

For de

For d e

G i r l i ng

J.Mar tin

J. M a r t i n

J.M a r ti n

Nel son

L . Mar tin (8 0 )

L.Martin

L.M a r ti n

Thomp son (60)

Upso n (61 )

M or i s on ( 6 4 )

G reg or y ( 75)

Onyed i nm a (60)

M arqui s (76)

Ony e di n ma ( 63)

Fer g u son ( 62 )

M a rqu i s

Greg o r y

Marquis

Marquis

Th omp s o n

T h omp s on ( 8 3)

Thompson ( 5) ( 75)

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