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Millwall impressed in an action-packed opening few minutes as Camiel Neghli fired just wide while Casper de Norre’s flicked header from a corner landed on the top of the bar.
The visitors were left frustrated when Coburn felt he was brought down by goalkeeper Sam Tickle after breaking into the City box, only to be booked for a dive.
Millwall’s frustrations grew when highly rated winger Femi Azeez limped off
Substitute Yoane Wissa scored twice to give Matthias Jaissle a winning start as Newcastle boss with a 2-1 comeback pre-season win at 10-man Valencia.
But the friendly at the Mestalla threatened to be overshadowed by Jose Gaya’s red-card horror tackle on Anthony Elanga, which saw the Newcastle winger stretchered off in the first half and led to both sets of players clashing.
Fortunately for the Sweden international, his injury does
Tottenham loanee Lankshear produced a clever flicked finish at the near post to open the scoring with less than five minutes on the clock before he doubled his tally on 27 minutes.
The England youth international’s 12th strike of the season was a superb one. He turned his man before curling the ball past Pierce Charles and into the top corner from distance.
Despite Oxford’s struggles, Lankshear, 21, has enjoyed
Millwall manager Alex Neil told BBC Radio London:
“The first half, we weren’t really as fluent as I’d like us to be. At half-time, I changed the shape. That allowed us to get better pressure, we looked more threatening and we took the lead, deservedly.
“We then had an unbelievable chance through Camiel (Neghli) to make it 2-0. If that happens, the game is probably put to bed.
“Then we
Ben Nelson’s looping header came back off the bar and, in the final action of a gripping second half, Luke Thomas somehow hit the foot of the post with a point-blank header.
A positive Leicester result never looked on the cards after a one-sided first half which saw them fall behind within 150 seconds of Rowett taking his seat in the dugout when some inconclusive defending at a corner ended
The visitors had controlled much of the first half, registering nine attempts, seven corners and 22 touches in Wednesday’s box, but struggled to turn pressure into clear-cut chances, leaving Millwall boss Neil a frustrated figure as he headed down the tunnel at halftime.
Azeez had repeatedly threatened down the right and Langstaff and Josh Coburn were both denied before the break as Wednesday defended resolutely.
The breakthrough came on 60
Wrexham put their promotion push to one side this weekend as they host another of Moore’s former clubs, Ipswich Town, in the fourth round of the FA Cup on Friday night (19:45 GMT).
Phil Parkinson’s men stunned Premier League Nottingham Forest in the third round and are targeting a spot in the fifth round for the first time in almost three decades.
It has ensured a significant amount remains at
Ipswich’s stay in the automatic promotion places could last just 24 hours as Middlesbrough, the side they displaced, take on Stoke City at the bet365 Stadium on Wednesday night.
But Kieran McKenna’s side are undoubtedly a team with real momentum, racking up their sixth home win on the bounce and taking 16 points from the last 18 available.
The fact that they rode the loss of Philogene, who had been
