7 June 2026
Millwall
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13 May 2026 …
Millwall: ‘Gutted but proud’ – a season of progress ends in Championship play-off defeat by Hull City
The Scot said: “Did I roll the dice too early? Did I go for it?
“There are loads of bits running through your mind and then even when I’m speaking to Sky they’re saying ‘do you think three weeks ago if you won that game…’ and I’m thinking ‘come on, how far do you want to go back?’
“Do you want to go back to the start of the season?
7 May 2026 …
Championship play-offs: Can stats pick out winner between Millwall, Southampton, Middlesbrough and Hull City?
In the 21 play-off campaigns since the Championship era began in 2004-05, the club finishing in third during the regular season has won promotion the most often.
Recent history shows that teams finishing in fourth place are well set up for promotion, too.
The past six Championship play-off winners have all finished in either third or fourth, of which four successful sides have finished in fourth spot.
With nine of
7 May 2026 …
Championship play-offs: Who is going up out of Millwall, Southampton, Middlesbrough and Hull City?
Position: Third, 83 points (GD +15)
Top scorer: Femi Azeez – 11 goals
Key stat: 41% of Millwall’s Championship goals this season came from set-pieces (26/64 – excluding penalties). Only Sheffield Wednesday (48%) and Oxford United (44%) had a higher proportion.
Play-off record: Eight campaigns, two promotions (both in League One in 2010 and 2017).
Last time in second-tier play-offs: 2001-02 – lost 2-1 on aggregate to Birmingham City in
5 May 2026 …
Millwall opinion: Lions heading into Championship play-offs with confidence
So the play-offs it is then…
Last Saturday’s routine 2-0 win over an already-relegated Oxford United was as much as the Lions could do in their chase for the final automatic promotion spot.
But in truth, it was always Ipswich Town’s to lose – and the Tractor Boys were too good a side to allow the prize to slip from their grasp.
Two terrific goals from talisman Femi Azeez were
4 May 2026 …
Millwall 2-0 Oxford United: Femi Azeez scores twice as Millwall finish third
Millwall had the better of the opening quarter of the game as Thierno Ballo twice headed off target while Zak Sturge had an effort deflected over the bar as Will Lankshear blazed over with Oxford’s only early chance.
The Lions continued to pressurise Oxford – winning nine corners in the first 30 minutes – as the visitors were forced into a number of desperate clearances.
The pressure finally told when
1 May 2026 …
Millwall opinion: It’s a terrific time to be a Lions fan
Bermondsey will be abuzz with anticipation on Saturday, as the Lions enter the final day of the EFL season still with an outside chance of achieving automatic promotion to the Premier League.
After an incredible 2025-26 season, full of ups and downs, this is an amazing situation to be in.
Of course matters don’t lie entirely in our own hands, but all that Millwall can do is hopefully despatch Oxford
25 April 2026 …
Leicester City boss Gary Rowett on draw with Millwall
Leicester boss Gary Rowett spoke to BBC Sport following their 1-1 draw with Millwall.
“It was always going to be a tough evening knowing that we sealed our fate on Tuesday. There was a little bit of me wondering how we would respond and how we would perform.
“We spoke candidly about the need to be professional and the need to make sure that we did out jobs at the
24 April 2026 …
Millwall boss Alex Neil on away draw against Leicester City
Millwall boss Alex Neil spoke to BBC Sport following their 1-1 draw at Leicester.
“There is disappointment [in the changing room] because we’ve not won the game, and that is always the overriding emotion whether it is the second last game or if it’s the second game,” he said.
“It doesn’t make any difference because we set out to win and we tried to win. There will always be frustration
16 April 2026 …
Millwall: ‘A great season already and who knows what awaits?’ – your views
On Tuesday, we asked for your thoughts on Millwall’s automatic promotion hopes and if you would be happy with a play-off spot.
The Lions are two points behind second-placed Ipswich, who have a game in hand, with four matches still to play.
Alex Neil’s side are in a cluster of four teams from second to fifth separated by just three points.
Here are a selection of your responses:
Mark: Automatic