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Chris Peddy, BBC Sport England, London & South East
Eleven minutes into the final game of last season, Millwall were sitting pretty in the top six with a 1-0 lead away at already-promoted Burnley thanks to Mihailo Ivanovic’s early goal.
But Josh Brownhill’s equaliser just two minutes later set the Clarets on the way to a 3-1 win, which resulted in the Lions finishing eighth in the table and two
The pressure in professional sport is huge. For the Championship promotion contenders it is that time of the season when the gauge is in the red.
Coventry City, nine points clear at the top, are dealing with not only the weight of finishing the job off but also the burden of ending the club’s 25-year wait to return to the top flight.
How they deal with that pressure will be
International breaks are rarely popular with fans, especially if you’re in the race for the play-offs or (whisper it) the automatic promotion places…
But in truth, Millwall will regard this weekend’s pause in the Championship action as a welcome chance to get a number of players out of the medical room and nearer to first-team action.
As we approach the final seven games of what has been a remarkable 2025-26
Preston North End goalkeeper Freddie Woodman is set to miss the remainder of the season with an ankle injury sustained in the gym over the international break.
The stopper missed only his second game of the season in the FA Cup loss to Aston Villa on Sunday, with reserve keeper David Cornell stepping in.
“Longer term, we miss him [Woodman] now for the season but now it’s Dai’s [Cornell’s] turn