Millwall will look to keep their quest to return to the top flight for the first time since 1990 on track when they welcome Sheffield United on Saturday (kick-off 15:00 GMT).
The Lions are fifth, six points clear of seventh and six points off the top-two. Alex Neil’s side have lost just once in their past seven games (W4 D2).
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The Blades picked up an impressive 3-1 win over Ipswich last time out but have struggled for consistency with four wins, four defeats and a draw in their past nine games, leaving them 17th – six points clear of the drop zone and nine behind the play-offs.
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Millwall have won 1-0 in their previous two league games against Sheffield United, and could keep three consecutive clean sheets against them for the very first time.
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Sheffield United won this exact fixture in the Championship last season (1-0), and will be looking to win away to Millwall in back-to-back campaigns for the first time since 2004-05 (2-1) and 2005-06 (4-0).
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Since the start of last season, Coventry (25) are the only team who have won more Championship home matches than Millwall (21), with the Lions currently on a three-game winning streak at The Den.
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Chris Wilder has lost three of his five Championship games in charge of Sheffield United against Millwall’s Alex Neil (W2); against no other manager has he lost more often with the Blades in the second tier (also three defeats to Daniel Farke and Lee Johnson).
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Alfie Doughty has made more assists than any other Millwall player in the Championship this season (5), and has only provided more in a single league campaign once in his career (8 in the 2023-24 Premier League season for Luton).
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