Millwall vs West Bromwich Albion

27th January

Albion round off their busy January schedule with a trip to Millwall on Saturday afternoon (ko 3pm).

The Sky Bet Championship fixture at The Den offers The Baggies a chance to bounce straight back following their midweek defeat to Preston North End, which ended a 13-game unbeaten run in B71.

How to follow the game

Millwall v Albion will be available on WBA TV Matchday, with live audio commentary for supporters located in the UK and Republic of Ireland and a live video stream for overseas fans.

If you don’t have a seasonal or monthly subscription to WBA TV Matchday you can purchase a Match Pass to follow the game live.

An Audio Match Pass for supporters in the UK and Republic of Ireland is £2.50 and a Video Match Pass for overseas fans is £10.

Match Passes can be purchased here wba.co.uk/video/packages

You can listen / watch the match live on the free to download WBA App, just look for the red LIVE button when coverage starts at 2.45pm, or you can watch at wba.co.uk/video/live

Opposition

Millwall return to The Den this Saturday hoping to maintain their strong home form.

Despite falling to a narrow defeat during their last league clash in east London against Nottingham Forest, Gary Rowett’s side have only lost two other Championship matches on their own turf this season.

The Lions are on a run of four games without a win in all competitions going into Saturday’s meeting with the Baggies, but finding the back of the net hasn’t been an issue for their leading talisman.

Wales international Tom Bradshaw has scored five goals during Millwall’s last seven league outings, with the forward’s strikes helping secure important victories against Birmingham and Coventry City over the last two months.

The 29-year-old has seven goals and two assists to his name in England’s second tier this term, and adding to his tally will be a priority in the coming weeks having netted just once since the turn of the new year.

Classic clash

The Baggies battled against the conditions of Storm Ciara to secure three points during their last visit to the Den in February 2020.

Filip Krovinović and Dara O’Shea scored the decisive goals to record a 2-0 victory in the capital.

Did you know

Goals have always been expected when Albion and Millwall face off.

There hasn’t been a goalless draw in this fixture in over 28 years, with the last one coming back in January 1994 when the Lions held the Baggies to a stalemate on their own patch.

And both will be keen to continue this trend, with both sides looking to raise spirits by earning an important three points.

Away kit colours

The Baggies will don their yellow third kit against the Lions on Saturday. You can get yours here.

LV BET’s latest odds

Albion are 11/10 (2.10) to win their Championship fixture against Millwall at the Den.

Exactly two goals have been traded between the sides in six of their last seven meetings. LV Bet have the Baggies to win and total goals under 2.5 available at 3/1 (4.00), with the visitors at 2/3 (1.67) to find the back of the net first.

Karlan Grant comes in at 13/7 (2.85) to grab his 11th goal of the season, while Callum Robinson measures up at 13/7 (2.90) to get his name on the scoresheet this Saturday.

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29th January

Albion were beaten 2-0 by Millwall at The Den on Saturday afternoon.

Following a goalless first half, Mason Bennett and Benik Afobe netted during the second period to fire the home team ahead.

And The Baggies were unable to mount a late comeback in the capital, ensuring the Sky Bet Championship points stayed with the hosts.

Valérien Ismaël slotted new signing Andy Carroll straight into his starting XI for the game.

The forward was agonisingly close to opening the scoring inside five minutes, with his powerful volley forcing a brilliant early stop from Bartosz Bialkowski.

Moments later the Lions gifted Karlan Grant an opportunity on the edge of their own area - but he couldn’t keep his shot down.

In a fast-tempo start to the match, Darnell Furlong then flashed a low effort across the six-yard box after a clever quick-throw by Alex Mowatt before Scott Malone hammered Millwall’s first real attempt over.

Despite the remainder of the half being quieter in terms of chances, the clash remained an intense battle. Neither side could break the deadlock ahead of the break, though, so they went in goalless.

Millwall made the better start to the second 45 yet Afobe, Oli Burke and Bennett all initially failed to test Baggies goalkeeper David Button.

Callum Robinson and Grady Diangana were brought on to get Albion going again, and the former almost made an immediate impact when his deflected shot was well saved on the hour-mark.

But instead it was Millwall who grabbed the opener through Bennett, his low strike beating Button and the Baggies defenders on the line.

And their win was rounded-off 14 minutes from time, Afobe finishing the contest in front of the Millwall supporters.

Albion: Button; Kipré, Bartley, Clarke; Furlong, Livermore, Mowatt, Townsend; Phillips (Diangana 59), Carroll, Grant (Robinson 59).

Substitutes: Palmer, Ajayi, Gardner-Hickman, Reach, Molumby.

Saturday 29th January 2022 - 15:00