Pick of the stats: Millwall v Sheffield United
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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).
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.
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.
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).
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.
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).
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).
