Millwall

There are 18 third-round ties in the FA Cup on Saturday - 16 involving Premier League and Championship teams, who all enter the competition at this stage - and BBC Sport will bring you every moment.

• Cheltenham v Leicester (12:15) - BBC Radio Leicester

• Everton v Sunderland (12:15) - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

• Macclesfield v Crystal Palace (12:15) - BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live & BBC Radio Manchester

• Wolves v Shrewsbury (12:15) - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3 & BBC Radio WM

• Boreham Wood v Burton Albion

• Burnley v Millwall - BBC Radio London

• Doncaster v Southampton - BBC Radio Solent

• Fulham v Middlesbrough - BBC Radio 5 Live

• Ipswich v Blackpool - BBC Radio Suffolk

• Man City v Exeter City - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

• Newcastle v Bournemouth - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2 & BBC Radio Newcastle

• Salford P-P Swindon

• Sheff Wed v Brentford

• Stoke v Coventry - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 3, BBC Radio Stoke & BBC Radio CWR

• Bristol City v Watford (17:45) - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra, BBC Radio Bristol and BBC Three Counties Radio

• Cambridge United v Birmingham (17:45) - BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra 2

• Grimsby v Weston (17:45)

• Tottenham v Aston Villa (17:45) - BBC iPlayer, BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London

• Charlton v Chelsea (20:00) - BBC Radio 5 Live and BBC Radio London

Kick-off times 15:00 GMT unless stated

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Sheffield United are keen on signing Republic of Ireland and Southampton midfielder Will Smallbone, 25, who impressed on loan at Millwall before suffering an injury in October. (SportsBoom, external)

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Hartlepool United have extended the loan of Millwall goalkeeper George Evans until February.

The 20-year-old has played 12 National League games for Pools this season and kept four clean sheets.

Millwall boss Alex Neil has said his side's 2-1 win over Swansea City is "really pleasing" after a last gasp goal sees them back into the play-off places.

Caleb Taylor scored for the Lions in the 92nd minute to seal the three points and lift them into fifth place on the Championship table.

"I thought we deserved it over the piece if you look at the clearest chances in the game," Neil told BBC Radio London.

"First half I thought we were excellent. Really pleased. We should have been two or three up – their keeper made two or three unbelievable saves.

"I didn't think we started the second half well. They got down the sides a few times and caused us a few issues and their goal was really disappointing.

"From there they were probably on top for five minutes. When the game got to about 70 minutes we wrestled back control. The game's in the balance and we are hoping we are get one more chance.

"There's nothing better than a late winner is there? Really pleasing."

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Millwall manager Alex Neil was proud of his side's performance in their 0-0 draw at Southampton.

The Lions could have climbed back into the Championship play-off places with victory.

But Neil was happy with the display and believes his side had the better chances in the game.

"It was a great performance. We changed our shape again for a number of reasons," Neil told BBC Radio London.

"We were the better side and we had the better chances. We've drawn with Ipswich, beat Bristol City and come here."

Millwall are missing a number of key players, and while Neil admits they lacked potency, he couldn't fault them tactically.

"For what we've got available, I thought it was terrific.

"We had opportunities, we didn't have the cutting edge to finish them off. Our game plan was to turn the ball over and create on the counter; the balance was excellent. I couldn't be more pleased with the lads."

Southampton will look to do what visitors Millwall did last time out and end a four match winless run when they welcome the Lions to St Mary's on New Year's Day (15:00 GMT).

Millwall picked up a big win over Bristol City on Monday to put themselves back in the top six but only a victory will guarantee they stay there by the time the first day of the new year is done and dusted.

• Southampton won seven consecutive home league games against Millwall between 1948 and 1975 but have since won just two of eight meetings with the Lions on home turf (D2 L4), most recently losing 2-1 in February 2024.

• Millwall have won their last two league games against Southampton and could complete a league double over the Lions for the first time the 1977-78 campaign in the second tier.

• Southampton have only lost one of their last six league games played on New Year's Day (W3 D2), a 3-0 home defeat to Chelsea in the 2013-14 Premier League campaign.

• Millwall have won four of their last five league games on New Year's Day but were beaten 1-0 by Oxford United last year – the Lions have never started back-to-back calendar years with defeat on January 1st in the Football League.

• Southampton's Adam Armstrong has scored (1) or assisted (2) in each of his three Championship appearances on New Year's Day, most recently netting in a 1-1 draw with Norwich City in 2024.

Millwall boss Alex Neil spoke to BBC Radio London after his side's 2-1 win over Bristol City:

"The game really shifted in our favour when we brought the likes of [Thierno] Ballo on.

"It was nice to see Macca [Macaulay Langstaff] get the winning goal. Camiel Neghli, the amount of ground that he covered in the game was incredible. [There were] A lot of good performances in there.

"What I can say for the players is they don't give up. They've got a lot about them.

"In spells in the second half we were struggling to get out, the fans were starting to get a little bit anxious around us. They wrestled back control of the game and we were on the front foot and managed to go and get the winner.

"We never give up, we keep going to the last minute and if you do that, you give yourselves a chance."

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Millwall boss Alex Neil said his side showed good spirit to earn a point against high-flying Ipswich Town following back-to-back defeats.

"For the qualities we know Ipswich have got, and how stretched we are at the moment, I thought the lads did extremely well," Neil said.

"I was really pleased with the effort they put into the game. I didn't think we deserved to lose the game by any stretch – if anything, if any team would have nicked it, it would have been us nicking it.

"Saying we held on [for the draw] does us a bit of a disservice, albeit we did concede the ball but I don't think we were getting peppered by any means.

"I thought keeping the clean sheet was important – obviously, the last couple of results haven't been great and we needed to make sure we didn't lose."

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Millwall welcome Ipswich Town for an important encounter between two sides battling it out in the Championship play-off places on Friday (13:00 GMT kick-off).

Since a run of three straight victories, the Lions are now without a win in three (D1 L2) and are one point clear of QPR in seventh.

The Tractor Boys have won three of their past four games (L1) and are five points behind Middlesbrough in the automatic promotion places.

• Millwall have lost three of their past four home league games against Ipswich (L1), more than they had in their previous 16 (W8 D6 L2).

• Ipswich Town have won five of their past eight league games against Millwall (D1 L2), completing the double over them the last time they met in 2023-24.

• Millwall have lost just one of their previous seven league games on Boxing Day (W4 D2), though that defeat did come last season at the hands of Norwich (1-2).

• Ipswich have won just one of their past six Boxing Day league games (D3 L2), beating Oxford 3-0 in League One in 2022.

• Ipswich have kept just one clean sheet in their past 27 away league games, winning 2-0 at Hull City last month.

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Millwall have ended their deal with shirt sponsor MyGuava with immediate effect.

The Lions announced the termination of the commercial partnership on Monday due to various contractual breaches by MyGuava, which had discontinued its services to Millwall since a UK-wide ban of the company was imposed in September.

All MyGuava branding will now be immediately removed from the south London club's assets, including kits, stadium signage and digital platforms.

The club said it considers the matter to be of the "highest gravity" and they have "commenced legal proceedings to defend its position and interests".

"Whilst disappointed with the outcome following a productive 18-month partnership, the club is pleased to be in a position to announce a new front‑of‑shirt sponsor shortly," said a Millwall club spokesman, external.

Millwall announced in September it had been informed that MyGuava's parent company Guavapay had suspended all customer transactions and services across its consumer platform in the UK with immediate effect.

The Financial Conduct Authority put restrictions on Guavapay, meaning it had to refrain from carrying on any new business and from accepting any new money from existing customers.

MyGuava's services have remained suspended in the UK since then, ultimately leading to Millwall's decision to end the deal.

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Millwall boss Alex Neil branded the Lions' display in their 2-0 defeat at struggling Blackburn as 'sub-standard'.

Millwall were hugely disappointing as they suffered back-to-back league losses for the first time in Neil's 12-month reign and he told BBC Radio London: "That was arguably as poor as it's been.

"I don't think we competed well enough. Our decision making with the ball and without the ball was arguably as poor as it's been.

"If you look at both goals, the first goal is extremely disappointing. We spoke about it all week and then the second goal was a mistake from us. That sort of typified the first-half display.

"I'm not focusing on the timing of the goals, I'm focusing on what we put into the match in the first half and I thought that it was sub-standard compared to what we're used to doing. That was probably my biggest frustration.

"In the second half, I thought we competed. I thought we lacked quality at times, though. I didn't think, although we had a bit of pressure and we kept them in there, we didn't have enough clear-cut opportunities in the game."