Millwall v Cardiff. Preview

Last updated : 15 February 2022 By Michael Morris

Steve Morison returns to his former club for the first time. He scored over 70 goals for the Lions in over three different spells at the club.

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"I had a really good time there. Seven years over three periods. Seven good years. Play-off heartache, play-off success, good runs in the Championship, surviving relegation.

"All those things I did there stood me in good stead for being a good coach and manager now.

"I experienced a lot. You do speak to other people in the game you lean on, but I can say I’ve pretty much experienced everything in football, especially at this level.

"A lot of the things we lean on is personal experience. That’s one thing we’ve got in myself and the staff in the office.

"My experiences of Millwall have allowed me to have a lot of knowledge of what it requires to stay up, get promoted, consolidate, be loved, be hated. All of it."

Team News

Cardiff City are as they were for the win over Posh. 

It means Sean Morrison (ACL), Alfie Doughty (ankle), Curtis Nelson (calf) and Isaac Vassell will miss the clash.

For Millwall, Scott Malone missed the defeat by Fulham in midweek due to a hamstring injury and is likely to be absent again.

There could be a return for Arsenal loanee Dan Ballard though – the centre-back has not featured since undergoing knee surgery at the start of December.

Tom Bradshaw and Sheyi Ojo will also be missing.

Match facts

  • 12 of the last 17 league meetings between Millwall and Cardiff have been drawn (one Millwall win, four Cardiff wins).
  • Cardiff City are looking to record a league double over Millwall for the first time since the 2012-13 season.
  • Millwall are looking to keep three consecutive home league clean sheets for the first time since April 2018 under Neil Harris.
  • Cardiff are winless in 15 away league matches in London (D5 L10) since a 3-1 victory with Brentford under Neil Warnock back in March 2018.
  • Millwall manager Gary Rowett has never lost a home Championship match against Cardiff City in five previous meetings (W2 D3).

Match Officials:

Referee: STEPHEN MARTIN
Assistants: Bhupinder Gill and Matthew Jones
Fourth Official : Charles Breakspear