Aston Villa 0-0 Millwall
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Villa keeper Sam Johnstone faced eight shots on target from Millwall
Millwall produced a dogged away performance to hold in-form Aston Villa to a goalless draw at Villa Park.
Albert Adomah and Keinan Davis spurned early chances for Villa, but the Lions fought back and threatened themselves.
Jed Wallace forced a good save from Sam Johnstone with a low shot and Lee Gregory struck the crossbar from a tight angle and glanced a header wide.
Villa managed just one shot on target, but a point kept them fifth, six points off an automatic promotion place.
Millwall have not won away from home in the Championship this season, but created the better opportunities and looked the more likely to take three points.
Gregory was a constant threat and Steve Morison tested Johnstone with a volley from the edge of the box.
But Neil Harris' side could not find a way past Villa's keeper, and missed out on what would have been their first back-to-back Championship wins since August 2014.
The draw left Villa in fifth place as Derby climbed above them by virtue of their 3-0 win at Barnsley, with Millwall 17th.
Aston Villa boss Steve Bruce told BBC WM:
"I have to be honest, it was a struggle against a very decent Millwall side who put us under pressure. We'll take a point.
"We didn't have enough control and found it difficult. We have to play better than that.
"Sam Johnstone was easily our best player and he had to be but I'm really disappointed with how we played today.
"We gave it away too often and we looked sloppy and lethargic. There's no excuses for that. Overall I got it wrong with my changes."
Millwall manager Neil Harris:
"I was delighted with my players' performance from the first whistle to the last.
"I thought we unsettled a really good Aston Villa side and quietened a passionate home crowd. I think we dominated large parts of the game and limited Villa to very few chances.
"We were creative going forward and I think we are at a stage now where I can be a little bit critical, saying 'we want more'."