We've given ourselves chance of play-offs - Neil

Alex Neil was appointed Millwall boss at the end of December following the departure on Neil Harris

Millwall boss Alex Neil said he is "extremely proud" of his players for keeping their Championship play-off hopes alive.

The Lions were 13th, and six points adrift of the top six, following a 1-0 defeat by Sunderland 16 days ago.

But they have since won three games on the bounce - including a 1-0 victory over play-off rivals Middlesbrough on Saturday - to move within two points of Coventry City, in sixth, before they travel to Hull City on Monday evening.

"I've done the play-offs three times and managed to be successful each time, which doesn't mean anything going into it," Neil told BBC Radio London.

"But what it does mean is I've got vast experience in terms of getting into them. I've got a lot of experience in going into these run-ins as well.

"We've still got a lot of work to do, we're still chasing teams above us - there are still two teams we need to chase, which is tough.

"Really, it's down to them [West Bromwich Albion and Middlesbrough].

"We've got four games against really tough opponents but what this week has done is given us an opportunity that otherwise we wouldn't have had.

"From that perspective, I'm extremely proud of the players in terms of what they've put in."

Millwall's final four Championship fixtures:

• Blackburn (A) - Friday, 18 April

• Norwich (H) - Monday, 21 April

• Swansea (H) - Saturday, 26 April

• Burnley (A) - Saturday, 3 May