Defeat at Portsmouth 'a real disappointment' - Neil

Despite scoring in the second half Millwall were beaten by Portsmouth on Saturday

Millwall boss Alex Neil described his side's defeat at Portsmouth as "a real disappointment" on Saturday afternoon.

The Lions managed to get a goal back after going two down but were ultimately well beaten by their opponents who scored once more late on.

Despite the loss Millwall remain seventh in the Championship table level on points with Hull City above them.

"Today's a real disappointment but we've had to overcome a lot of challenges," Neil told the media after the game.

"The nature of the goals, particularly the second and the third for me, were extremely frustrating because I thought we should have done better.

"I think it's very dubious for the sending-off but Joe should not give them the opportunity to do that. I think the reaction of the players, the reaction of the fans, it doesn't surprise me that the referee's got out the red card.

"I know it sounds like excuses but I've been at this level a long time and when you are depleted in so many different areas and you're missing your captain, it's really difficult to win games at this level and that was a hard day for us today."

Millwall will hope to bounce back to winning ways on Wednesday when they host Sheffield Wednesday at the Den.