Millwall need more goals to sustain promotion push

Goalscoring continues to be Millwall's main problem this season, as illustrated by Saturday's strange home draw with Preston North End, where the absence of our talisman Femi Azeez was keenly felt.

Despite a series of decent chances created by the Lions, it took comedy goalkeeping by the Lilywhites' Daniel Iversen to gift the best present that Mihailo Ivanovic will get this side of Christmas for Millwall's equaliser.

Lady Luck smiled on us too in the late stages, as North End went very close themselves.

Post-match, gaffer Alex Neil is quoted as calling for a more ruthless streak from the Lions - certainly with just 17 goals to our name so far in 2025-26 any hopes of a sustained top-six challenge look to be tough, despite our sixth position.

Millwall's Mihailo Ivanovic scored his second goal of the season against Preston

Thankfully, the international break now looms, which means a chance for a few recoveries from the current long injury list.

A fully-fit Millwall squad should be able to compete for the play-off places, but maintaining a healthy group has proven to be the key question for the Lions so far this campaign.

Quite why we seem so prone to injuries to key players remains the main point of debate around The Den.

My message to the Millwall squad ahead of the final international round of fixtures?

Get well soon boys…