Albion draw a relief after Argyle nightmare

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Sloppy defending allowed West Bromwich Albion back into Saturday's match, after Jake Cooper's excellent downward header on 19 minutes had put the Lions deservedly ahead.
Spare a thought for poor Joe Bryan - two own goals in a week surely merits some kind of scoring bonus? Ok, maybe not...
After the half-time break however, Millwall really turned the heat up on the Baggies - unfortunately without ever quite boiling over into a goal.
With the number of chances created, head coach Alex Neil must have expected one to have gone into the Albion net.
But some heroic goalkeeping by Joe Wildsmith kept the scoreline even, he was surely West Brom's player of the match.
Still a point is a point and this game was underpinned with a strong sense of relief that the shambles of that 5-1 loss at Plymouth wasn't repeated.
"Be grateful for small mercies" has always been my motto following the Lions, alongside "manage your expectation" and "don't sit beneath where the pigeons perch".
Saturday saw the home debut of club record signing Camiel Neghli - and I have to say that he looks to be some player. Alongside Femi Azeez, our attack from the wings looks to be a real threat.
I wondered how we might replace the departed Romaine Esse, but these talents certainly each look the part...
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