Mitchell's return boosts Millwall
Billy Mitchell has made more than 100 appearances for Millwall
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Millwall's Billy Mitchell made his long-awaited return from injury in Saturday's 1-0 home defeat by Coventry.
The midfielder appeared as an 80th minute substitute having missed the entirety of the campaign so far because of a thigh injury sustained in pre-season.
The 23-year-old is set to be included in the squad for Wednesday's home game with Sheffield United but the Lions will be without Josh Coburn and Daniel Kelly until the new year.
On-loan forward Coburn has broken a metatarsal bone in his foot while Millwall manager Neil Harris has revealed midfielder Kelly damaged an ankle in an under-21 game at Watford last week.
Harris is hopeful defender Shaun Hutchinson could be available for Wednesday's match at The Den.
"He's tweaked a hamstring so it won't be long assuming his recovery goes at the pace it is, whether the Sheffield United game is too soon we'll have to see but we're hopeful [he'll be back] at some stage, whether that's Sheffield United or Middlesbrough," said Harris.
Millwall will definitely have defender Japhet Tanganga available on Wednesday after he served a one game suspension at the weekend having picked-up five yellow cards this season.