Lengthy delay in play after assistant referee Matthew Smith was forced off due to injury
Lions extend unbeaten run to five games and move up to seventh courtesy of their victory at The Den
Scott Parker's Clarets are beaten, ending nine-game unbeaten run
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Glenn Speller
Farewell for nowpublished at 17:31 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2024
17:31 GMT 3 November 2024
FT: Millwall 1-0 Burnley
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That's another Championship weekend put to bed but don't panic we're back for more on Tuesday night.
The big movers this weekend are Millwall, up to seventh, Bristol City who have pushed up to eighth and Watford's 6-2 thrashing of Sheffield Wednesday jumps them up to fifth place.
The big losers are Burnley who suffered just a second defeat of the season and are fourth.
'Emotionally we struggled'published at 17:29 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2024
17:29 GMT 3 November 2024
FT: Millwall 1-0 Burnley
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Burnley's nine game unbeaten run is over and they deservedly went down to just a second defeat of the season at Millwall - manager Scott Parker has been talking to Sky Sports:
"We came here knowing it's a tough place to come and dominated the first 25 minutes but the game went away from us at the back end of that first-half.
"Emotionally with a young team like ours we struggled in the big moments.
"We need to be more progressive in the front third but it's a really young team, a brand new team and we need to keep working hard.
"We lacked spark in the second-half and the game has been decided on a set play."
FULL-TIMEpublished at 17:01 Greenwich Mean Time 3 November 2024
17:01 GMT 3 November 2024
Millwall 1-0 Burnley
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Millwall are up to seventh with a third successive 1-0 win.
Burnley's nine game unbeaten run is over.
Jake Cooper's superb second-half header gets the job done for Neil Harris's side who put on a masterclass against the highly fancied visitors.
Millwall soaked up what Burnley had to offer in the first period before stepping up in the second-half, getting themselves ahead and rarely looking like they'd surrender the lead.
Burnley did what Burnley do, dominate possession and pass it around a lot but produced very little.
Luca Koleosho's early strike against the outside of the post was the best they had to offer and Scott Parker will need to address their issues in front of goal.
It's a thirteenth 1-0 victory for Millwall from their last 21 wins and they look a more than capable outfit.
It's almost as if they had a good look at what Burnley had to offer in that first period, had a chat at half-time and decided they'd just player higher up the pitch.
It's worked a treat but what they don't want to do is start thinking about protecting the lead and inviting Burnley on.
Jake Cooper scored the only goal of the game at The Den as Millwall beat Burnley in the Championship
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Promotion chasers Burnley were beaten for the first time since August as Jake Cooper's headed goal gave Millwall a big win at The Den.
The Lions moved up to seventh in the Championship table and within two points of the play-off places with their third 1-0 win in a row.
Cooper's looping header in the 52nd minute proved decisive after Macaulay Langstaff and Femi Azeez had missed chances in a strong end to the opening period.
Burnley could not find a response despite having more than 60% possession and stay fourth in the table, six points behind league leaders Sunderland.
Spirited Millwall continue winning run
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Lukas Jensen kept his third clean sheet in a row in goal for Millwall
For the second week in a row, Millwall had less of the ball but proved clinical in their finishing to walk off with three points - having beaten Swansea 1-0 last Saturday.
This could be their biggest win yet. Millwall's fine form has taken them from 20th to seventh in the league in the space of 15 days.
Boss Neil Harris had bemoaned his side's defensive lapses in early matches but they have built a solidity in recent weeks and Ryan Leonard, Joe Bryan and Japhet Tanganga looked assured under the leadership of Cooper as the home side completed their third shut-out in three games.
The goal came from a Leonard long throw, initially cleared but recycled by Millwall for Azeez to send in the cross, with captain Cooper leaping high to head into the corner.
The visitors struggled to deal with the towering centre-back all afternoon and twice he was calling for a penalty kick as he went down in tussles with Clarets defender Connor Roberts.
This was a similar story. And worryingly for Scott Parker, his side have now failed to score in three of their past five league matches.
Burnley started the game brightly, with Luca Koleosho and Andreas Hountondji looking particularly threatening but without troubling Millwall keeper Lukas Jensen.
A long stoppage for an injury to assistant referee Matthew Smith seemed to stunt their momentum and it was the hosts who finished the first half well, with Langstaff forcing a stunning diving save from James Trafford and the brilliant Azeez volleying over the bar.
Burnley pushed for the equaliser with long periods of possession in the Millwall half but without managing to create chances of note.
Substitute Jay Rodriguez headed over late on for the visitors but Burnley were unable to come up with the goal that would continue an unbeaten run that had stretched back to their Carabao Cup defeat by Wolves on Wednesday, 28 August.
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Burnley failed to score for the third time in their past five Championship matches
'Millwall players on fire at the moment' - Harris
Millwall head coach Neil Harris said:
"We're disappointed we're not higher up the league. We should have a lot more points than we have.
"We won't bemoan that because we feel we are a team going in the right direction, but we haven't come across a team better than us yet.
"The players are flying at the moment."
Burnley head coach Scott Parker said:
"The long pause in the game [when the linesman was injured] may have been a factor.
"We are a young team, the players have maybe not seen that before.
"After that point, Millwall seemed to get some momentum. Then in the second half we never really got going."
Millwall are winless in their last six league meetings with Burnley (D3 L3) since a 3-1 win in February 2012.
Burnley are unbeaten in their last five league visits to Millwall (W2 D3) since losing 1-0 back in the 2005-06 campaign.
Millwall have won each of their last two league games – both 1-0 against Plymouth and Swansea. Since the start of last season they’ve won 12 Championship games by that scoreline, at least five more than any other side.
Burnley are unbeaten in their last nine league games (W4 D5), keeping six clean sheets in that run.
Only Plymouth and Sheffield Wednesday (both 5) have scored more goals in the final 10 minutes of Championship games this season than Millwall (4), while Burnley are one of two sides yet to concede in that time this campaign along with Stoke.
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