Fulham vs Millwall. Sky Bet Championship.
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Watch live on Sky Sports Football Red Button and the Sky Sports app from 7.40pm on Wednesday; Kick-off is at 7.45pm
Tuesday 20 August 2019 18:03, UK
Fulham face Millwall in the Sky Bet Championship on Wednesday evening, live on Sky Sports.
Coverage gets underway live on Sky Sports Football Red Button from 7.40pm, while kick-off is at 7.45pm.
Josh Onomah could come into contention as Fulham seek to maintain their strong start to the new Sky Bet Championship season at home to Millwall. Onomah joined the Cottagers as part of the deal that took Ryan Sessegnon to Tottenham but has missed the last two games as he works on his fitness.
The 22-year-old joins a fully fit squad, with boss Scott Parker loathe to make changes after recording two wins from three league games. However, Maxime Le Marchand and Bobby Reid are both also pushing for places after making late substitute appearances in Friday's win at Huddersfield.
Lions boss Neil Harris is without Jed Wallace as his side look to remain unbeaten. Wallace was issued a straight red card during Saturday's win over Sheffield Wednesday and Millwall have opted not to appeal against the ruling.
Harris has identified either Jiri Skalak or Shane Ferguson as the players most likely to step in and replace Wallace. Jayson Molumby is not considered quite match-fit while goalkeeper Frank Fielding is recovering from a quad operation.
Two of the league's in-form clubs meet at Craven Cottage, both having won their last two fixtures. Fulham were given a baptism of fire on their return to the second tier, as they were beaten 1-0 by newly-promoted Barnsley, but they've since bounced back with a 2-0 win over Blackburn and a 2-1 victory at Huddersfield, the latter of which resulted in the sacking of Jan Siewert.
Millwall are one of five sides leading the pack at the Championship summit, perhaps surprising a few in the process. The Den is such a tough ground to go to and the Lions have capitalised on this, grinding out 1-0 wins against Preston and Sheffield Wednesday. But in between those two, they've played West Brom twice, beating them once in the Carabao Cup, just three days after a draw in the league.
His 11-goal haul may not have been enough to save Fulham from the depths of Premier League relegation last season, but Aleksandar Mitrovic's goals are sure to have an overwhelming influence as Scott Parker's Whites look to bounce back to the top flight at the first time of asking. During his initial loan spell from Newcastle in the second half of 2017/18, the Serb picked up back-to-back player of the month awards in March and April, scoring 12 goals in 20 appearances all told.
His deadly ability in the Championship will, no doubt, give opposing defenders nightmares throughout the next nine months and he's already set about instilling fear; after a tough opener against Barnsley, Mitrovic - who signed fresh terms on a five-year deal in July - has scored in Fulham's last two league games.
Fulham have won their last three games against Millwall in all competitions, most recently a 3-1 win in the League Cup last season.
Since winning 1-0 at Craven Cottage in August 2014, Millwall have failed to score in their last three league matches against Fulham (W0 D1 L2).
Fulham have lost their last 10 London league derbies, losing all 10 last season in the Premier League. Their last London derby victory was against Millwall in April 2018.
Millwall have only managed to win one of their last 12 away Championship matches in August (P12 W1 D6 L5), though that victory came at Craven Cottage back in 2014, thanks to a Martyn Woolford winner (1-0).
Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrovic, who has scored in his last two league appearances, has scored 14 goals in just 21 starts for Fulham in the Championship, last scoring in three straight matches in the competition back in April 2018, a run which included a goal against Millwall.
Millwall striker Matt Smith has scored has scored as many goals in his last seven league appearances as he managed in his previous 32 Championship matches before this run (four goals).
David Prutton predicts: 1-1 (13/2)
