Preston v Millwall preview
Friday 22 September 2017 15:20, UK
Preston will again be without midfielders Paul Gallagher and Ben Pearson for the visit of Millwall in the Sky Bet Championship.
Gallagher is still sidelined by illness and Pearson is not yet ready to return after suffering a dead leg. Right-back Darnell Fisher, who missed last week's victory over Birmingham with a groin problem, could return. Fisher will be assessed in training and a final decision made ahead of the game by manager Alex Neil.
Millwall remain without the suspended Lee Gregory. The forward still has two matches to serve of the ban he received for being sent off against QPR.
In his absence, Aiden O'Brien scored the winning goal in last weekend's 1-0 victory over leaders Leeds. Ryan Tunnicliffe also appeared, as a substitute, and is in contention for a place in manager Neil Harris' starting XI.
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After a run of scoring in 13 consecutive matches against Millwall between 1999 and 2006, Preston have failed to score in any of their last three in all competitions.
The Lions have won two of their last 20 league trips to Deepdale (D5 L13), most recently a 2-1 win in February 2004 thanks to goals from Paul Ifill and Tim Cahill.
Preston have faced fewer shots than any other Championship side so far this season (71).
Millwall have faced both the most shots (31 v QPR) and the joint-fewest (1 v Leeds) in a Championship match so far this season.
Alex Neil has a 66.7% win record in home Championship matches (incl. play-offs), winning 22 of his 33 games in charge of Norwich and Preston. He has won three of his first four as boss of the Lilywhites.
The Lions haven't won any of their last 12 away Championship matches (D4 L8) since a 1-0 win at Birmingham in February 2015.
