Millwall vs Hull preview
Sunday 6 January 2019 08:48, UK
Millwall will again be without Lee Gregory and Shaun Hutchinson for the FA Cup third-round tie against in-form Hull.
Forward Gregory is set to be sidelined for around a month after picking up a calf problem in the win over Nottingham Forest on December 29. Hutchinson is recovering from a deep gash on his shin following what Lions boss Neil Harris described as a "freak accident" while the defender was putting out bins at home before training.
Aiden O'Brien and Murray Wallace came in for the win at Ipswich on New Year's Day, but Harris could look to freshen up the team. Midfielder Shaun Williams (ankle) and striker Tom Bradshaw (knee) remain sidelined.
Hull head to south London on the back of a 6-0 thrashing of Bolton, which was a fifth straight Sky Bet Championship win. Forward Fraizer Campbell has been out with a hamstring problem since Boxing Day, so is unlikely to be risked if not fully recovered.
Midfielder Jackson Irvine is away on international duty with Australia at the Asian Cup. Defenders Angus MacDonald (calf) and Ondrej Mazuch (knee) continue their recovery.
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Millwall have only lost one of their last eight home games against Hull City in all competitions (W3 D4), a 0-1 defeat in February 2013 thanks to David Meyler's first minute winner.
Hull will be facing Millwall in the FA Cup for just the second time; the Tigers won a fourth round match 2-0 back in January 2009 as a Premier League side.
Millwall are looking to reach the FA Cup fourth round for the third consecutive season for the first time since between 2001-02 and 2003-04 - the final time of which they ended up reaching the final.
Hull City are looking to reach the FA Cup fourth round for the fourth consecutive season; it would be their longest such streak in the competition since a run of six between 1948-49 and 1953-54.
