Our prediction for this Championship match:
High-flying Millwall will be aiming to extend their winning run to four games when they take on the Den on Saturday afternoon. The Lions look unstoppable at the moment and, no doubt, they want to win their last home game of the process as well. Duncan Watmore is pushing for a start after scoring the winner at Sunderland, while Casper De Norre should be fit for the match despite suffering a minor injury at the weekend.
The Pilgrims, on the other hand, are only two points clear of the relegation zone. Plymouth are desperate to secure yet another Championship survival, but given Millwall’s excellent form in the English second tier, we believe that there is a big value in betting on draw. Interim manager Neil Dewsnip should have a full squad to choose from for Saturday’s encounter, expect for Adam Forshaw, who faces race against the clock to be fit for the trip to London.
Highlighted Player (Duncan Watmore):
Duncan Watmore is an English footballer who started his youth career at the famous Manchester United football academy. The 175-cm-tall winger then joined Altrincham at the age of 16 and he continued playing for the lower-league club at senior level.
After scoring 15 goals in 48 appearances for the club in the league, Watmore moved to Sunderland in 2013, but it has to be noted that he played for the likes of Clitheroe and Curzon Ashton on loan as well during his spell with Altrincham.
During the 2014/2015 season he played 9 games for the Scottish Premier League club Hibernian, but he returned to Sunderland at the end of the campaign. Duncan Watmore has 13 caps for the England U21 team, but he has yet to make his debut with the senior team. His main position is winger, but he is capable of producing fine performances as centre-forward as well.
Highlighted Team (Plymouth):
Nicknamed the Pilgrims, Plymouth are a professional football club that host their rivals at Home Park. The stadium, which can hold up to 18,600 people, was built in 1892 and opened the following year. Plymouth footballers wear dark green jerseys and white shorts when playing in front of home fans, while light green and white are the dominant colours of their away kit.
The Pilgrims made it to the FA Cup semi-finals in the 1983-84 season, with the team advancing to the Football League Cup semis on two occasions (1964-65, 1973-74). The Pilgrims recorded their biggest win against Millwall on January 16, 1932, with the team beating the Lions 8-1, and they repeated the success in 1994 as they rolled over Hartlepool United in the Second Division.
The club suffered their heaviest defeat against Stoke City (0-9) on December 17, 1960. Fellow Devon teams Exeter City and Torquay United are seen as the club’s fiercest rivals.