Our prediction for this Championship match:
Millwall
Match Time & Date:
18/12/2021
16:00
Prediction: 1-1
Preston
Millwall play host to Preston at the Den in the Championship round 23. The Lions have been having their ups and downs of late, with the team beating Birmingham at home, while losing to both Hull City and Peterborough United on the road. The capital club are undefeated in the previous five home games in the Championship, which is surely giving fans a reason for optimism ahead of the visit of Preston.
The Lilywhites, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over Barnsley. Preston aim to move closer to the playoffs berth, and seeing that they will go for a win in Saturday’s clash as well, we are tempted to put our money on both teams to score. All Matthew Olosunde, Tom Barkhuizen, Joshua Murphy, Connor Wickham, and Isaiah Brown are out of contention with injuries for the visiting team.
Highlighted Player (Shaun Hutchinson):
Shaun Hutchinson is a professional footballer who plays for Milwall as a centre-back. Born in Newcastle upon Tyne (England) on November 23, 1990, he began his youth career at Wallsend Boys Club. In 2007 he moved to Motherwell and he made his first-team debut for the Scottish club on May 16, 2009 against Hamilton Academical.
After making 121 appearances in the league for Motherwell, Shaun Hutchinson returned to England in 2014, signing a deal with Championship club Fulham. Hutchinson played no more than 30 games for the Cottagers before joining fellow capital club Millwall on June 21, 2016.
He made his debut for the Lions against Peterborough United on August 16, 2016 and he has been playing for the club ever since. Shaun Hutchinson’s main position is centre-back, but he is capable of playing as a defensive midfielder as well. The Millwall defender has a contract with the club which expires on June 30, 2018 and it has to be noted that his preferred foot is left.
Highlighted Team (Preston):
Preston North End or Preston were founded in 1880. The Lilywhites or the Invincibles play their home games at Deepdale, the stadium that was built in 1875 and opened three years later.
In 1889 Preston won their first FA Cup trophy and they did well to beat Huddersfield Town in the final of the 1938 FA Cup final. However, the club’s biggest success came in 1889 and 1890 when they won back-to-back domestic trophies (First Division).
Preston have yet to win the League Cup title, but they were runners-up in 1888, 1922, 1937, 1954, 1964. Preston’s main rivals are Blackpool and the two teams square off against each other in the West Lancashire derby. In their first ever meeting in the West Lancashire derby (1901) Preston recorded a 4-1 win over Blackpool.
Burnley and Blackburn Rovers are considered Preston’s big rivals as well. The colour of Preston’s shirts is white and they wear dark blue shorts.
