Our prediction for this Championship match:
Millwall welcome Rotherham United to the Den on day 7 of the new Championship campaign. The Lions failed to impress in a 3-0 loss to Leeds United on Sunday, but the bookies still see them as favourites to beat the Millers at home ground. Midfielder George Honeyman misses out with a muscle injury, but he should be the only absentee in the home team.
Rotherham, meanwhile, failed to impress in a 2-0 loss to Huddersfield Town and given their poor away record, we do not believe that Millwall will have a better chance than this to get back on course. All Grant Hall, Jamie Lindsay, Shane Ferguson, and Lee Peltier are out of contention with injuries, but there are no suspended players in the visiting team. In their last encounter in London Millwall outplayed Rotherham 3-0, which is yet another reason why home win should be considered.
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 (Rotherham):
Rotherham United are an English club that compete in the Championship. Rotherham United are located in Rotherham, South Yorkshire and they play their home games at New York Stadium and the capacity of the venue is 12,021.
The club was founded in 1925 as a merger between Rotherham County and Rotherham Town. The colour of Rotherham’s home kit was originally yellow and black, but nowadays they were red and white jerseys. The Millers made it to the FA Cup fifth round on two occasions (1952/1953, 1967/1968) and they have yet to play in the Premier League.
Rotherham United have won the Football League One twice (1950/1951, 1980/1981), but the club’s biggest success is participation in the 1960/1961 League Cup final. Sheffield United are regarded as Rotherham United’s fiercest rivals, but the likes of Sheffield Wednesday and Doncaster could be considered Rotherham’s big rivals as well.