Preview | Millwall v Swansea City
Swansea City will look to round off a gruelling run of games on a high when they take on play-off chasing Millwall at The Den this afternoon (3pm).
The Swans have taken 15 points from the last 21 on offer, and head to south-east London on the back of wins against Oxford United and West Bromwich Albion across the New Year period.
The clash with the Lions will be the fourth in just 10 days as Swansea take on a Millwall side with one win from their last six games but who are firmly in the hunt for a top-six spot early in the second half of the campaign.
Team news
Swansea City are waiting on the fitness of Ronald and Josh Key after the pair were forced off by injuries against West Brom on New Year's Day.
Strikers Adam Idah and Liam Cullen are sidelined by hamstring and calf problems respectively, while Ricardo Santos is out with a hip injury.
Pre-match views
Vitor Matos: “The results we have had have shown that football can change quickly.
“But, that also means it can still change and go a different way again.
“So, I think it is clear the job for us is to stay focused on the process, to stay focused on what we need to do to improve.
“The job is not done. I am so pleased with what the boys are doing but we have to keep this going, it does not stop.
“We are moving in the right direction, but there are plenty more steps to take and this game, again, is a very tough one after only a couple of days from the West Brom game.
“We still need to play every game like it is a final and we will need to find the solutions to play a team who are fighting to be in the play-offs.”
Alex Neil: "If you had said to us going into this period - which we came into on the back of a couple of dodgy results and when we have had a lot of players missing, with the midfield literally depleted and only one fit centre-forward - that we would draw with Ipswich and draw with Southampton and beat Bristol City, then I think it has been a terrific effort.
"But we know that we just need one more and we have got Swansea coming up and we need to be ready for that one."
Meet the officials
John Busby will be the man in the middle when Swansea City travel to face Millwall at The Den on Sunday.
It will be the 15th time the Oxfordshire-based official has overseen a Swans match following his promotion to Select Group 2 in the summer of 2021.
Busby has been in charge of two Swansea games this season; the defeats to Birmingham City and Queens Park Rangers.
Busby began his career as an assistant referee and served in the EFL for eight years before switching to the whistle and joining the National List of Referees in 2016.
On Sunday, he will be assisted by Mark Russell and Jacob Graham. Edward Duckworth will be the fourth official.
Remember the last time?
Swansea City’s winning run came to an end as George Saville’s first-half goal gave Millwall the spoils at The Den.
The hosts had the better of much of the opening half, and took the lead when midfielder Saville pounced on a loose ball at the far post to fire home.
Lawrence Vigouroux had also made a couple of key saves for the visitors, but they were vastly improved after the break.
Jisung Eom and Zan Vipotnik had big chances to grab a point and extend Swansea’s unbeaten run of seven games, but could not find the target.
Prime numbers
5 - Swansea City are unbeaten in five of their seven visits to The Den since returning to the Championship in 2018. They have won four of those games, including a 2-1 success during the 2018-19 season.
15 - Only Ipswich and Watford can better Swansea’s tally of 15 points from the last seven Championship fixtures.