In a weekend match on Saturday Oct 1st, in week 12, Blackburn Rovers will play host to Millwall in a meeting of these two Championship teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 10 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. In their last match, Blackburn Rovers recorded a 0-2 loss against Luton Town. Carlton Morris scored the first goal for Luton Town in the 58th minute, then Reece Burke added another in the 67th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Blackburn Rovers couldn’t manage to score, and Luton Town took the shutout win. Blackburn Rovers is looking for direction having earned 15 points in their last 10 matches, while 13th placed Millwall is fresh off their 2-1 win against Blackpool. Daniel Grimshaw struck first for Millwall on an own goal in the 14th minute, then Charlie Patino got the equalizer for Blackpool in the 33rd minute on a feed from Jerry Yates. Millwall is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season. Last season these teams were evenly matched with 2 draws each.
Millwall’s most prolific scorer has been Benik Afobe. He has netted 2 goals over the last five matches. Ben Brereton has been the most effective weapon for Blackburn Rovers lately. The English attacker has netted two goals in his last 5 matches.