Resurgent Southampton could find themselves in the play-off places with a win at high-flying Millwall on Saturday (15:00 GMT).
Following Wednesday’s 1-0 home win over Sheffield Wednesday, which ended a four-game winless run, the Lions go into the weekend sat fourth and with a chance of climbing into the automatic promotion places with another victory.
After drubbing Leicester 3-0 on Tuesday, Saints have now won four straight under interim boss Tonda Eckert, scoring 13 goals and conceding only three, and have climbed to 13th, but depending on results elsewhere another win could see them jump into the top six.
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Millwall have won just one of their past nine league games against Southampton (D3 L5), though it was in their last meeting in February 2024 (2-1 at St Mary’s).
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Southampton are unbeaten in their past six away league games against Millwall (W3 D3) since a 3-0 loss in September 1977.
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Having lost 3-1 at Portsmouth last weekend, Millwall could lose successive league games on a Saturday for the first time since last December, coming against Coventry and Middlesbrough.
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Southampton lead the Championship by way of points (12) and goals scored (13) since Tonda Eckert’s first game in charge (5 November); they scored 13 goals in Will Still’s 13 league games by comparison.
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All five of Finn Azaz’s goal involvements for Southampton in the Championship this season have come in his past four appearances (4 goals, 1 assist), while he could score in four successive matches in the competition for the first time.
