Wednesday , 30 September 2026

Millwall FC vs Preston North End FC, Championship 2024-25 REGULAR SEASON

Championship · 2024-25
Millwall FC
3 – 1
Full Time
Preston North End FC
Sat 28 Sep 2024 · 14:00 UTC The Den 13,674 HT 45' · FT 45'
George Honeyman 24' 1–0
Romain Esse 38' 2–0
Macaulay Langstaff 47' 3–0
3–1 87' Jordan Storey
George Honeyman 39' Y
Y 42' Duane Holmes
Y 77' Alistair McCann
Joe Bryan 86' Y
Aidomo Emakhu 89' R

Overview

Match Preview

Millwall FC vs Preston North End FC — Championship at The Den.

Match Details

  • Referee Darren Bond
  • Assistant 1 Derek Eaton
  • Assistant 2 Steven Meredith (England)

Standings

# Team P Pts
1 Swansea City AFC 8 17
2 West Ham United FC 8 15
3 Middlesbrough FC 8 15
4 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 7 14
5 West Bromwich Albion FC 8 14
6 Queens Park Rangers FC 8 13
7 Stoke City FC 8 13
8 Bristol City FC 8 13
9 Charlton Athletic FC 8 12
10 Birmingham City FC 8 11
11 Millwall FC 8 11
12 Lincoln City FC 8 11
13 Southampton FC 8 10
14 Wrexham AFC 8 10
15 Bolton Wanderers FC 8 10
16 Blackburn Rovers FC 8 9
17 Norwich City FC 8 9
18 Sheffield United FC 8 9
19 Portsmouth FC 7 8
20 Watford FC 8 8
21 Cardiff City FC 8 7
22 Derby County FC 8 5
23 Preston North End FC 8 4
24 Burnley FC 8 4

Head-to-Head

8
6
2
Millwall FC 16 games · Avg 2.5 goals Preston North End FC
Last 5 meetings
2024-09-28 Millwall FC 3–1 Preston North End FC 2024-01-27 Millwall FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2023-10-21 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2023-04-15 Millwall FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2022-11-12 Preston North End FC 2–4 Millwall FC

Recent Form

Millwall FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Preston North End FC H 3–1 W
21 Sep Queens Park Rangers FC A 1–1 D
14 Sep Luton Town FC H 0–1 L
31 Aug Sheffield Wednesday FC H 3–0 W
24 Aug Hull City AFC A 0–0 D
17 Aug Bristol City FC A 3–4 L
Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
28 Sep Millwall FC A 1–3 L
22 Sep Blackburn Rovers FC H 0–0 D
14 Sep Middlesbrough FC A 1–1 D
31 Aug Oxford United FC A 1–3 L
24 Aug Luton Town FC H 1–0 W
17 Aug Swansea City AFC A 0–3 L

Season Stats

Millwall FC Preston North End FC
#11 Position #23
11 Points 4
8 Played 8
3 / 2 / 3 W / D / L 1 / 1 / 6
15 Scored 8
15 Conceded 15
+0 GD -7
1.38 PPG 0.50
38% Win % 13%

Key Stats

63% Both Teams to Score
H2H (16 games)
31% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
38% Clean Sheets
Millwall FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season

Millwall FC are 11th (11 pts). Preston North End FC are 23rd (4 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Millwall FC
0-15
2/–
16-30
2/1
31-45
4/2
46-60
3/4
61-75
–/4
76+
4/3
■ Scored ■ Conceded
Preston North End FC
0-15
3/3
16-30
2/1
31-45
–/–
46-60
1/1
61-75
–/3
76+
2/6
■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Millwall FC
Lyndon Dykes 4 G 1 A
Tairyk Arconte 3 G
Josh Coburn 2 G
Luke Cundle 1 G
Preston North End FC
Callum Lang 3 G
Jordan Thompson 1 G
Jusef Erabi 1 G

Events

Match Events

  • 0' KICK OFF: Millwall FC gets underway.
  • 5' Mads Frokjaer-Jensen has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
  • 10' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Millwall FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Brad Potts, as he is very good at scoring at The Den with 1 goals in the last 1 games.
  • 20' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 24' Against the run of play, George Honeyman has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 29' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Millwall FC and Preston North End FC are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
  • 34' Duncan Watmore has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 5 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
  • 38' What a strike from Romain Esse! The score is 2-0.
  • 39' George Honeyman catches the referee's attention in entirely the wrong way. card on 39.
  • 42' A moment of madness from Duane Holmes on 42 minutes earns him a card. Preston North End FC will be frustrated.
  • 46' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Emil Riis Jakobsen by Stefan Teitur Thordarson on 46 minute.
  • 47' Magnificent from Macaulay Langstaff! That is 3 goals in 13 appearances — and it could not have come at a better time.
  • 52' Matchday of the Array and both teams know exactly what is at stake tonight.
  • 57' Millwall FC are keeping things exceptionally tight at the back. It will take something special to break them down.
  • 58' The whistle greets Brad Potts as he departs to be replaced by Kaine Kesler.
  • 63' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 67' Millwall FC make a change. Macaulay Langstaff trudges off to be replaced by Mihailo Ivanovic on 67 minutes.
  • 68' The Preston North End FC bench stirs into life. Will Keane is withdrawn and Milutin Osmajic gets his opportunity.
  • 73' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 73 minutes.
  • 76' The crowd applauds Ryan Leonard as he leaves the pitch. Dan McNamara steps in for Millwall FC.
  • 77' The referee has no hesitation. Alistair McCann is booked for Preston North End FC — card on 77.
  • 82' A quiet spell here at The Den. Millwall FC seem content sitting deep and soaking up pressure.
  • 86' Millwall FC player sees a card in front of him.
  • 87' Against the run of play, Jordan Storey has scored! This game has turned on its head.
  • 89' Poor challenge from Aidomo Emakhu. The referee spots it immediately and shows the card.
  • 90' The whistle greets George Honeyman as he departs to be replaced by Murray Wallace.
  • Another three points for Millwall FC.

Lineups

Millwall FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Neil Harris

Preston North End FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Paul Heckingbottom

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Zian Flemming 6
Andrew Hughes 3
Charlie Cresswell 2
Jed Wallace 2
Ched Evans 2
Ben Thompson 1
Tom Bradshaw 1
Shaun Hutchinson 1

Head to Head

2024-09-28 Millwall FC 3–1 Preston North End FC 2024-01-27 Millwall FC 1–1 Preston North End FC 2023-10-21 Preston North End FC 1–1 Millwall FC 2023-04-15 Millwall FC 2–0 Preston North End FC 2022-11-12 Preston North End FC 2–4 Millwall FC

Millwall FC Form

2024-09-28 Millwall FC 3–1 Preston North End FC W 2024-09-21 Queens Park Rangers FC 1–1 Millwall FC D 2024-09-14 Millwall FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2024-08-31 Millwall FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2024-08-24 Hull City AFC 0–0 Millwall FC D 2024-08-17 Bristol City FC 4–3 Millwall FC L

Preston North End FC Form

2024-09-28 Millwall FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-09-22 Preston North End FC 0–0 Blackburn Rovers FC D 2024-09-14 Middlesbrough FC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2024-08-31 Oxford United FC 3–1 Preston North End FC L 2024-08-24 Preston North End FC 1–0 Luton Town FC W 2024-08-17 Swansea City AFC 3–0 Preston North End FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
4 / 4
2.56 Millwall FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.07 Preston North End FC xG
I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 69% + Millwall FC to win 66%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC66% Draw19% Preston North End FC15%
Actual: Millwall FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct
Yes60% 0% No40%
Avg goals/match: 3.63
Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 96%
4%
± 1.5 87%
13%
± 2.5 69%
31%
± 3.5 48%
52%
± 4.5 30%
70%

Double Chance

Millwall FC or Draw
85%
Draw or Preston North End FC
34%
Millwall FC or Preston North End FC
81%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Millwall FC50% Draw36% Preston North End FC14%
Actual: Millwall FC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
2 – 1
9%
2 – 0
8.8%
1 – 1
8.1%
3 – 1
Actual
3 – 0
7.3%
1 – 0
6.5%
4 – 1
4.9%
2 – 2
4.8%
4 – 0
4.6%
3 – 2
4.1%
0 – 0
3.9%
1 – 2
3.8%

Asian Handicap — Millwall FC

Handicap Millwall FC covers Push Preston North End FC covers
-2.5 28% — 72%
-2 28% 20% 53%
-1.5 47% — 53%
-1 47% 21% 32%
-0.5 68% — 32%
+0.5 87% — 13%
+1 87% 8% 5%
+1.5 95% — 5%
+2 95% 4% 1%
+2.5 99% — 1%

Clean Sheet

Millwall FC keeps clean sheet
35% ✓
Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
9% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.