With just over a week until the start of the Championship campaign, the Lions will be stepping up their preparations ahead of facing Stoke City at The Den on the opening day.
Gary Rowett’s side have had a good pre-season so far, suffering a 5-4 defeat against Crystal Palace before beating Bromley, Dartford and Colchester United.
The club also hosted Swedish Allsvenskan side Hammarby IF in the inaugural HUSKI Chocolate derby, losing 5-3 on penalties after a 0-0 draw.
Crucially, all five of Millwall’s new signings have been able to make their respective debuts, with Benik Afobe finding the back of the net three times since returning to Bermondsey on a permanent basis.
George Honeyman and Charlie Cresswell have also impressed, while Zian Flemming and Jamie Shackleton have been able to gain valuable match minutes before the start of the competitive season.
Ipswich will provide a different test to what the Lions have faced so far. The Tractor Boys are undoubtedly stronger than the likes of Dartford and Colchester, and Rowett told NewsAtDen that they will likely pose a similar threat to a Championship-level opponent.
“They’re a good side. I know Kieran (McKenna), I did my UEFA Pro License with him, he’s a bright young manager. They’ll play in quite a technical way, they’ll try to keep possession and give us one or two problems in different ways.
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“It’s just another test for us, a top end League One side. We’ve had some good, varied challenges in terms of style of play and level of opposition, and it’ll be another one against Ipswich. It’ll be pretty close to a Championship game and that’s the aim for it.
“It won’t be a reflection on either team for where the season ends up. Of course we played them last season at their place and beat them, but they didn’t really have any bearing on the season and it’ll be the same this time whatever happens..
But it’ll be a good game for us, a good test and it’ll give us a bit of an idea about some of the challenges and some of the good things we’ve got with our squad at the moment.”
