After an inconsistent start to the new year saw Millwall drop into the bottom half of the Championship table, the Lions have seemingly rediscovered their form recently, climbing back up to 12th as a result.
Gary Rowett’s men firstly followed up a 3-0 defeat to Fulham with a hard-fought 2-1 home victory over Cardiff City, with Murray Wallace and Mason Bennett on the scoresheet, before Bennett again found the net alongside Tyler Burey in a 2-0 defeat of high-flying Queens Park Rangers at The Den.
The London outfit were able to make it three wins on the bounce on Wednesday, despite facing the tough task of a trip to a hard-working Derby County side, as Jed Wallace and Burey had them two goals ahead before they eventually saw out a 2-1 win.
Having now risen back into a tight top half, Rowett’s men have the chance to move up a further two spots and close the gap between themselves and their sixth-placed opponents to six points if they can secure a fourth straight three-point haul at the weekend.
After a slow start to the season under Slavisa Jokanovic, Sheffield United look a new side with Paul Heckingbottom at the helm, with the Blades now finding themselves in a strong position in the playoff race.
In his 13 Championship games in charge, the South Yorkshire outfit have earned 30 points, and they have rebounded from a solitary defeat to Derby County and a disappointing draw with Preston North End in impressive fashion, having stretched an unbeaten run to seven games heading into Saturday, with four victories coming from their last six games.
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After consecutive goalless draws in Yorkshire derbies with Huddersfield Town and Hull City, the Blades now come into the weekend’s trip on the back of two straight wins, having firstly thrashed Swansea City 4-0 at home last Saturday thanks to a Morgan Gibbs-White brace, a Billy Sharp goal and an eye-catching strike from George Baldock.
They welcomed third-placed Blackburn Rovers to Bramall Lane most recently, and, with the visitors having a penalty and the Blades reduced to 10 men with the majority of the second half to go,
their situation looked bleak, only for Wes Foderingham to save the spot kick and Ben Davies to net the winning goal in the 92nd minute, securing an unlikely 1-0 win in the circumstances.
That continuation of their fine form has seen the Blades move into the playoff spots after a dramatic climb, but, with just a one-point lead over seventh-placed Middlesbrough, they will know that they must keep picking up results, despite a tough trip looming this Saturday
