Russell Martin would have always been wary of Southampton’s prolonged undefeated streak coming to an end at some stage, yet he may not have envisaged two defeats in three matches.
Losing 3-1 at Bristol City came as a wake-up call, one that led to the Saints delivering three days later as they overcame West Bromwich Albion by a 2-0 scoreline at The Hawthorns.
However, despite seemingly being back on track, Southampton would see their 13-match unbeaten record at St Mary’s come to an end on Tuesday as Hull City prevailed by a 2-1 scoreline.
Going 2-0 down in the first half ultimately did for the South Coast outfit, who are now back down in fourth position and two points adrift of second-placed Leeds United.
All is not lost, though, because with Leeds hosting leaders Leicester City on Friday night, victory on Saturday will see Southampton make up ground on one of those two teams.
Millwall, meanwhile, began the week with Joe Edwards in charge, but a run of just four wins from 19 matches led to the former Chelsea assistant being sacked earlier this week.
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In a surprise turn of events, Neil Harris has left his role at Cambridge United to return to The Den, his former club as both a player and a manager.
Harris is tasked with ending a run of four successive defeats – the latest being 2-0 at home to Sheffield Wednesday – to move Millwall away from the relegation zone.
The Lions now sit just one point above the bottom three at a time when 22nd-placed Queens Park Rangers host bottom side Rotherham United, creating a scenario where Millwall may end Saturday in a relegation spot.
