Neil Harris issues Millwall injury warning as pundit makes 'awful' Leeds United claim

Another busy Championship weekend lies in wait, with QPR now preparing to get back to league action after suffering a narrow Carabao Cup defeat to Crystal Palace, with former player Eberechi Eze landing the winning goal.

Meanwhile, Millwall are fully focused on bouncing back from their defeat to Luton Town, with the Lions and the Hoops facing off against each other this weekend. In the meantime, we have rounded up all the latest news surrounding the second tier.

Harris on Ivanovic fitness

Millwall boss Neil Harris is hopeful that record signing Mihailo Ivanovic can return from injury ahead of this weekend, but he refuses to take any risks with the new frontman. “We have to make sure that we don’t push him too soon so he’s ruled out for eight, ten, twelve weeks,” he said.

“Nobody wants him back on the pitch quicker than I do, so I’ll certainly be pushing people in the building but I also understand that I have to be really respectful. He’s a 19-year-old lad and he has come here for the long-term.”

Cifuentes backs Ashby

QPR boss Marti Cifuentes has tipped Harrison Ashby to enjoy a successful spell at Loftus Road after he failed to impress with Swansea City last season. “I think, of course, he needs to find his best level and I am sure that over the next few weeks we will see that he can help us a lot”, Cifuentes told QPR TV.

“I would say that had very good actions, attacking some moments. He needs to learn a little bit more about the system and about the rest of the players, but I am sure he will be a very good player for us.”

Farke claim

Don Goodman believes Daniel Farke will be embracing the challenge at Leeds United amid early pressure on the back of a below par start. “Having had many chats with Daniel, it’s a challenge he’ll embrace and will want,” Goodman told MOT Leeds News. “There has been an awful lot of rumblings of discontent after the first few games, but when you break it down, they absolutely battered Portsmouth but gave away three stupid goals.

“Then there was the Carabao Cup loss to Middlesbrough, but that was the best thing that could have happened because it forced them to reset and understand you cannot concede six goals in two games and have any success – whether in the league or cup. They had to stop that and they did, going away to West Brom and – respectfully – playing as negatively as I can remember them playing. They wanted to stop the flow of goals in their net, rather than taking risks and winning it. The emphasis has been to stop conceding goals, which they have largely done.”