Neil Harris reveals major Millwall boost as Leeds United tipped to complete transfer

Another big weekend of Championship action lies in wait, with Millwall looking to keep up their superb start to the season, while QPR are in desperate need of their second win, finding themselves stuck in the bottom three after 12 games.

The Lions take on a high-flying Burnley side this weekend, while the Hoops take on an even higher flying Sunderland side, who currently sit atop the Championship table. In the meantime, we have rounded up all the latest news surrounding the Championship clubs.

Harris on possible boost

Millwall boss Neil Harris has revealed that striker Josh Coburn could return this weekend against Burnley in what would be a major boost. “It was a relatively experienced team that travelled down to Bournemouth, which was really pleasing because it showed the determination and dedication of the players to get back fit as quickly as possible,” Harris told the South London Press.

“Some really good minutes in there, Hutch and Liam Roberts gained some valuable minutes and match minutes, and both did extremely well. Aidomo [Emakhu] and Dan Kelly were the same. We just felt like they needed some rhythm to their play. They’ve both been away to represent their national under-21 sides, and they had limited minutes on the pitch, so it was good for them to go and get 90 minutes.

“Adam Mayor, coming back from a long term injury, went from his 45 to 60 as his next progression. That was a real positive as well. He’ll continue that sort of pathway. Adam’s going to [play against] Brentford under-21s and hopefully will be joined by a couple of other players, Billy Mitchell, Tom Bradshaw, possibly as well. They’re edging a lot closer to the group for later in the week.”

Sunderland blow

Sunderland will still be without goalkeeper Anthony Patterson for their clash with QPR this weekend. It was hoped the stopper could return, but he was deemed not fit enough to return to training this week and will sit out here.

That’s according to Sky Sports and a report from Keith Downie. QPR certainly won’t celebrate any injury news, but there is no doubting that any setback for Sunderland will be welcomed as they look to secure an upset this weekend.

Leeds tipped for signing

Leeds are being tipped to make a move for LAFC star Lewis O’Brien should they get back to the Premier League. That’s according to Carlton Palmer, who told Football League World: “The problem that they [Leeds] have obviously is he struggled to make any kind of impact in the Premier League with Nottingham Forest.

“But the priority is for Leeds to get back to the Premier League. “Given his age, it wouldn’t be a problem for Leeds United to move him on should they get promoted to the Premier League. It’s going to be a chase for Lewis O’Brien’s signature, there are a lot of clubs who are interested in his signature, but I think it would be a good solution for Leeds United given the injury crisis they have at the moment.”