Sheffield United v Millwall team news with 2 doubts and 5 outs as Alex Neil confirms blow
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Alex Neil takes his Millwall side to Sheffield United this weekend with the hosts hoping to end a run of three defeats.
Millwall look to bounce back from a bitter home defeat to Middlesbrough with a trip to struggling Sheffield United this weekend, Alex Neil looking to put the 3-0 loss at The Den behind him.
The Lions picked up a 1-0 win at Bramall Lane in April and will be hoping for another three points on their upcoming visit to Yorkshire. The Blades welcome Millwall on the back of three defeats to Swansea City, Birmingham City and Bristol City.
Neil does have a fresh injury blow to contend with as one of his summer signings failed to complete the match against Boro. Here’s your Sheffield United v Millwall team news.
Sheffield United team news
Sheffield United manager Ruben Selles was forced to rubbish social media rumour around injuries prior to the fixture with Swansea City last week. The boss confirmed that Michael Cooper was not playing through injury amid claims that the shot-stopper was not fully fit.
There were also claims that midfielder Oliver Arblaster had suffered a setback in his rehabilitation from an ACL injury that was picked up in a clash with Sheffield Wednesday last November. The Star reports that those rumours are not true and that the hope is for the player to be on the pitch ‘soon’.
Tom Davies picked up a niggle during pre-season in the middle of July and Selles said that would keep him out for a month with fellow midfielder Jamie Shackleton on a similar timeframe. However, neither made the matchday squad against Swansea City last time out.
Doubts - Tom Davies and Jamie Shackleton. Outs - Oliver Arblaster
Millwall team news
Millwall are set to be without summer signing Alfie Doughty this weekend, and potentially for a longer period of time. The 25-year-old made his home debut against Middlesbrough last weekend but went down in the 57th minute and had to be replaced by Zak Sturge.
Speaking after that defeat, Lions boss Alex Neil confirmed that the player had picked up a hamstring injury but was unable to provide a timeframe. In a new update, he said: “At the moment, I don’t know what the definitive time scale is. But it doesn’t feel as if it’s going to be anytime soon.”
That’s a big blow for Millwall with the former Premier League defender proving a head-turning coup when signed earlier in the window. Doughty, known for his attacking threat, picked up an assist in the win over Norwich City.
The London outfit will continue to be without the services of goalkeeper Lukas Jensen, who suffered an Achilles injury in April. Danny McNamara and Joe Bryan are also set to miss out.
Outs - Alfie Doughty, Lukas Jensen, Joe Bryan and Danny McNamara.
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