Millwall team news
Millwall will be without Tyler Burey, Callum Styles and Charlie Cresswell who are all out of action due to injuries.
Cresswell, who has a head injury, has not featured for the Lions since their game against West Brom on April 1. In his absence, Jake Cooper and Shaun Hutchinson are expected to form the centre-back pairing again.
Millwall predicted XI: Long; McNamara, Hutchinson, Cooper, Malone; Mitchell, Saville, Burke, Flemming, Voglsammer; Bradshaw
| Position | Players |
|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Long, Trueman, Bialkowski |
| Defenders: | McNamara, Wallace, Hutchinson, Cooper, Malone |
| Midfielders: | Evans, Mitchell, Flemming, Shackleton, Leonard, Saville, Honeyman, Esse |
| Forwards: | Burke, Bradshaw, Watmore, Bennett, Voglsammer, Emakhu |
Birmingham City team news
Troy Deeney and Dion Sanderson, both of whom were sidelined due to injuries, have resumed their training sessions, much to the delight of their team and fans.
However, Tate Campbell and Gary Gardner will be absent due to injuries. Moreover, George Hall, who was withdrawn due to an injury against Sunderland, is currently a doubt for upcoming fixtures, pending further assessment of his condition.
Birmingham predicted XI: Ruddy; Colin, Roberts, Long, Trusty; Bielik, Hannibal, Chong, Bacuna, Khadra; Jutkiewicz
| Position | Players |
|---|
| Goalkeepers: | Etheridge, Ruddy, Jeacock |
| Defenders: | Longelo, Marc Roberts, Colin, Dean, Friend, Trusty, Gordon, Long, Sanderson, Mitchell Roberts |
| Midfielders: | Hannibal, Bacuna, Graham, Khadra, Chong, James, Bellingham, Chang, Bielik, Stirk, Williams |
| Forwards: | Jutkiewicz, Deeney, Hogan, Cosgrove |
Head-to-head record
| Date | Result | Competition |
|---|
| November 2022 | Birmingham 0-0 Millwall | Championship |
| April 2022 | Birmingham 2-2 Millwall | Championship |
| December 2021 | Millwall 3-1 Birmingham | Championship |
| February 2021 | Millwall 2-0 Birmingham | Championship |
| November 2020 | Birmingham 0-0 Millwall | Championship |
| February 2020 | Millwall 0-0 Birmingham | Championship |
Four out of the last six meetings between Millwall and Birmingham have ended as stalemates. These two teams have been evenly matched in their encounters, with both sides struggling to break each other down and create significant scoring opportunities.
