please log in to view this image Round 23 please log in to view this image please log in to view this image Norwich City 0 - 0 MillwallHT 0 - 0 Attendance: Date: Friday 26th December 2014 Venue: Carrow Road Kick-Off: 3:00PM KIO's not606 Match Preview Boxing Day sees Millwall travel up to East Anglia to take on Norwich City in Round 23 of the Skybet Championship season. The Lions sit just outside the division's relegation zone in 21st place having won only once in their last 8 league games. Last time out they were beaten at The New Den by a resurgent Bolton Wanderers side, Darren Pratley's 68th minute strike enough to see off the South Londoners. City go into this fixture on the back of a 2-2 draw at high flying Derby County, Steven Whittaker's sublime volley in the dying moments securing a well deserved point for the Canaries. In fact having had the Lion's share (pardon the pun), of possession for the 90 minutes and the better chances, Norwich arguably deserved to leave the iPro stadium with all 3 points. [video=youtube;XZNHR0blKfw]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZNHR0blKfw[/video] Derby and Norwich share the spoils at the iPro Stadium last Saturday The Canaries are currently in 7th spot in the table 2 points behind Watford in 6th and 6 points behind 2nd placed Middlesbrough who went down 2-0 at City's local rivals Ipswich Town last Saturday. The division is as tight as ever and automatic promotion is still a real possibility for any of the top 8 to 10 clubs. Neil Adams' Preview NEIL Adams has given his full support to the traditional Boxing Day football fixture programme. Cityâs boss was speaking ahead of the visit of Millwall to Carrow Road, and says heâs looking forward to the game â particularly after the manner of his teamâs performance at Derby. [video=youtube;p9toKAYvpBo]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9toKAYvpBo[/video]Neil Adams talks City v Millwall âI enjoy it and I always have done. I know there are calls for a winter break, but the Boxing Day game has always been part of English football and I think it always should be,â he told Norwich City TV. âI think everybody enjoys getting out to watch a game, particularly if youâre at home as we are, so Iâm really looking forward to it. âEverybody was saying âwell how are they going to do at Derby?â We stepped up to the plate and were better than them. You take a lot of confidence and a lot of positivity from that. City face a trip to Reading on Sunday just two days after Millwall, but Adams says that the considerable strength in depth in his squad means heâs not too concerned with the fast turnaround. With the high impact from players coming off the bench in the last two matches, however, he did admit that making his team selection wonât be easy on Friday. âItâs difficult. We have good players, really good players. You have to pick a team to suit the day and the occasion, and I will always do that,â he said. âAll of them in the squad deserve a place because they train well, they work well and they do jobs that are asked of them, but obviously only 11 can play. âI think any successful team â you look back through the years â and you see that it is a squad game. Youâre going to need them all, I will need them all.â Vadis Odjidja-Ofoe (knee) and Javier Garrido (groin) are the only absentees for the visit of Ian Hollowayâs side, who have frustrated Derby and Bournemouth on the road in recent weeks, despite only picking up one victory in their last eight matches. âI tried to pick the brains of Steve McClaren and Paul Simpson after the game last weekend. I know Paul quite well, and theyâve said it will be a tough game. Millwall went to the iPro Stadium and made it very difficult for them, they tried to slow the game down,â he outlined. âTheyâve had a couple of games recently on TV which weâve seen, so weâre well aware of what weâre up against. âOllieâs record in management speaks for itself, he knows how to get results at whatever stage of the season and no matter whether theyâre going well or in times of adversity. "Theyâll be well organised and set up, and weâll have to go about our business the right way.â Ian Holloway's Preview Millwall boss Ian Holloway believes his side has what it takes to earn a positive result away to Norwich City on Boxing Day. The Lions head into the game on the back of a narrow defeat to Bolton at The Den last time out, but were victorious in their most recent away game a 1-0 success over Brighton earlier this month. And Ollie, speaking ahead of Friday's game at Carrow Road, is confident that his men can gain a vital three points against The Canaries. please log in to view this image Millwall boss Ian Holloway "I believe we can beat anybody on our day," he said. "We have got to make sure those days come a little bit more often. "The team will be ready and prepared. We will deal with going up to Norwich on Christmas Day and let's hope we can get the right result. I believe we can. "We've got 24 tough games to go and I'm looking forward to every one of them. What we need to do is stick together. We have earned the right to be in the Championship and we want to stay here. "It is about where we are going and what we are building. We have been really close and tight in nearly every game apart from Middlesbrough. "I need to add some and I will try to add the right people in January if we can. If not, let's get behind this lot and keep them going. We want togetherness. "What I want to do is get this group ready to take whatever is throw in front of it." Current Form Norwich City: DLWWD Millwall: DDLWL Match History In all competitive fixtures honours are pretty even here with Norwich having 29 victories to Millwall's 25. At Carrow Road the Lions have historically found it difficult to overcome the Canaries and have only won there on 5 occasions, City have 22 wins and there have been 11 stalemates. Likewise in the return fixture the Canaries have only 7 wins to the Lions 20 with 9 games finishing in a draw. Norwich's biggest margin of victory was by 6 goals to 1 at Carrow Road on 21st December 1985 in the old Second Division. Millwall had previously beaten Norwich by the same scoreline way back on 28th Augiust 1926 in their home fixture in the old Third Division (South). The Lions also managed 6 on 4th March 1939 at Cold Blow Lane in a Second Division clash, with Norwich not being able to find the net once. One of the most entertaining games between these two sides with a dramatic finish was an early 'live' televised match at Millwall on 22nd January 1989. Having led by 2 early goals Norwich were pegged back to 2-2, as the match entered the final minute of added time Canaries legend Robert Fleck popped up to score a late, late wonder goal to claim the spoils for the Yellows. Co-incidentally City's current first team coach Micky Phelan was instrumental in setting up this goal. Highest Norwich City score Norwich City 6 Millwall 1 Highest Millwall score Millwall 6 Norwich City 0 Highest aggregate (7) Norwich City 6 Millwall 1 Norwich City 5 Millwall 2 Norwich City 4 Millwall 3 Millwall 6 Norwich City 1 Former Canaries now at The Den DANNY s**tTU Former Norwich triallist who signed for Milwall in October 2010 and again in August 2012 Current Canaries who were once Lions NATHAN FOX Academy youngster who was with Millwall prior to joining Norwich LEWIS GRABBAN Former Lions player who joined Norwich in June 2014 Canaries & Lions: the full relationship YEMI ABIODUN Abiodun played for both Millwall and Norwich as a youngster MALCOLM ALLEN Norwich sold Allen to Millwall in 1991 where he became a prolific goalscorer please log in to view this image Malcolm Allen in his Millwall playing days JENS BERTHEL ASKOU Norwich defender was on loan at Millwall in early 2011 SHAUN BATT Former City triallist who joined Millwall on loan in January 2010 and then permanently in June 2010 LEE BRITTON Played for Norwich aged 13 and Millwall aged 17 KENNY BROWN Former Norwich youth product Kenny Brown played for Millwall from 1997 to 1999 DEAN CANOVILLE Millwall midfielder Dean Canoville played for the Reserves against Bishops Stortford in July 1999 TONY COTTEE Cottee played for both Norwich and Millwall (as well as Leicester and Barnet) during the 2000/01 season LEE CROFT Former City Player of the Year who has a short trial with Millwall in 2013 WILLIE DONACHIE Millwall's former manager played for Norwich in the 1980s DION DUBLIN Former Norwich City player of the season joined the Lions on loan from Villa in March 2002 please log in to view this image Dion Dublin with the Barry Butler memorial trophy JULIAN EDWARDS Played for both Millwall and Norwich's youth teams NEIL EMBLEN Millwall were the first league club to give Sittingbourne's promising player Emblen a chance JOHN FASHANU "Fash The Bash" made his initial mark on the game in 50 appearances at the Den RIO FERDINAND The world's most expensive defender had trials with Norwich and Millwall as a youngster ADRIAN FORBES Pacey winger who joined Millwall in January 2008. Product of Norwich's youth team DANNY HAYNES Former triallist who had loan spell at Millwall during the autumn of 2006 JAMES HENRY Wide player who had spells at Norwich (loan) and Millwall DARREN HUCKERBY Had loan spells at Millwall SIMEON JACKSON Canadian international striker who joined Millwall in February 2014 please log in to view this image Simeon Jackson HARRY KANE Young Tottenham striker who has been loaned to both Millwall and Norwich ROSS KUMNU Had trials at Carrow Road and the Den KEVIN LISBIE Had loan spells at both Norwich and Millwall STEVE LOMAS Millwall's former manager had a brief spell coaching at Norwich's academy ANDY MARSHALL Former Norwich shot-stopper who joined the Lions in January 2004 and in August 2013 IAN MCNEILL McNeill worked for Bruce Rioch at Millwall, Bolton and Norwich STEVE MORISON Welsh international striker who Norwich signed from Millwall - returned to Millwall on loan in July 2013 STUART MURDOCH Norwich's former goalkeeping coach was Chief Scout at Millwall JIMMY NIELSON Promising Danish keeper Jimmy Nielson spent time with both Norwich and Millwall as a youth GRAHAM PADDON Paddon left Norwich to join Millwall in December 1981 BRUCE RIOCH Rioch managed both the Canaries and the Lions, albeit with differing results ANDY ROBERTS Former Norwich loan signing who had two spells at Millwall TONY ROBERTS Onetime Millwall keeper Tony Roberts had a trial with the Canaries in July 1998 GLENN ROEDER Former Norwich manager who scouted for Milwall in July 2013 please log in to view this image Glenn Roeder one of the least popular City managers who was eventually sacked CHERNO SAMBA Former Millwall youngster Cherno Samba trialled with Norwich in July 2009 GARY SCOTT Played for both Norwich and Millwall's youth teams at the end of the 1990s JAY SIMPSON Former Norwich schoolboy loaned to the Lions PAUL STEPHENSON Norwich's first team coach played at Millwall JOHN SUTTON Millwall's January 2004 signing began his career at Carrow Road SAM WALKER Former Millwall youngster who played on loan for Norwich's Under-19s in March 2009 TONY WARNER Had spells with both the Lions and the Canaries ZAC WHITBREAD Began his career at Anfield before moving to the Lions, signed for the Canaries in 2010 Team Line Ups The author apologises in advance but confirmed team line ups will not be posted here until after the match on this occasion. Probable starting 11's Norwich City please log in to view this image Millwall Forde, Wilkinson, s**ttu, Dunne, Malone, Gueye, Angel, Williams, Woolford, McDonald, Gregory Listen to full match commentary on BBC Radio Norfolk 95.1 & 104.4FM, 855Mhz and DAB Digital Radio with Chris Goreham. ........ and don't forget to tune in to 'Canary Call' after the game which is also available online ! N.B. This match is also due to be broadcast live on BBC Radio 5 Live 693 & 909Mhz and DAB Digital Radio OTBC
Well I hope most will like my latest offering, OP will not be updated until at least Boxing Day night as I will be attending the match. That's also the reason that confirmed team line ups won't be posted in the OP as I will have to leave early to get a decent parking space. How inconvenient for the buses not to be running over Christmas !
we aint good enough for that and we lack goals so i can only see us getting 2,,, 0-2 to the Lions please log in to view this image
Yes mate, things not too bad at home atm. To answer your question, it's amazing what info you can get from the net. There's two particular sites I use to gather info for my threads which are packed with historical stuff re player and match history. Happy new year mate
Well KIO, you certainly manage to glean a lot of info from them and well done. Will add my thoughts of the game later this evening, as meeting some mates for a beer or two afterwards. whatever the outcome, I'm sure it won't be as bad as last year's Boxing Day game when I was absolutely livid at the performance and the result!!!
