Easter Football Preview: Millwall

By John Hill on April 9, 2009 4:42 PM |

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Millwall fans have spent several weeks thumbing through the classifieds for their rivals' results as the promotion race enters the home straight.

They now have a great chance to stake their claim for automatic promotion in a six-pointer against Peterborough at 7.45pm on Easter Monday.

The second-placed Posh travel to the Den on Monday looking to etch their name into next year's Championship line-up, and with leaders Leicester hardly enjoying title-winning form, they could be an outside bet for first place in May. But Millwall will be itching to eat into the five-point gap which currently separates the automatic spots from the first playoff place.

First, they'll have to overcome 17th-placed Yeovil at Huish Park on Good Friday. The club's record goalscorer Neil Harris should be on hand to help them do this, having recovered from the broken nose that he suffered two weeks ago at Crewe. However, on-loan Reading winger James Henry looks unlikely to join him on the pitch for the 3pm clash.

Peterborough will host Cheltenham at 3pm on Friday, while fourth-placed MK Dons travel to Southend for a 1pm kickoff and sixth-placed Scunthorpe are at home to Huddersfield at 7.45pm. On Saturday, Leicester travel to Hereford and Leeds host Stockport. Both games are at 3pm.

Monday's other fixtures will see Leicester clash with Leeds at 12.15pm, while Scunthorpe visit Hartlepool and MK Dons play at home against Bristol Rovers at 3pm.