Preview: Oldham v Millwall

By John Hill on January 22, 2010 4:36 PM |

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Could Neil Harris be back in time to take the field at Boundary Park?

The talismanic Lions striker's return has become more critical in the wake of news that Gary Alexander won't be seen on a pitch for around three months, and he returned from a two-month absence with a late cameo against Southampton.

In a world that exists only on paper, the trip to Oldham would end happily for the South Londoners. Oldham sit in the uppermost slot of the drop zone, having won only two of their last 15 games. They slogged through a draw against fellow strugglers Tranmere, and only have three wins at home from 12 league matches all season.

On-loan Plymouth defender Krisztian Timar succumbed to injury against Tranmere, and Kelvin Lomax, Lewis Alessandra, Jon Worthington, Rob Purdie and Andy Holdsworth are still out, although midfielder Joe Colbeck could be back.

But this season, there seems to be a glass ceiling under sixth place, and Millwall keep banging their head on it every time they try to surge upwards. They now sit five points behind Huddersfield in eighth. Andy Frampton isn't likely to feature, but Marc Laird might.

Even if Harris features, he won't be 100 per cent match fit, so a lot of responsibility will again fall on the shoulders of former Stevenage striker Steve Morison, who will be hoping to score his first league goal of 2010. Loan-man Liam Trotter scored in an exciting finish to the Southampton match, but there will be less forgiveness on show if they don't scoop three points here. Prediction: 1-2