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The euphoria of promotion will take a while to wear off for Millwall fans but for the men in charge of the club the hard work is only just beginning.

The Lions were promoted to the Championship with a 1-0 play-off final win over Swindon at Wembley last Saturday.

Magnificent Millwall clinched promotion to the Championship thanks to captain Paul Robinson's first half goal at Wembley Stadium.

Robinson's 39th minute strike, when he reacted quickest to a loose ball from a corner to poke home, was no more than the Lions deserved as they dominated the first half.

It's D-Day for Millwall at Wembley tomorrow

The Lions travel to the National Stadium to face Swindon Town in the League One play-off final, and they are confident of success, having beaten the Robins just three weeks ago.

Millwall's automatic promotion hopes flickered and faded on Saturday afternoon despite a fine win over close rivals Swindon.

Striker Steve Morison was the star of the show with two goals but the Lions hopes of avoiding the play-off lottery were dashed with Leeds' win over Bristol Rovers.

Millwall could be without leading scorer Steve Morison for their promotion clash with Swindon at The Den tomorrow.

Morison has a hamstring strain and the 20-goal striker could miss his first game since last September, a blow for the Lions as they look to clinch automatic promotion.

Millwall salvaged a point in a bad-tempered clash with Swindon on Saturday as they extended their unbeaten league run.

Both sides had a player dismissed as the League One play-off rivals met at the County Ground.

So will Swindon offer the Lions a bigger challenge than Tranmere did last week?

Okay, that's probably an unfair question. They couldn't be worse than Tranmere, even if they stayed at home with their knees taped together and decided to take a hot bath through most of the first half.

A spectacular injury-time equaliser from James Henry rescued a point for Millwall against Swindon last night.

The Lions looked unlikely to get anything from the game after falling behind to a Billy Paynter goal just before half-time.

Millwall look to revive their promotion push when they entertain struggling Swindon at The Den this evening.

The Lions dropped two points at Stockport last Saturday and manager Kenny Jackett has vowed to shake things up to kick-start his side's fortunes.