Macaulay Langstaff Rescues A Point At Leicester To Move Millwall Up To Second

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Millwall moved backmost into nan Championship’s automatic promotion position places but could only snatch a precocious 1-1 tie astatine already relegated Leicester.

Substitute Macaulay Langstaff’s first extremity since February cancelled retired a Foxes opener from Harry Souttar, who was playing his first crippled since rupturing an achilles 16 months ago. It moved Alex Neil’s visitors up to second, a constituent up of Ipswich who person 2 games successful hand.

Ipswich play astatine West Brom connected Saturday and Southampton connected Tuesday, truthful Millwall must dream automatic promotion is still a anticipation erstwhile they decorativeness their play astatine location to Oxford adjacent Saturday.

Abdul Fatawu sliced wide for Leicester, whose relegation destiny was sealed connected Tuesday, earlier Hamza Choudhury’s involution astatine nan different extremity stopped Josh Coburn firing Millwall successful front. Choudhury nicked nan shot distant arsenic Coburn prepared to sprout and nan forward, having connected pinch nan Leicester skipper instead, had to beryllium replaced by Mihailo Ivanovic successful nan 10th minute.

Casper De Norre and Camiel Neghli had shots blocked by defenders and Ryan Leonard recovered nan side-netting arsenic Millwall applied a spell of pressure.

Harry Winks scuffed a Foxes reply wide earlier Ivanovic required curen aft an elbow successful nan look from Souttar that referee Farai Hallam seemed to position arsenic accidental. Zak Sturge was nan adjacent Millwall man to person a spell but grounded to deed nan target, and Derek Mazou-Sacko became nan latest Lion to spot an effort blocked earlier nan break.

Leicester goalkeeper Jakub Stolarczyk made his first prevention 5 minutes into nan 2nd half erstwhile Neghli met Sturge’s shot to nan backmost station and Ivanovic saw his close-range hook blocked by nan Pole’s legs.

Harry Souttar scores nan opening extremity to springiness Leicester nan lead against Millwall.

Millwall skipper Jake Cooper was booked soon afterwards for a precocious situation connected Fatawu which near nan Leicester man requiring on-pitch repairs. Home fans thought it should person been a red.

Stolarczyk, successful for Asmir Begovic arsenic 1 of 4 Leicester changes, past pulled disconnected an moreover amended extremity by tipping complete Thierno Ballo’s powerful header conscionable earlier nan hr mark. Choudhury was booked for excessively robust a situation connected Mazou-Sacko earlier Neghli flashed a walk crossed nan Leicester goal.

Home substitutes Louis Page and Jeremy Monga some had efforts deflected earlier Souttar collapsed nan deadlock successful nan 78th minute.

Luke Thomas crossed to nan backmost station for nan Australia defender to bundle location arsenic goalkeeper Anthony Patterson and 2 defenders tried successful vain to extremity him. Millwall needed a consequence and substitute Langstaff provided it successful nan last minute. Leonard’s flick recovered nan guardant successful abstraction successful nan container and he lashed it past Stolarczyk to adhd a constituent that could yet move retired to beryllium precious to his side’s total.