2025-26 Sky Bet Championship: Week 28 – Tuesday

League leaders, Coventry host Millwall in a huge Sky Bet Championship clash.

Victory will put Coventry as much as nine points clear at the summit if Ipswich fail to beat Bristol City, whilst such a result for the Tractor Boys would allow Millwall to climb to third with a win.

 

Team News

Coventry have no fresh injury concerns to report following their 2-1 home win over Leicester.

Oliver Dovin (knee), Bobby Thomas (suspension) and Kaine Kesler-Hayden (ankle) remain absent.

Millwall too have no fresh injury concerns to report following their 2-0 away win at Watford.

Lukas Jensen (Achilles), Joel Coleman (suspension), Massimo Luongo (knee), Dan Kelly, Will Smallbone (both hamstring), Benicio Baker-Boaitey (groin), Derek Mazou-Sacko (knock)

 

When is Kick-Off?

Coventry host Millwall at CBS Arena on Tuesday 20 January at 7:45pm GMT, live on Sky Sports+ in the UK.

 

Stat Attack

• Coventry have avoided defeat in their last six league meetings against Millwall (W5, D1).
• Millwall have claimed only four points in their last five visits to Coventry (W1, D1, L3).
• Coventry have kept clean sheets in two of their last three home games against Millwall, except for a 2-1 win in February 2024 in-between a 1-0 win in February 2023 and 0-0 draw in December 2024.
• Ellis Simms has scored in each of Coventry’s last three league games (W1, D1, L1).
• Millwall are chasing consecutive away wins for the first time since August 2025.

 

Prediction

Having produced a wasteful first-half display against Leicester, Coventry were lucky to be just a single goal down before their clinical second-half comeback but this is going to be another tough test for a team which is currently in a stutter.

Millwall meanwhile certainly took the fight to Watford with a strong defensive performance before they clinically executed late chances, which I think stand them in good stead because they will have to do more defending here and be just as clinical if want to get another win.

I however do think that Coventry will prove too tough to beat at home but Millwall will give them a proper fight here.

Prediction: Coventry 1-0 Millwall

Result: Coventry 2-1 Millwall