Millwall punish Stoke with clinical display in Championship run-in

Millwall FC strengthened their Championship credentials with a composed 3–1 victory away to Stoke City FC on matchday 44, capitalising on key moments at both ends of the pitch.

The visitors moved in front on 20 minutes when Camiel Neghli broke the deadlock, giving Millwall an early advantage to build on. Stoke struggled to produce a response before the interval, and Millwall’s control was underpinned by a combative midfield in a first half that also saw early yellow cards for Derek Mazou-Sacko and Casper De Norre.

Championship FINISHED

2026-04-21 18:45

Stoke City FC

1 - 3

Millwall FC

Matchday 44 REGULAR_SEASON

Millwall doubled their lead ten minutes into the second half. Femi Azeez struck in the 55th minute, finishing off a move created by Thierno Ballo to make it 2–0 and put the London side firmly in command.

Stoke were handed a route back into the game on the hour mark in unusual fashion. Caleb Taylor turned the ball into his own net in the 60th minute, credited as an own goal for Millwall, to reduce the deficit to 2–1 and briefly lift the home crowd.

The hosts pushed through a flurry of substitutions, including the introductions of Sam Gallagher and Lamine Cissé just before and after the own goal, followed later by Milan Smit and Ben Pearson. However, Millwall restored their two-goal cushion in the 69th minute when Josh Coburn finished clinically, with Neghli turning provider to complete a strong personal performance.

Millwall managed the closing stages effectively, making multiple changes around the 80th minute, including the arrivals of Dan McNamara, Mihailo Ivanovic and Tom Watson. McNamara went into the referee’s book late on, adding to Millwall’s tally of cautions, but it did not affect the outcome.

The 3–1 result leaves Stoke reflecting on missed opportunities at home, while Millwall take a valuable away win into the final stretch of the regular Championship season. Detailed statistics such as possession, shots and full line-ups were not available at the time of writing.

For more on the Championship, visit the Ballaxy league page. Full match details are available on the Stoke vs Millwall match centre.

View full match page

Championship Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Coventry City FC	46	28	11	7	97	45	52	95	W W W D D
2	Ipswich Town FC	46	23	15	8	80	47	33	84	W D D W D
3	Millwall FC	46	24	11	11	64	49	15	83	W D W W D
4	Southampton FC	46	22	14	10	82	56	26	80	W D D W W
5	Middlesbrough FC	46	22	14	10	72	47	25	80	D W W D L
6	Hull City AFC	46	21	10	15	70	66	4	73	W L D D L
7	Wrexham AFC	46	19	14	13	69	65	4	71	D L W W L
8	Derby County FC	46	20	9	17	67	59	8	69	L W L W L
9	Norwich City FC	46	19	8	19	63	56	7	65	L D W W L
10	Birmingham City FC	46	17	13	16	57	56	1	64	D W W D W
11	Swansea City AFC	46	18	10	18	57	59	-2	64	W D W L W
12	Bristol City FC	46	17	11	18	59	59	0	62	W L D L D
13	Sheffield United FC	46	18	6	22	66	66	0	60	W L L W W
14	Preston North End FC	46	15	15	16	55	62	-7	60	L W L L W
15	Queens Park Rangers FC	46	16	10	20	61	73	-12	58	L L L L D
16	Watford FC	46	14	15	17	53	65	-12	57	L L L L L
17	Stoke City FC	46	15	10	21	51	56	-5	55	L L L L D
18	Portsmouth FC	46	14	13	19	49	64	-15	55	D W L W W
19	Charlton Athletic FC	46	13	14	19	44	58	-14	53	L W L D L
20	Blackburn Rovers FC	46	13	13	20	42	56	-14	52	L W D L D
21	West Bromwich Albion FC	46	13	14	19	48	58	-10	51	L D W W D
22	Oxford United FC	46	11	14	21	45	59	-14	47	L W L L W
23	Leicester City FC	46	12	16	18	58	68	-10	46	W D D L L
24	Sheffield Wednesday FC	46	2	12	32	29	89	-60	0	W L L D D