Skipper Shaun Hutchinson struck an added-time winner to provide Millwall a 1-0 Championship victory over Bristol City in a colorless contest at Ashton Gate.
The centre-again went ahead for a nook from the correct deep into 5 minutes of stoppage time and, when City didn’t clear, thumped a candy left-footed volley previous Max O’Leary from 12 yards.
It was sufficient to settle a poor high quality recreation by which either side struggled to create significant openings.
That didn’t fear the 600 travelling Millwall followers, who celebrated wildly on the closing whistle after seeing their staff proceed their latest run of fine outcomes.
Both sides adopted an unadventurous strategy in a colorless first half, which was bereft of clear-minimize probabilities.
Jason Knight headed vast from a Matty James nook after 11 minutes for City earlier than producing the one save of observe from Matija Sarkic.
The Millwall goalkeeper did nicely to dive to his proper and get a agency hand to Knight’s seventeenth-minute downward header.
Striker Tom Bradshaw had the guests’ solely first-half objective effort when his low twenty second-minute try was blocked by centre-again Rob Dickie.
Andreas Weimann hit twoshots vast for City, however for all their possession Liam Manning’s aspect lacked tempo to their assaults and a telling closing ball.
The final quarter-hour of the half have been performed out with no scoring alternative and there was little to encourage supporters of both staff on a chilly afternoon.
Millwall threatened at the beginning of the second interval. Ryan Leonard noticed a low drive blocked by George Tanner and Murray Wallace despatched a strong header over the bar.
Manning responded with two substitutions after 54 minutes, sending on Mark Sykes and Taylor Gardner-Hickman for Weimann and James.
Still Millwall pressed and Wallace was vast with one other header because the match lastly confirmed indicators of warming up.
Visiting boss Joe Edwards made his first change after 62 minutes, with Aidomo Emakhu changing Duncan Watmore.
If something, the play turned extra scrappy, with passing errors on either side. O’Leary made his first save after 76 minutes, dealing comfortably with a Brooke Norton-Cuffy header.
City misplaced Sykes to damage a minute later, Harry Cornick changing the substitute.
There was nonetheless no chunk to their assaults and a goalless draw seemed sure till Hutchinson’s dramatic late contribution.
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