Millwall will look to take their Championship playoff bid to the final day of the season when they welcome Swansea City to the Den on Saturday.
The Swans still have a mathematical chance of reaching the top six, although it would take a remarkable set of results to sneak into the playoffs.
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Millwall are sitting just three points adrift of sixth-placed Coventry City after winning four of their previous five matches.
The Lions recorded three consecutive wins over Portsmouth, Sheffield United and Middlesbrough, before their growing momentum was halted by a heavy 4-1 defeat against Blackburn Rovers.
However, Alex Neil's side showed great character to bounce back with a 3-1 victory in Monday's home clash against Norwich City, thanks to a Mihailo Ivanovic brace and a Femi Azeez effort.
The Lions will be targeting maximum points in their final two games against Swansea and Burnley, as they look to reach the second-tier playoffs for the first time since 2001-02 when they finished in fourth position.
After winning their last four home matches, Millwall have the chance to record five consecutive home league victories for the first time in nine years.
The Lions may fancy their chances of achieving that feat, given the fact that they have won three of their previous four league games against Swansea, including a 1-0 victory in October's reverse fixture.
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Swansea were sitting in 16th place and six points above the drop zone when interim boss Alan Sheehan replaced Luke Williams in the middle of March.
Sheehan has since overseen an upturn in fortunes, with his team taking 21 points from his 11 matches in charge, including maximum points from each of their last five matches.
The Swans dispatched Derby County, Plymouth Argyle, Sunderland and Hull City, before they edged out Queens Park Rangers in Monday's meeting at Loftus Road.
A Morgan Fox own goal and a Harry Darling effort helped the Swans clinch a narrow 2-1 victory, moving them to within six points of the top six with two games left to play against Millwall and Oxford United.
Swansea require a near-miracle to achieve their first top-six finish since 2020-21, but even if they fall short of the playoffs, Sheehan has certainly staked a claim to take the job on a permanent basis.
The Swans may have experienced disappointment in the reverse fixture against Millwall, but they can take confidence from the fact that they have won five of their last seven away league games against the Lions.
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Millwall are unable to call upon the services of Danny McNamara, Murray Wallace, Zak Lovelace, Calum Scanlon, Camiel Neghli and Duncan Watmore.
The goalkeeping duo of Lukas Jensen and Liam Roberts are also ruled out through injury, meaning that 19-year-old George Evans will feature in a third consecutive game.
Millwall will also have to assess defender Joe Bryan and attacker Ra'ees Bangura-Williams, who are both doubts for Saturday's home fixture.
Swansea remain without long-term absentee Kristian Pedersen, while Brentford loanee Myles Peart-Harris returned to his parent club last month after he sustained a season-ending back injury.
Experienced midfielder Joe Allen is pushing for a recall after dropping down to the bench for the narrow victory over QPR.
Burnley's Hannes Delcroix will feature among the substitutes again after he came back from injury to make a late appearance in Monday's win.
Millwall possible starting lineup:
Evans; Crama, Tanganga, Cooper, Sturge; De Norre, Saville; Cundle, Ivanovic, Azeez; Coburn
Swansea City possible starting lineup:
Vigouroux; Key, Cabango, Darling, Tymon; Franco, Allen; Ronald, O'Brien, Eom; Cullen
We say: Millwall 2-1 Swansea City
Both teams will carry significant momentum into the weekend following their recent fine run of results, but with home advantage in their favour, we think that the Lions will do enough to edge out Swansea and claim their fifth consecutive victory at the Den.
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