Millwall ended 2024 with a point and a clean sheet at Coventry.
Here is the lowdown on the match.
THE LINE-UPS
Coventry: Dovin, Van Ewijk, Thomas, Latibeaudiere, Bidwell, Eccles, Sheaf, Sakamoto, Torp (Thomas-Asante 81), Rudoni, Bassette (Simms 70). Subs not used: Collins, Dasilva, Kitching, Binks, Allen, Borges-Rodriguez, Tavares.
Millwall: Jensen, Leonard, Tanganga, Wallace, Bryan, Saville, De Norre, Esse, Honeyman, Azeez, Langstaff (Bradshaw 82). Subs not used: Trueman, Hutchinson, Massey, Mitchell, Mayor, Watmore, Ivanovic, Bangura-Williams.
It was a fairly lacklustre first-half, without many significant chances. Ryan Leonard saw an early effort blocked by Jake Bidwell. Femi Azeez was denied by Coventry keeper Oliver Dovin as the Lions started the game the stronger of the two sides. The Sky Blues came out with a bit more go in them at the start of the second half with Jack Rudoni only denied by the woodwork.
TACTICAL APPROACH
Caretaker boss David Livermore made two changes to the side that lost 2-1 at Norwich on Boxing Day. Aidomo Emakhu, who started at Carrow Road but was forced off with injury, was missing. George Honeyman replaced him in the starting line-up and Macaulay Langstaff came in for Mihailo Ivanovic up front. A sickness bug also had an effect on the squad, keeping out the likes of Wes Harding and Luke Roberts. As has been the case in all three games that Livermore has taken charge of, the Lions have been the better side in the first half. They created the better chances but lacked quality and ruthlessness in the final third of the pitch – which has, in many ways, been the story of their season. Coventry started the stronger in the second period but Millwall managed to ride out that period.