Millwall host West Ham in 100th derby after 14-year wait — SkimNews
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- Millwall and West Ham meet at The Den on Saturday (12:30pm, Sky Sports) for the 100th meeting between the clubs, 14 years after their last encounter in February 2012, which West Ham won at Upton Park.
- West Ham top the Championship under Nuno Espirito Santo and have scored 16 goals across a four-game league winning streak, but haven't won at Millwall since a December 1988 victory.
- Jarrod Bowen has recorded four goals and two assists during that winning run, marking the West Ham captain's 10th league game scoring and assisting in the same match since 2023-24.
- Millwall carry "double-figures in the treatment room" in injuries and have conceded 13 goals across their last five Championship games, with only one clean sheet against Bolton in that run.
- Red cards have appeared in three of the past six meetings between the clubs, underlining the fixture's volatility despite Millwall holding a narrow winning record across the 99 previous clashes.
Why it matters: The fixture carries disproportionate stakes beyond three Championship points: both clubs ended last season in disappointment via relegation and play-off defeat respectively, and the 100th meeting gives the winner a psychological edge in the rivalry. Millwall's injury crisis collides with West Ham's free-scoring run at exactly the wrong moment, while the Hammers' 38-year wait for a Den victory adds pressure on the league leaders.
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