Middlesbrough come from two goals down for second half to salvage a draw at home against Millwall for Riverside Stadium. The game end with point apiece, and the point move Boro up one spot to third for Championship table. If Boro win, dem for go top.
Millwall had stunned the Riverside Stadium in opening period. Tairyk Arconte put them in front on counter-attack, then Scotland forward Lyndon Dykes add second. At that time, e be like Lions go carry all three points.
But Boro no gree. Amario Cozier-Duberry brought them back into game with a goal five minutes after break. Then Will Lankshear header – his eighth goal of season – haul Kim Hellberg side level. The comeback sweet, but Boro still miss chance to go top.
Millwall defend bravely. They take their chances when dem come for first half, and withstand ferocious comeback on Teesside. All night, Millwall had less than 20% of ball. Na first draw of season for Millwall, and e take them back into top half, up to 11th.
Boro deserve credit for second-half turnaround. Both sides feel say dem fit win am, and dem fit lose am, so point apiece feel fair. Boro now one of four sides wey sit alongside one another at top of table.
Before match, Middlesbrough host Millwall at Riverside Stadium for Championship fixture. Kim Hellberg side sit fourth in table and win three of last five across all competitions. A 4-3 win over Norwich City last weekend show their attacking intent. But 3-0 Carabao Cup defeat to Crystal Palace earlier this month remind say gap still dey between Championship sides and established Premier League outfits.
Millwall arrive Riverside with difficult run. Alex Neil team lose three of last five, including 5-1 defeat at Southampton and 3-1 reverse at Blackburn Rovers. Dem sit 13th in Championship standings before match. The Lions manage 4-0 win over Bolton Wanderers between those setbacks, which show say quality dey inside squad when things click.
For Boro, the match na chance to consolidate position in top six and put pressure on sides above dem. Home form go central to any promotion push, and Hellberg want three points before next international break. But Millwall hold dem.
Middlesbrough head into fixture with record of three wins, one draw, and one defeat across last five matches in all competitions. Their most recent outing na 4-3 Championship win over Norwich City on September 12, and dem also claim 1-0 away win at Queens Park Rangers earlier in run. Their only defeat in that stretch na 3-0 loss to Crystal Palace in Carabao Cup. Across those five games, Boro score ten goals and concede six, reflecting open, attack-minded approach under Hellberg.
Millwall last five matches tell more difficult story, with two wins and three losses. A 4-0 victory over Bolton Wanderers on September 5 stand out as their best result, but dem since lose 3-1 at Blackburn Rovers. The Lions concede 13 goals across those five fixtures while scoring eight, and dem fail to keep clean sheet in any of them.
The most recent meeting between the two sides take place on April 3, 2026, when Millwall win 2-1 at Riverside Stadium in Championship. Across last five head-to-head fixtures, Millwall win two and Middlesbrough three, with Boro claim 3-0 victory at The Den in August 2025 and 1-0 home win in December 2024. Overall goal tally across those five meetings stand at ten goals for Middlesbrough and four for Millwall.
In Championship table, Middlesbrough currently sit fourth while Millwall are 13th before kickoff. After draw, Boro move third, Millwall move 11th.
