Millwall v Ipswich

Last updated : 14 January 2011 By BBC Sport

Millwall will be without striker Josh McQuoid, who has suffered an ankle injury in training and will be sidelined for around three weeks.Tamika Mkandawire and centre-back Paul Robinson are also out and Liam Trotter (back) is a doubt, but Alan Dunne is available after serving a ban.

Ipswich could be missing Jason Scotland for Paul Jewell's first game in charge.

Scotland has been nursing a calf strain, while Troy Brown is still out with a hamstring injury.

MATCH PREVIEW

Paul Jewell takes charge of his first match as Ipswich manager and inherits a side that has endured mixed cup fortunes this week - beating Arsenal and losing 7-0 to Chelsea - and a miserable time in the league.

Jewell has been out of the game since his last match as Derby boss, in December 2008. That, ironically, was a defeat against Ipswich. His immediate task is to restore confidence to a team that has lost seven of their last nine Championship matches.

Confidence will not be a problem for Millwall, who are enjoying a good run and have already beaten Ipswich twice this season - in the league and the Carling Cup. The Lions are unbeaten in eight league outings and have climbed to only three places and three points outside the play-off spots.

Millwall's home form has been excellent, as has their defending. They have won three in a row at The Den, and have now gone almost five hours of league football without conceding a goal.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Ipswich are unbeaten in their last four matches against Millwall.

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• The Lions' only win against Town in the last seven years was a 3-1 victory on Boxing Day 2004.

Millwall

• Millwall have won all seven Championship games this season in which they have scored more than one goal, and lost all five in which they have conceded more than one.

• They have conceded the opening goal in only seven matches this season - fewer than any other team in the division.

• Scott Barron and Liam Trotter could face their former club.

Ipswich

• Ipswich's only away wins this season have been against teams currently in the bottom five (Middlesbrough, Sheffield United and Crystal Palace).

• Town have netted only nine first-half league goals this term, and three of those were in the same game.

• On average, they are scoring once per 11.19 attempts on goal. It is the worst ratio in the second tier.

Source: BBC Sport

Source: BBC Sport