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Why recent history does not favour Leeds United ahead of their trip to Millwall

Leeds United travel to The Den to resume their fierce, intensive rivalry with Millwall tomorrow afternoon.

Marcelo Bielsa's men will be aiming to build on Tuesday night's 1-0 win against West Bromwich Albion and head into the upcoming international break on a high.

Tomorrow's meeting between Leeds and the manager-less Lions will be the 37th competitive meeting between the two clubs and Bielsa will be eager to maintain his unbeaten record against The Den club.

However, past visits to this particular part of South East London have not proved to be successful trips for the Whites as they have stuttered in recent years.

Millwall face Leeds United at The Den on Saturday ((Image: Rob Newell/CameraSport))

In their last five visits, Leeds have failed to emerge victorious on any of them, losing four and drawing one.

Leeds' last triumph away from home against Millwall came in March 2012 when a goal from Ross McCormack sealed a 1-0 win.

But since then, the Whites have suffered terribly when dealing with the hostile environment that can so often be created at The Den by the home faithful.

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In both September 2013 and August 2014 Leeds went down 2-0 before suffering a 1-0 reverse in September 2017.

But though they didn't get all three points on their last visit, Bielsa did, indeed, stop the losing run, as the White Rose outfit played out 1-1 draw, as Jack Harrison netted a late equaliser to cancel out Jed Wallace's opener for Millwall.

Leeds United's Jack Harrison celebrates after scoring against Millwall in September 2018. (Image: Rob Newell/CameraSport) ((Image: Rob Newell/CameraSport))


Visit our dedicated Leeds United page  for the latest news, views and analysis from Elland Road.

 
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