Match Report
Before the match
Millwall: one win, two draws and two defeats over five games; six goals scored, seven conceded. Latest: a 2-1 defeat away to Portsmouth on 24 October.
Against Portsmouth in Championship, Millwall scored one and conceded two on 24 October; the away from home result was 1-2. Millwall's at home game on 17 October (Championship) ended 2-2 against Lincoln City, with two goals for and two against. On 13 October, Swansea faced Millwall in Championship: Millwall lost 0-1 at home, having scored zero and conceded one. Championship, 10 October brought an away meeting with Preston NE; Millwall won 1-0, a return of one goal scored and zero conceded. Millwall hosted West Ham on 19 September (Championship) and drew 2-2; their goals totalled two, compared with two conceded.
Before kickoff, Championship's results-based standings placed Millwall 14th after 12 matches and 15 points.
Derby County's previous five results comprised three draws and two defeats. Their goal totals were 4 scored and 8 conceded, with no wins. Sheffield Utd were their latest opponents, away on 24 October: a 1-1 draw.
1-1 was Derby County's result against Sheffield Utd on 24 October (Championship), playing away from home; Derby County drew, with one scored to one conceded. The 17 October fixture (Championship) paired Derby County with Stoke. Derby County lost 0-1 at home, netting zero goals while conceding one. Playing away from home against QPR (Championship), Derby County finished 1-4 on 14 October. Their score comprised one goal, against four from the opposition. 10 October: Derby County drew 1-1 against Wrexham at home in Championship, scoring one goal and allowing one. Against Burnley in Championship, Derby County scored one and conceded one on 19 September; the away from home result was 1-1.
seven points in 12 matches put Derby County 23rd in the pre-match results-based Championship standings.
The last two recorded meetings were a 1-0 home win for Millwall on 10 March and a 1-1 draw at Derby County on 10 December 2025.
After the match
Millwall comfortably beat Derby County 4-1 on 31 October 2026. Kyrell Lisbie opened the scoring inside the first 3 minutes for Millwall, set up by Lyndon Dykes, to make it 1-0. Kyrell Lisbie added to the tally inside the first 10 minutes for Millwall, set up by Caleb Taylor, to make it 2-0. With the 3rd goal, Millwall extended the lead through Luke Cundle in the 17th minute, set up by Camiel Neghli, to make it 3-0. Jake Cooper scored the 4th goal for Millwall late on, in the 84th minute as they extended the lead, set up by Mihailo Ivanovic, to make it 4-0. Filip Bilbija got one back late on, in the 87th minute for Derby County to make it 1-4. The rating gap is a clear one: our current Elo ratings have Millwall 125 points stronger than Derby County. 2 gols came after the 80th minute. Millwall: 64.3% to win this pairing in the model on current ratings; the match ended in their favour. The substitution total for Millwall was five. After coming on for Millwall in minute 68, Mihailo Ivanovic provided an assist. Derby County: five substitutions. Filip Bilbija entered for Derby County at 78 minutes and later scored in minute 87.