Millwall’s Championship playoff curse continues. It is now three times they have come within touching distance of reaching the promised land of the Premier League only to fall at the semi-final stage.
After defeats in 1994 and 2002, this one will be especially hard to take given that Alex Neil’s side finished 10 points clear of Hull as they just missed out on automatic promotion on the final day. But on a night when Millwall were heavy favourites to make it to Wembley, it was Mohamed Belloumi who stole the show for Sergej Jakirovic’s side with a stunning opening goal before fellow substitute Joe Gelhardt rubbed their noses in it.
