Town will be on the hunt for all three points in the Sky Bet League One when they make the trip to Millwall on Boxing Day (3pm Kick-Off).
Luke Williams’ side were held to a 1-1 draw by Fleetwood Town at The County Ground last weekend after David Ball cancelled out Luke Norris’ early strike.
Millwall were in action on Wednesday and recorded an impressive 3-1 victory over arch-rivals Charlton Athletic with Steve Morison bagging a brace and Aiden O’Brien also getting in on the act.
These two sides last did battle in March 2016 when a last gasp Michael Doughty goal rescued a point for Town at SN1.
STAT ATTACK:
Town and Millwall have locked horns on 145 occasions with the Lions able to boast the better head-to-head record with 63 wins to their name, compared to the Robins’ 46 victories.
FULL RECORD V MILLWALL:
P145 W46 D36 L63 F172 A234
TICKET NEWS:
Advanced ticket sales have now stopped but tickets will be available to buy on the day at The Den.
FORM GUIDE (LAST SIX GAMES IN ALL COMPETITIONS):
MILLWALL - WWLLLW
TOWN - LDWLLD
TOP SCORERS:
MILLWALL - Steve Morison (11)
TOWN - Jon Obika/Michael Doughty/Luke Norris/Nathan Delfouneso (3)
TEAM NEWS:
MILLWALL - The Lions are able to boast a fully-fit squad heading into the Boxing Day clash against Town and were able to welcome back a number of key players for their win over Charlton in midweek, including striker Steve Morison who bagged a brace.
TOWN - Both Jon Obika and Brandon Ormonde-Ottewill will be assessed prior to kick-off, although James Brophy will miss out. Jordan Young is also a doubt whilst both Jordan Stewart and Jamie Sendles-White are still on the long-term injury list.
A WORD FROM THE TOWN CAMP:
Luke Williams, Swindon Town Head Coach: “I like the fact that Millwall keep a strong identity every year with blood and thunder every time you play them.
“I don’t expect anything less from Millwall and I think they’ll be ready to use the physical side of the game as much as they possibly can.”
OFFICIALS:
Referee - Nicholas Kinseley
Assistants - Marc Wilson & Rob Smith
Fourth Official - Adrian Waters
PLAYED FOR BOTH:
Hameur Bouazza, Rhys Evans, Andy Frampton, Dany N’Guessan, Curtis Weston, Gary Alexander, Phil Smith, Jon Obika, Harry Morris, Ady Williams, Brian Howard, Sam Parkin, Neil Ruddock, Jamie Vincent.
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