Match ends, Millwall 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Millwall 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion
- From the section Football
Millwall remain stuck in the Championship relegation zone after an uninspiring goalless draw at home to Brighton.
New Lions caretaker manager Neil Harris saw his side clinch a first point since mid-February, but the hosts mustered only a single shot on target.
Brighton full-back Joe Bennett curled a free-kick against keeper David Forde's crossbar after the break.
Millwall are eight points from safety in 23rd place.
Brighton, who under manager Chris Hughton have now lost only two of their last nine fixtures, improved as the game went on and could easily have taken all three points.
Striker Leon Best spurned a great opportunity late on, heading tamely across goal when he should have tested Forde.
The Seagulls have not won away from the Amex Stadium in two months, and Millwall know these are the games they must win in order to keep themselves in the division.
But aside from a goalmouth scramble in the Brighton box early on and a missed chance by Aiden O'Brien, who dragged an effort wide after a counter-attack, the Lions showed little evidence of the cutting edge needed to survive.
Millwall caretaker manager Neil Harris:
"You can't accept relegation, we as a club can't settle for that, and I certainly won't allow the players to do that.
"Yes we are in a difficult position - the league table doesn't lie, we are in a tough place - but we have got games to win, performances to give, contracts to be earned by players, and a fan base that are demanding we keep going."
Brighton boss Chris Hughton:
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"It is a manager's job to find the way to solve these problems.
"I thought that two up top would give us more of a platform to get the goals we needed, but part of the problem is that you don't get an opportunity to work on the training ground because you are playing at the weekend and then midweek.
"So you probably don't get the volume of time on the training ground that you'd like, but you just have to keep looking for the right formula, and we didn't find it today - but that doesn't mean we won't find it on another day."
Line-ups
Millwall
- 1Forde
- 4Cummings
- 35Nelson
- 5Hooiveld
- 21Harding
- 22O'BrienSubstituted forGueyeat 73'minutes
- 26Abdou
- 6Williams
- 11WoolfordBooked at 42minsSubstituted forFabbriniat 81'minutes
- 29Taylor-FletcherBooked at 59minsSubstituted forMaierhoferat 73'minutes
- 9Gregory
Substitutes
- 8Fabbrini
- 15Upson
- 16Beevers
- 18Gueye
- 19Fuller
- 27Archer
- 42Maierhofer
Brighton
- 13Stockdale
- 2Bruno
- 33Halford
- 3Greer
- 30Bennett
- 22Holla
- 28KayalSubstituted forLua Luaat 45'minutes
- 14Calderon
- 6Stephens
- 12Mackail-SmithSubstituted forVilaca Teixeiraat 75'minutes
- 19BestSubstituted forO'Gradyat 75'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Hughes
- 11O'Grady
- 17Vilaca Teixeira
- 24Ince
- 25Lua Lua
- 31Walton
- 32Ledesma
- Referee:
- Andy Woolmer
- Attendance:
- 9,105
Match Stats
Home TeamMillwallAway TeamBrighton
- Possession
- Home45%
- Away55%
- Shots
- Home10
- Away12
- Shots on Target
- Home1
- Away3
- Corners
- Home7
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home19
- Away12
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Millwall 0, Brighton and Hove Albion 0.
Attempt missed. Jos Hooiveld (Millwall) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Magaye Gueye with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Greg Halford.
Delay over. They are ready to continue.
Delay in match Joe Bennett (Brighton and Hove Albion) because of an injury.
Greg Halford (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Lee Gregory (Millwall).
Foul by Íñigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Nadjim Abdou (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Joe Bennett (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kazenga Lua Lua following a set piece situation.
Íñigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Diego Fabbrini (Millwall).
Attempt missed. Jos Hooiveld (Millwall) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
Kazenga Lua Lua (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Shaun Cummings (Millwall).
Attempt missed. Kazenga Lua Lua (Brighton and Hove Albion) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Joe Bennett.
Foul by Íñigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Nadjim Abdou (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Millwall. Diego Fabbrini replaces Martyn Woolford.
Joe Bennett (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Stefan Maierhofer (Millwall).
Attempt missed. Joe Bennett (Brighton and Hove Albion) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
Íñigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Jos Hooiveld (Millwall).
Substitution
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. Chris O'Grady replaces Leon Best.
Substitution
Substitution, Brighton and Hove Albion. João Teixeira replaces Craig Mackail-Smith.
Dale Stephens (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Sid Nelson (Millwall).
Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Bruno.
Substitution
Substitution, Millwall. Magaye Gueye replaces Aiden O'Brien.
Substitution
Substitution, Millwall. Stefan Maierhofer replaces Gary Taylor-Fletcher.
Foul by Joe Bennett (Brighton and Hove Albion).
Aiden O'Brien (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt missed. Lee Gregory (Millwall) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Martyn Woolford with a cross.
Attempt saved. Greg Halford (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Danny Holla.
Leon Best (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Shaun Williams (Millwall).
Attempt saved. Íñigo Calderón (Brighton and Hove Albion) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Leon Best (Brighton and Hove Albion) wins a free kick in the defensive half.