Newcastle United travel to The Den to face Championship side Millwall in the Carabao Cup third round. Matthias Jaissle’s Magpies remain unbeaten this season and will look to progress while rotating their squad. Millwall, under Alex Neil, are competitive in the Championship and will relish the chance to cause an upset under the lights.

Form Guide

• Millwall: Strong recent home form, including a 4-0 thrashing of Bolton. They reached this stage with wins over Cambridge and earlier rounds. Focus remains primarily on promotion push in the Championship.
• Newcastle: Unbeaten (draws with Liverpool and Bournemouth, wins over Tottenham and West Brom in the Cup). Positive start under new head coach Jaissle, with depth allowing rotation.

This is the first meeting between the sides at The Den in the modern era.

Team News

Millwall are expected to make several changes from their weekend league win. Possible inclusions for Danny Batth, Jake Cooper and others in defence.

Newcastle will rotate heavily. Expected absentees include Will Osula, Dan Burn and Joelinton. Players such as Ewen Jaouen (if fit), Livramento, Schär, Miley, Toure, Fernandez-Pardo and Wissa are among those likely to feature.

Prediction

Millwall 1-2 Newcastle United

Newcastle’s superior quality and squad depth should see them through, even with changes. Millwall will make it physical and competitive at The Den, but the Premier League side are favourites to advance to the fourth round.