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Mattie Pollock and Josh Coburn were both on the scoresheet at Vicarage Road Josh Coburn was again Millwall's match-winner, as they came from behind to beat Watford at Vicarage Road and boost their hopes of a Championship play-off place. Mattie Pollock gave the Hornets the lead with his first league goal for the club, but Casper de Norre slotted into the corner after the break to level the score. And Coburn - who scored the only goal at Derby in Millwall's previous away game - headed home a right-wing cross as Watford suffered defeat at home for the sixth time this season. They remain 11th, still three points adrift of the top six pending the results of later games, one place and one point better off than Millwall, who were grateful for a superb late save from Lukas Jensen when the ball flew towards the top corner off the head of defender Jake Cooper. Championship table There was a minute's applause before kick-off in memory of Dennis Bond and Barry Hartle, both promotion winners with Watford, who passed away this week aged 77 and 85 respectively. Watford had skipper Moussa Sissoko back in the starting line-up in place of Tom Ince, while Millwall made three changes, with Coburn restored to provide some extra height up front. Tom Cleverley's side made an assertive start, looking for space on both flanks and forcing Millwall to keep numbers behind the ball, and Jensen looked uncertain as he pushed away a fierce drive from Giorgi Chakvetadze and was fortunate the loose ball fell to one of his own defenders, who cleared safely. Coburn had an effort blocked at the other end following George Honeyman's cutback, but Chakvetadze was soon teasing the Lions defence again, leading to a chance for Imran Louza, who directed a sidefoot effort just wide of the post when he should have done better. The pressure intensified, with Jensen doing well to crowd out Mamadou Doumbia after the young forward was found by Chakvetadze, but the keeper could not prevent Pollock's diving header from crossing the line despite getting a hand to the ball after a Watford corner flicked off the head of Coburn at the near post. Having managed only one on-target effort before the break, Millwall went close when Jeremy Ngakia was penalised for a foul and Joe Bryan curled a free-kick round the wall but saw it fly just the wrong side of the post and into the side netting. An impressive performance by Watford's teenage striker Doumbia was ended by injury, and the Lions soon levelled as Emakhu shrugged off the attentions of Ngakia on the left and found Belgian midfielder De Norre, who opened up his body to create the right angle and find the target. Cleverley made further changes to try and revitalise the home side, with United States international full-back Caleb Wiley given his debut after arriving in the January transfer window. But Wiley was unable to close down the space as Tristan Crama produced the right-wing cross for Coburn to direct his header beyond Egil Selvik's reach. And Millwall could have made it three just before the whistle, only for the Norwegian keeper to deny Aaron Connolly with a fingertip save. Watford head coach Tom Cleverley told BBC Three Counties Radio: "Second half, technically we were off, and I think we dropped intensity as well. They smelt that and at this level you get punished. "On the balance of the game, I don't think we deserved to lose it. But we have to improve on that second half. First half, we were good value for our lead but we just couldn't replicate that performance. We looked a tired outfit in the second half. " (On Ramadan fasting) "I think we're the most-affected squad in the league when it comes down to that. We work really hard with our nutritionists to make sure they're in the best condition they possibly can be. "It's something we'll have to manage through this period. Five or six of our players today (were fasting). Did it have an impact? I don't know. " Millwall boss Alex Neil told BBC Radio London: "It's the old adage, a game of two halves. Watford dominated the first half, caused us a lot of problems. "There were a couple of things we had to tinker with at half-time to help our shape and when we did that we got a lot better. "We have got a difficult run-in, five of the top six away from home, so it's certainly not going to be easy. If we do get there (the play-offs), we'll certainly deserve it. "We're not naive. We know we've got tough matches coming, but we've got a really good group, they fight for every ball, they play for the shirt, it matters to them, and I was delighted for them today. " Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Last Updated 8th March 2025 at 15: 51 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Tom Cleverley Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Alex Neil Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Tom Cleverley Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Alex Neil Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Championship All competitions All competitions All competitions Watford have lost three of their last five league games against Millwall (W1 D1), as many defeats as across their prior 20 meetings with the Lions combined (W12 D5). Millwall are unbeaten across their last two away league games against Watford (W1 D1), last enjoying a longer run at Vicarage Road between 1995 and 2002. Since losing 4-0 to Leeds, Watford haven’t conceded a goal in any of their last three Championship games. The Hornets last kept four clean sheets in a row in November/December 2022. Millwall have won three of their last five away league games, as many as they’d won in their previous 18 on the road. Each of their last six away wins have been via a 1-0 scoreline. Watford have scored seven penalties in the Championship this season, the most of any side. It’s their most in a league season since 2020-21 (10). Match ends, Watford 1, Millwall 2. Second Half ends, Watford 1, Millwall 2. Corner, Millwall. Conceded by Egil Selvik. Attempt saved. Aaron Connolly (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mihailo Ivanovic. Foul by Mattie Pollock (Watford). Jake Cooper (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Corner, Watford. Conceded by Japhet Tanganga. Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time. Foul by Tom Dele-Bashiru (Watford). Aaron Connolly (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half. Ryan Andrews (Watford) wins a free kick in the attacking half. Foul by George Honeyman (Millwall). Corner, Watford. Conceded by Lukas Jensen. Corner, Watford. Conceded by Jake Cooper. Attempt saved. Imrân Louza (Watford) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Corner, Watford. Conceded by Tristan Crama. Attempt missed. Mihailo Ivanovic (Millwall) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Substitution, Watford. Tom Ince replaces Moussa Sissoko. Substitution, Millwall. George Saville replaces Billy Mitchell. Substitution, Millwall. Mihailo Ivanovic replaces Josh Coburn. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.