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ROWETT’S READY FOR TOUGHEST CHALLENGE

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The LeaguePaper Team
23 December 2022

BOXING DAY/TUES PREVIEW
By Chris Dunlavy

MILLWALL manager Gary Rowett has admitted his men will have their work cut out against the “silly” quality of Watford on Boxing Day.
The Lions battered Watford 3-0 at The Den in October, a Tom Bradshaw hat-trick inflicting the Hornets’ biggest defeat of the season.
A repeat of that result would see Millwall climb to within two points of fourthplaced Watford but Rowett is under no illusions about the true gulf in class.
“We played really well that night,” he said. “We caused them problems with our in...

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