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Millwall 1-2 Blackburn Rovers: Alex Neil slams red card for Zak Surge as Lions collaspe late on

Millwall head coach Alex Neil was left fuming with the decision to send off Zak Sturge in the shock loss to Blackburn Rovers.

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The Football League Paper Team
15 March 2026

Mathias Jorgensen celebrates his winner for Blackburn Rovers at The Den

By Matt Wright

MILLWALL 1
Cundle 54

BLACKBURN R 2
Jorgensen 80, 85
Millwall head coach Alex Neil was left fuming with the decision to send off Zak Sturge in the shock loss to Blackburn Rovers.
Results earlier on Saturday meant the Lions had the chance to move up to second, and Luke Cundle’s superb opener looked to have put them on their way.
However, they lost left-back Sturge to a red card just before the hour mark and then fell victim to a late comeback that saw substitute Mathias Jorgensen net twice in the last ten minutes.
Millwall dropped to fourth, two points behind second-placed M...

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