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WE WERE A BIT OF A MESS IN THE END, SAYS NEIL

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The Football League Paper Team
8 November 2026

MILLWALL head coach Alex Neil cut a dejected figure after watching his side cough up three goals in a damaging defeat in West Bromwich Albion.
“I was disappointed and frustrated,” said Neil. “They had the first chance with Heggebo and he flicked it over the bar, then Josh Coburn had a chance but he couldn’t sort his feet out to score. “The first half was pretty even. They probably had more control but we contained them well.
“For their second goal it was two defenders versus their attacker and we got into a muddle.”
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