Among the EFL Championship fixtures, there is one that draws instant attention. But not because of your usual reasons like the current form of position in the table. This one is regarded as a clash of misbehaving Millwall and a wholesome, law-abiding bunch from Bournemouth.Millwall FC, from London’s neighbourhood of Peckham, have got a century-long history of violence, hatred, racism and all sorts of problems. And for the most part – they are proud of their well-earned bad reputation. They famously carry a banner with the words “Everyone hates us – we don’t care”.Spurs fan sings: ‘We f*cking hate Millwall’ at Millwall fans. Result: obvious… 🙄🎥 @_ManLikeMesut pic.twitter.com/6XmLMyePgZ— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) March 13, 2017 Millwall fans made the news across the world shortly after spectators were allowed back into football grounds in England post-covid. They inexplicably chose to boo their own players for taking the knee in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.It’s not only what happened last year. When Millwall’s home stadium had opened in August 1920 – it took the fans only four months of unrest and throwing stones at the players to warrant the ground to be closed down. And their ground was closed five more times since due to various offences – mostly violence.##EDITORS_CHOICE##Their visitors, AFC Bournemouth, are different. No history of controversy, no hooligans, no clashing with other fans – well, at least not the kind you’d report on. Three seasons ago, while they were still playing in the Premier League under the guidance of now-Newcastle United boss Eddie Howe, the Cherries’ supporters were officially the best-behaved set of fans in the land. According to the numbers of fans banned from attending their matches for various offences – they were the nicest crowd by some distance. In 2017, only four people have been banned by the club – a lot less than the likes of Liverpool with 44 or Arsenal with 23. On that list, West Ham United fans were the worst because 57 fans were deemed unwanted by the club!So, what can we expect when these two clubs meet at The Den tonight? Well, hopefully, not any controversy.Millwall fans booing literally brought back kneeling for #BlackLivesMatterTheir childish reaction has helped bring the issue back to the forefront of our minds. Probably not how the envisioned this panning out… https://t.co/qiL2Hb12vA— Alex Tiffin (@RespectIsVital) December 9, 2020 Millwall are currently on a three-match unbeaten run and find themselves in 10th place in the Championship standings while the Cherries are trying to win promotion back to the Premier League after getting relegated at the end of 2019/20 season. They lost in their last game quite unexpectedly, losing away to problems-stricken Derby County, the club that had been hit by a 21-point deduction.Elsewhere in the “strongest second-tier league in the world” leaders Fulham host the Rams, former Premier League sides Cardiff City and Hull City meet in Wales and Queens Park Rangers host Huddersfield in a battle for a play-off place.EFL CHAMPIONSHIP – Round 19TuesdayReading – Sheffield United 0-1 (0-0)/Bogle 56/Blackpool – West Bromwich Albion 0-0Coventry City – Birmingham City 0-0Middlesbrough – Preston North End 1-2 (1-0)/McNair 33 – Evans 77, Riis 81/Nottingham Forest – Luton Town 0-0Wednesday22.45: (3.25) Millwall (3.10) Bournemouth (2.35)22.45: (2.35) Cardiff (3.10) Hull (3.25)22.45: (1.75) Blackburn (3.60) Peterborough (4.90)22.45: (3.00) Barnsley (3.10) Swansea (2.50)22.45: (2.10) QPR (3.20) Huddersfield (3.80)22.45: (3.25) Bristol City (3.20) Stoke (2.30)22.45: (1.35) Fulham (5.00) Derby (9.00)***odds are subject to change
