Pick of the stats: Southampton v Millwall
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It is 36 year since Millwall last won their opening three games of a league season and they can repeat that feat with a victory at Southampton on Saturday (15:00 BST).
Southampton have not been beaten at home in the league since 17 January when Hull City left the south coast with a 2-1 win.
Millwall were one of just four teams to take at least four points from Southampton in the Championship last season alongside Hull City (6), Bristol City (4) and Middlesbrough (4) – the Lions won 3-2 at home and drew 0-0 away on New Year's Day.
Millwall have won two of their past three league games against Southampton (D1), this after winning just one of their prior 11 between 1988 and 2023 (D5 L5).
Southampton are unbeaten in each of their past 11 Championship home games (W8 D3), last having a longer run at St Mary's in the league between December 2010 and December 2011 (24).
After beating Bristol City and Norwich City by a combined 5-0 scoreline, Millwall are hoping to win their opening three matches of a league campaign for the first time since the 1990-91 season. The Lions have never won their opening three while keeping a clean sheet in each in club history.
No player has scored more Championship goals than Southampton's Cyle Larin since his debut in the competition on February 7th – he has netted 10 goals in 18 games at an average of one every 100 minutes.
