As Millwall had acknowledged, this was a night when the eyes of the
Football world were on the club from south‑east
London. But despite warning before the match that “they want us to fail”, this time there was no repetition of the events that marred their last game here, with both sets of players standing arm-in-arm before kick-off in a welcome show of solidarity against
racism.
After a week during which Millwall’s reputation has once more been placed in the dock, there was a tangible sense of relief as applause rather than booing broke out among the 2,000 supporters – a feeling that returned later when the substitute Jon Bodvarsson’s equaliser rescued a point for Gary Rowett’s side after Ilias Chair’s stunning goal for Queens Park Rangers.