Millwall boss provides injury update on captain Shaun Hutchinson after his early exit at Birmingham City

Gary Rowett has revealed Shaun Hutchinson suffered a calf injury during Millwall’s 1-1 draw against Birmingham City at lunchtime on Saturday.

The captain of the Lions came on in the 32nd minute of the game at St Andrew’s.

“He just felt his calves,” says Rowett. “It’s disappointing – because you can see his solidity in it.

“We’ve got Wes (Harding) on ​​the pitch – I have enough faith that he’ll get the job done there. But when you lose the captain at the crucial moment of the game, when you’re playing well, it’s disappointing.

“It takes away a bit of continuity from the whole team and the back trio.

“He said he felt his calves stretch, so hopefully he feels that and relaxes before it gets too bad. We’ve lost a lot of time playing for Hutchy over the last two seasons. He’s an important player – you need him on the pitch.

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Jay Stansfield scored for the second week in a row to secure a 1-1 draw for Birmingham City against Millwall at St Andrew’s.

The Fulham loaned forward made his first appearance for the club and scored early in the second half to save Kevin Nisbet’s early strike. Stansfield came on after Scott Hogan missed a penalty for the Blues in first-half injury time.The Blues started badly and fell behind in the sixth minute. Kevin Long concedes a free kick from a dangerous position and is penalized by Nisbet. Millwall summer signing Nisbet, who attracted interest from the Blues in January 2021, took the free-kick past John Ruddy.

Juninho Bacuna missed a good opportunity to test former Blues loanee Matija Sarkic after Jay Stansfield busted the Millwall defence. Dion Sanderson missed a better chance when Keshi Anderson’s free kick went wide of the post. The Blues captain could not keep his composure. READ:
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Millwall thought they doubled their advantage midway through the first half when Jake Cooper volleyed Ryan Leonard past Ruddy. After 30 seconds of celebration, referee Josh Smith noticed the opposite side’s assistant was signaling for offside.

The Blues rarely threatened Sarkic’s goal before the confusion in the Millwall defense allowed Keshi Anderson to come in and score a penalty just before half-time. Anderson took advantage of the visitors’ hesitation before being tackled by Sarkic.

As the suspended Lukas Jutkiewicz – who scored the last goal for the Blues against Leeds United – sat in the stands, Hogan stepped in. The penalty is saved by Sarkic in the bottom right corner of the keeper.

John Eustace’s team talk in the first half had the desired effect. Eight minutes into the restart, Stansfield equalized for the Blues. Bacuna made a clever pass on the right wing of the penalty area for Stansfield to put the ball past Sarkic and put the ball into the far corner.

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