Millwall boss Gary Rowett gives his verdict on tonight’s Championship clash with Fulham

Gary Rowett is hoping his Millwall side can ask some serious questions of a Fulham side settling back into Championship life in tomorrow’s derby at The Den.

It is a clash of two unbeaten clubs with the Lions drawing their opening two matches 1-1 – at QPR on the opening day and following up with a home game against Blackburn on Saturday.

Fulham smashed Huddersfield 5-1 at the weekend, scoring twice after the dismissal of Harry Wilson. The summer signing from Liverpool is suspended for the fixture in SE16.

Millwall and the Whites played each other in a pre-season friendly at Calmont Road in a contest that ended all square.

“You know they are going to be a strong team, having come down from the Premier League,” said Rowett. “We know that within the squad there is a lot of Premier League athletes and Premier League quality players.

“The first game didn’t quite go their way but they were still pretty dominant, certainly in the first half of the Middlesbrough game, and you saw the result against Huddersfield – it shows again the forward players they have got and the goals they’ve got in their team.

“It is no different to last year and playing teams like Norwich, Watford and Bournemouth. In those games you have to be very good defensively and very good off the ball – then hurt them in attack and maybe force them back into areas where they are not as comfortable.

“We have to be mindful we are playing a very good side but it’s at home and it’s up to us to try and take the game to them with the atmosphere of the fans and make it a difficult night.”