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Millwall beat Derby County 4-1 after scoring three early goals
Millwall beat Derby County 4-1 at The Den in the Championship on Saturday.
Kyrell Lisbie scored twice in the opening 10 minutes, and Luke Cundle made it 3-0 before the 20th minute.
Jake Cooper added Millwall’s fourth late in the match, while substitute Filip Bilbija scored Derby’s consolation goal.
The win was only Millwall’s second in eight league games, after a difficult run of results.
Derby remain second from bottom and four points from safety, and have gone nine games without a win.
Derby manager John Eustace said his team had seven defenders out injured and that they needed to defend better.
Millwall next travel to Birmingham City, while Derby host Norwich City on Tuesday.
Millwall beat Derby County 4-1 in the Sky Bet Championship at The Den.
Millwall scored three times in the opening 17 minutes, with Kyrell Lisbie netting twice.
Luke Cundle added Millwall’s third, and captain Jake Cooper scored their fourth in the closing minutes.
Substitute Filip Bilbija scored Derby’s consolation goal late in the match.
Derby remained second from bottom and had gone nine league games without a win, according to Sky Sports.
- Who
- Millwall and Derby County.
- What
- Millwall won 4-1 after scoring three early goals.
- When
- Saturday, 31 October 2026.
- Where
- The Den.
- Why
- Not stated
Millwall
Derby County
Opening performance
Millwall
Millwall’s Alex Neil said the team’s start was excellent and showed what it was capable of.
Derby County
Derby manager John Eustace said the team defended poorly in the first 20 minutes and conceded soft goals.
Response after half-time
Millwall
Not stated
Derby County
Eustace said he was happy with Derby’s response after half-time and that the team showed a good spirit.
Kyrell Lisbie opened the scoring for Millwall.
Lisbie scored his second goal to put Millwall 2-0 ahead.
Luke Cundle scored Millwall’s third goal.
Jake Cooper scored Millwall’s fourth.
Filip Bilbija scored Derby’s consolation goal.
- Final score
- Millwall 4-1 Derby County
- Venue
- The Den
- Lisbie goals
- Two
- Millwall early goals
- Three in the first 17 minutes
- Derby goal
- Filip Bilbija
- Result date
- 31 October 2026
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What people are saying
We all know we needed it. Our start was excellent. You could probably see that part of it was some pent-up frustration from all of us.
We've got a lot of injuries at the back at the moment – seven defenders out – and it's only a makeshift defence.
That first 20 minutes was really disappointing. The manner we conceded the goals was very soft. But I was happy with the response after half-time. We battled and showed a good spirit.