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Millwall 'not writing off' promotion after draw at Leicester, says Neil
Millwall moved up to second place in the Championship with a draw at Leicester City, though third-place Ipswich Town have two games in hand.
Millwall boss Alex Neil insisted "we're not writing anything off" after they rescued a late draw against Leicester City in their fight for promotion.
The Lions drew 1-1 with relegated Leicester at the King Power Stadium, moving them up to second in the Championship.
However, Ipswich Town are just one point behind Millwall with two games in hand on Neil's side, who were on top for most of the proceedings at Leicester.
The Foxes took the lead in the 78th minute as Harry Souttar bundled the ball over the line, but Macaulay Langstaff levelled in the final minute to share the spoils.
Overall, Millwall produced 1.94 xG from 22 shots, while Leicester accumulated 0.93 from 10 attempts.
Millwall have now won 41 points from 23 Championship away games this season (W11 D7 L4); it is the Lions’ joint-most away points (assuming three points per win all-time) in a league season, along with the 2000-01 campaign.
Neil conceded he was unsure if the draw would be enough for Millwall to be automatically promoted to the Premier League, but believes they still have a chance.
"It'll be proven over the next few days whether a point is enough," Neil told Sky Sports.
"I couldn't ask any more from the players but we had chances before they scored.
"We pushed and we pushed, even after we scored - I certainly can't fault the players, the lads that started were excellent and those that came on were excellent.
"Games are decided by moments - it got bundled in at the back stick and we just need to get a flick on it and get it out of the way but then we showed the character to get the goal and try to go on and score the winner.
"If Ipswich go and do what they need to then we'll take stock at that point but as far as I'm concerned, we've had an unbelievable season and we're not writing anything off."












