Championship roundup: Millwall lose to Watford on ‘emotionally difficult day’
Club honour goalkeeper Matija Sarkic, who died in JuneMiddlesbrough 1-0 Swansea; Cardiff 0-2 Sunderland
Millwall lost 3-2 at home to Watford in their opening match but the pre‑match tributes to their goalkeeper Matija Sarkic, who died aged 26 in June, put the defeat into perspective. Neil Harris, the Millwall manager, described it as “an emotionally difficult today”.
Watford went 2-0 up thanks to goals from Edo Kayembe and Giorgi Chakvetadze either side of the break but were pegged back by a Duncan Watmore double late on that looked to see the spoils shared. But Mileta Rajovic popped up in the 90th minute to grab a dramatic winner for Tom Cleverley’s side.
