Flemming spot on to secure big victory
SOUTHAMPTON 1
Adams 34
MILLWALL 2
Tanganga 5, Flemming 44 (pen)
Star Game
NEIL Harris enjoyed a fairytale return to the Millwall hotseat as his new Lions side downed high-flying Southampton on their own patch.
And the 46-year-old hopes this shock win for the relegation battlers will be the catalyst to keep them in the Championship.
Club legend Harris answered the Lions’ SOS after Joe Edwards was sacked this week to begin a fourth stint at the south-east London outfit.
He was rewarded with Tottenham loanee Japhet Tanganga bagging his first professional goal for the club and Zian Flemming stroking in his seventh goal of the season from the spot.
Harris was serenaded with chants of “Super Neil Harris” throughout and said: “Thank you for the fan base, not just for my welcome that they gave me on the touchline, but also for supporting my players like that.
“That’s what we need between now and the end of the season.
“The fans needed that performance and that result – in unison that is a great result for this club.
“Millwall teams always have to find a way, they’ve always had to find a way.
“Some of the performances were some of the best performances of the season for some individuals.
“You don’t have to be the best player on the pitch to be appreciated by the fans at the Den. You have to epitomise what a Millwall fan would do if they were on the pitch.
“I thought we defended our box superbly today and Japhet was outstanding, excellent.”
Harris’ newest era at the club began in perfect style, with the visitors taking the lead inside five minutes.
George Saville floated a tantalising free-kick into the heart of the penalty box, where Tanganga had freed himself from his marker to bravely head in before getting a whack in the back from goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu. Tanganga continued his hero streak by leaping back onto his own goal-line to thwart an Adams header, while David Brooks curled wide.
Adams did convert a header in the 34t
