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Nottingham Forest 1-0 Millwall: Reds Scrape Opening Day Win With Sensational McKay Strike

28,000 fans filled the City Ground as Nottingham Forest claimed victory over Millwall in Friday night's exciting Championship season opener, thanks to Barrie McKay's stunning strike.

New signings for either side were on show as McKay, Daryl Murphy and Tendayi Darikwa all started for the homes side. Conor McLaughlin and James Meredith also made their debuts for Millwall in the full-back positions.

The travelling Millwall fans saw their side take dominate for the opening half an hour, creating some good chances including a Steve Morrison overhead kick that clattered off the bar.

Forest really didn't get into the game at all and allowed Millwall to have multiple free headers inside the box, with Jordan Smith having to make a host of early saves.