Millwall manager Alex Neil and West Ham counterpart Nuno Espirito Santo
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Millwall vs West Ham: How to watch, TV channel and kick-off time for Dockers Derby clash

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West Ham United are gearing up for a mouth-watering Dockers Derby clash against Millwall.

On Saturday (19 September), the Hammers will make the short hop to the New Den to face their fierce rivals.

West Ham have not faced off with their rivals in 14 years, so there is a lot riding on the outcome of this clash.

While a lot of time has passed since their last meeting, there is certainly no love lost between set of supporters.

Nuno Espirito Santo will be drilling in the importance of this fixture to his squad, with the fans desperate to come out on top.

For anyone unable to make the trip to watch the game live, West Ham Zone has all the details about how you can view it at home.

How can I watch West Ham's clash with Millwall at home?

West Ham were knocked out of the Carabao Cup 3-2 by Fulham on Tuesday, but they are still in a great spot overall.

The Hammers have racked up four consecutive Championship victories, last battering Wrexham 6-0, to sit top of the pile.

With a prolonged international break to come after this fixture, Nuno would to take the momentum of a derby victory in this clash.

And there are set to be a lot of eyes on this clash, which kicks off at 12.30pm UK time.

The game will be shown Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football, and Sky Sports+, with coverage and analysis starting from 11.30am.

Alternatively, supporters can watch on ITV 1 or ITV X, after the game was selected as part of ITV's live Football League package.

Millwall manager Alex Neil and West Ham counterpart Nuno Espirito Santo
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What is West Ham's record like against Millwall?

There isn't a great deal to go off in terms of recent clashes, given these teams have not faced now since February 2012.

On that occasion, the Hammers ran out 2-1 winners at Upton Park, with the first clash in that season finishing 0-0 in November 2011.

There have only been five other games played between the two rivals since the turn of the Millennium.

West Ham were 3-1 winners over Millwall in an EFL Cup clash, back in 2009, albeit after extra time.

In the 2004/05 Championship season, Millwall were 1-0 victors at home, while it finished 1-1 in the reverse clash.

And in the season previous to that, it finished 1-1 at Upton Park, before Millwall won 4-1 on home turf.

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