Boss urges players to pull together

The Saddlers slipped to a second consecutive loss thanks to Steve Morison's second-half double, after Manny Smith's first senior goal gave them an early lead.

They dropped to 10th in League One and the manager, who was without the suspended Troy Deeney and injured Steve Jones, insists the players must rally round.

Hutchings said: "It's all about team spirit and we have all got to work on the training ground and pull together. We're 10th in the league so it's not too bad. It's not like we are in the bottom two or three.

"We're not even halfway through the season. We're nearly there but you win nothing at this time of year. You want to put yourself in positions to get up the league.

"Millwall have leapfrogged us but there is a long way to go. Win, lose or draw you have got to learn from every game."

The Saddlers started well and were ahead after just eight minutes thanks to Smith, but Darren Byfield missed the chance to double the lead when goalkeeper David Forde saved his 25th minute effort.

It let Millwall off the hook and Hutchings admitted it changed the complexion of the game.

He said: "When you get chances like that they are always turning point. When it is 1-0 you have always got a chance. It could have been 2-0 but wasn't to be and we paid the penalty for that miss.

"That was a great opportunity to go in at half-time 2-0 up, but Darren keeps getting in those positions and normally takes those chances.

"But we were disappointed with the goals we conceded. They picked up a bit of momentum and you expect that, Millwall is a tough place go."

Byfield missed regular strike partner Deeney, who was joined on the sidelines by Jones, but Hutchings reckons his star man should be back in training this week after a groin injury.

He said: "We didn't want to risk Jones. We think three or four days' rest will help and it should settle down pretty quickly. We didn't want to risk playing him and lose him for three or four weeks, especially with games coming thick and fast.

"Hopefully he will be back in training Wednesday or Thursday."

While the Saddlers lost Jones, Millwall boss Kenny Jackett was without eight first team regulars and pleased with his side's recovery after their poor start.

He said: "I felt we started quite slowly, we didn't put the ball behind them, we didn't win enough tackles and then we gave a poor goal away, so I was disappointed to be 1-0 down.

"But from there, I've got to say, there was only one team in it. If you look at shots, possession, chances and being in good positions, it was one-way traffic after that and a deserved result."