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LIONS HAVE HARRIS PURRING

But lack of killer touch lets Villans off the hook

By Robert Doman

HEAD BOYS: Villa’s Glenn Whelan climbs over Millwall’s Aiden O’Brien
PICTURE: Action Images

NEIL Harris and Steve Bruce were both left purring over a dominant Lions performance which only lacked a killer bite as Millwall roared to a point against toothless Villa.
Harris’s pride were left to rue missed chances as they found Sam Johnstone in good form between the Villa posts to deny a string of dangerous attacks that tired them as the game went on.
But Bruce’s side couldn’t snatch a...

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