GARY Rowett confirmed Shaun Hutchinson missed Millwall’s 1-1 draw against Derby County on Saturday through illness.
Daniel Ballard and Jake Cooper played in the centre of defence against the Rams.
“He was ill, he had a virus, not Covid. He was tested so not Covid,” Rowett said.
“He had a bit of a sickness and diarrhea virus. He felt a little bit better this morning but we’ve seen it before when players have been up all night, it’s not worth risking them.
“Hutchy is a big miss for us but once again we’ve had to make those decisions on a key player.
“Certainly no excuse we didn’t do more to win the game.”
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