Millwall’s preparations to face Sheffield United today took an unexpected turn when they were forced to evacuate their hotel.The Radisson Blue hotel in Sheffield was cleared out at around 3:55am this morning after a fire alarm went off.Millwall were probably hoping for more straightforward preparationsThis led to the Lions players gathering outside of both entrances as the fire brigade turned up to investigate.In total, the Millwall squad were outside for 20 minutes before being allowed back inside.It still isn’t clear what caused the fire alarm, but the Championship side were left furious, with one player describing the situation as a ‘farce’.Millwall made the four-hour journey to South Yorkshire via coach on Friday, and the match kicked off at 3pm today.Can Millwall achieve promotion?The Lions ended the 2024/25 season very strongly and just missed out on the play-offs.Millwall won eight of their last 13 league games, but it wasn’t enough to get into the top six.However, this season hasn’t been a great start with one defeat and one win.On the opening weekend, it was victory over Norwich City away from home.But at The Den, Middlesbrough sealed a shock 3-0 victory.Meanwhile for Sheffield United, it has also been a baptism of fire for Ruben Selles.Sheffield United are showing signs of a hangover from their play-off final defeatAlamy Live NewsThe former Southampton and Hull manager was picked as Chris Wilder’s replacement, and it is two defeats out of two.They were beaten 4-1 by Bristol City before losing to Swansea last weekend.So, the pressure is already on for Selles.Meanwhile, Millwall manager Alex Neil is targeting promotion.Speaking before the start of the season, the Scotsman said: “We’re not here just to make up the numbers and be a bit unfortunate.“We’re not going to do it by outspending our opponents, we’re going to do it by gradually building and if you do it that way, it gives you a little bit more longevity.Selles has had a tough start to life in South YorkshireGetty“It’s easy to find a bit of money to get there but, if the foundations are built on sand, it doesn’t last particularly long.“Irrespective of how next year goes, I think it’s a really exciting time to be a Millwall fan – we’ve got so many good young players, so many assets on the horizon coming through.”