Neil Harris scored a fantastic hat-trick as Millwall comfortably defeated Bournemouth in the Carling Cup.
Millwall legend bags hat-trick against Bournemouth
Neil Harris scored a hat-trick as Millwall cruised past League Two Bournemouth 4-0 at the New Den in the Carling Cup first round.
The home side took the lead after Chris Hackett's superb run from midfield created a chance for Gary Alexander to expertly volley home from 18 yards after 31 minutes.
Millwall's record goalscorer Harris did not take much longer to get on the scoresheet, poking home Millwall's second seven minutes later. And veteran Harris came into his own after the break with two expert finishes in five second-half minutes.
When a crisp one-two with Alexander sent him through after 68 minutes, Harris guided the ball home and then he sent the home crowd into raptures with a stunning right-foot volley into the top corner.
The Lions dominated the early running with burly midfielder Ali Fuseini coming closest in the 23rd minute when Jalal expertly tipped his long-range drive round the post.
Lee Bradbury poked a difficult chance over the bar four minutes before half-time but the Cherries never looked like scoring on a night that belonged to Harris.
