GARY Rowett has named four debutants for the opening day clash against Middlesbrough.
Goalkeeper Matija Sarkic, Joe Bryan, Casper De Norre and Kevin Nisbet all start their first competitive games for Millwall.
Meanwhile, Tom Bradshaw is on the bench as Duncan Watmore starts instead against his former side Middlesbrough.
Danny McNamara will make his 100th appearance after being named in the starting line-up.
The Lions look set to play in the 3-4-1-2 formation that was often deployed during pre-season.
The big team news for Middlesbrough is that EFL player of the season Chuba Akpom has managed to make it onto the bench.
The attacker has struggled with injury throughout pre-season and was expected to miss out.
Michael Carrick hands a debut to Seny Dieng, the goalkeeper bought from QPR in the summer, while another new signing Morgan Rogers also starts.
Other new faces like goalkeeper Tommy Glover, Rav van den Berg, Sammy Silvera are on the bench.
Millwall are hunting for their first win at the Riverside Stadium since 2014.
Meanwhile, Middlesbrough have only won one of their previous 14 opening day fixtures.
Millwall: 3-4-1-2: Sarkic; Hutchinson (C), Cooper, Wallace; McNamara, B Mitchell, De Norre, Bryan; Flemming; Watmore, Nisbet.
Substitutions: Bialkowski, Evans, Bradshaw, Leonard, Voglsammer, Emakhu, Saville, Esse, Harding.
Middlesbrough: 4-2-3-1: Dieng; McNair, Lenihan (C), Fry, Coulson; Barlaser, Hackney; Forss, Crooks, McGree; Rogers.
Substitutions: Glover, van den Berg, Jones, Gilbert, Howson, Silvera, Coburn, Payero, Akpom