GARY McALLISTER offered no excuses after his Leeds side were torn apart by Kenny Jackett’s Lions.

It had all looked so good when Luciano Becchio’s sizzler gave them a 31st-minute lead.

But Millwall, inspired by crowd hero Neil Harris, roared back to take the points and move above McAllister’s men in the table.

The Leeds boss said: “We got what we deserved today — we found it difficult to get going. Millwall were fierce, their closing down was fantastic and they were worthy winners.”

Jackett had his men pumped up for the game and the Lions bossed possession in a frantic opening 20 minutes.

Yet apart from one low shot from David Martin, who also had a penalty shout turned down, Leeds soaked up the pressure.

And they silenced the home fans with a real bolt from the blue.

There seemed nothing on when the ball broke to Becchio 25 yards from goal but the Argentine swivelled and sent a rocket of a left-footer beyond the dive of David Forde for his sixth goal of the season.

But Millwall needed just seven minutes to pull level.

Harris collected a long ball and played a neat reverse pass into the path of Martin who held off his marker and dinked the ball over David Lucas.

And poor marking in the box allowed Harris to give Millwall the lead on 59 minutes when he headed home Marc Laird’s cross.

The home fans enjoyed goading the travelling supporters and tempers briefly threatened to boil over in the north west corner of the ground.

McAllister sent on Enoch Showunmi and Robert Snodgrass in a bid to snatch something from the game.

But a moment of madness from Aidan White ensured the visitors would return to Yorkshire empty-handed.

His weak backpass allowed Gary Alexander to race in and make a block tackle on Lucas.

The ball squirmed to Harris on the right edge of the box and the striker fired high into the net for his second.

STOCKPORT 1, COLCHESTER 2

JIM GANNON said Stockport will be reporting Colchester’s Paul Reid to the police.

Just after half-time Reid lunged into a header with Matty McNeil and the striker was carried off to an ambulance with a facial injury.

Defender Reid was booked but a fuming Gannon said: “We’ve collated video and photographic evidence and we’ll be providing that to the police.”

McNeil had equalised for Stockport after David Perkins put Colchester in front on 20 minutes.

Clive Platt won it for the U’s.

CARLISLE 3, PETERBOROUGH 3

DARREN FERGUSON has warned two-goal Craig Mackail-Smith he has to improve — despite rescuing a point for Peterborough.

Striker Mackail-Smith helped Posh recover from 3-1 down to earn a draw at Brunton Park but boss Ferguson said: “Craig never gives up and I always knew he had a goal in him.

“I cannot fault his effort but he should score a lot more considering the chances he gets.”

Carlisle’s Danny Graham grabbed a goal either side of Posh skipper Charlie Lee’s 34th-minute header, before Graham Kavanagh added a third for the hosts on 52 minutes.

Smith pulled one back from the penalty spot eight minutes later before grabbing the equaliser in the dying seconds, but Carlisle boss John Ward crowed: “We’re still alive and kicking.”

WALSALL 2, HARTLEPOOL 3

DANNY WILSON heaped praise on his Hartlepool side after they battled back from two down to bag their first win in six matches.

Wilson said: “The players’ character has never been in question. What we have questioned is them giving goals away. It was too easy for Walsall in the first half but it was a different story in the second period.”

Jimmy Mullen’s Walsall fired two goals inside the first 13 minutes through Michael Ricketts and fellow-striker Jabo Ibehre.

But, after the break, the Hartlepool fightback — inspired by 65th-minute substitute Matty Robson.

He paved the way for Antony Sweeney to score in the 72nd minute, then fired a 25-yard equaliser on 76 minutes. And, six minutes from time, James Brown headed a dramatic winner.

CHELTENHAM 1, SCUNTHORPE 2

NIGEL ADKINS revelled in his Scunthorpe side’s battling qualities after a smash-and-grab raid at Whaddon Road sent them clear at the top.

The visitors were under the cosh for most of the match but snatched the points with Matt Sparrow’s last-minute winner.

Boss Adkins said: “This is the first time we’ve been in a scrap this season. It was horrible to play in with hardly two passes put together but we knew we could get them on the counter-attack and that’s what we did.”

Robins dominated but Gary Hooper broke clear and slid the ball through Scott Brown’s legs.

Substitute Paul Connor headed an equaliser after the break but Sparrow pounced on a loose ball to grab the points for the visitors.

Cheltenham boss Martin Allen said: “You don’t always get what you deserve.”

BRIGHTON 0, HEREFORD 0

BRIGHTON boss Micky Adams is still searching for a first home league win of the season after this hard-fought draw.

Striker Glenn Murray carved out the Seagulls’ best chances but was denied by keeper Darren Randolph in each half.

Hereford’s battling display stopped a run of five successive away defeats — and earned them their first point on the road this season.

Brighton had a strong penalty appeal denied late on when Joe Anyinsah went over.

CREWE 2, MK DONS 2

STEVE HOLLAND was left clinging to his job as Crewe boss after Luke Chadwick grabbed a late equaliser for MK Dons.

The ex-Manchester United winger struck on 79 minutes to leave Crewe winless since September 13.

They fell behind on 15 minutes when Dons hot-shot Sam Baldock fired home from 12 yards.

But a gaffe from Miguel Llera led to an own goal by Sean O’Hanlon to make it all square.

Crewe went ahead when Shaun Miller pounced from close range just on half-time but Chadwick’s late goal broke Crewe fans’ hearts.

HUDDERSFIELD 1, BRISTOL R 1

RICKIE LAMBERT made it double figures for the season to stretch Bristol Rovers’ unbeaten run to five matches.

Lambert’s 10th goal of the campaign cancelled out Michael Flynn’s early opener.

Flynn gave Huddersfield the lead in the seventh minute when he drilled a loose ball into the bottom corner from 20 yards.

Lambert levelled with a smart finish from Craig Disley’s cross nine minutes after the restart.

Town’s Matt Glennon made a string of saves to salvage a point.

L ORIENT 0, TRANMERE 1

CHRIS SHUKER struck in the first half to make it seven games without a win for Orient.

Gareth Edds found Shuker 25 yards out on 39 minutes and his dipping half-volley gave keeper Glenn Morris no chance.

The O’s were almost level six minutes after the restart, when Jason Demetriou’s shot crashed against the left post.

They pressed hard, but Rovers keeper Danny Coyne made two great saves to first keep out Demetriou’s free-kick and then Simon Dawkins’ shot on the turn.

NORTHAMPTON 3, YEOVIL 0

DANNY JACKMAN led the way as Northampton eased to their third straight league win.

Defender Jackman opened the scoring with an exquisite free-kick in the 17th minute and Adebayo Akinfenwa added a second three minutes later.

Yeovil’s bad day got worse with 13 minutes left when Terrell Forbes was shown a straight red card for pushing Abdul Osman in the face.

And the Cobblers made it three five minutes later through Jason Crowe’s chipped finish.

OLDHAM 1, LEICESTER 1

DANNY WHITAKER gave Oldham’s biggest home crowd of the season something to smile about with a 69th-minute equaliser.

Leicester striker Steve Howard had silenced the vast majority of the 8,901 fans at Boundary Park with his 55th-minute header from eight yards.

But John Sheridan’s Latics pulled themselves level when Whitaker picked out the top corner from 20 yards.

And Daniel Jones could have won it for Oldham at the death but his rasping drive flew just over.

SOUTHEND 2, SWINDON 1

FRANCIS LAURENT’S first goal for Southend turned out to be the winner as they made it six games unbeaten.

The home side took the lead on 12 minutes when Kevin Betsy’s pinpoint cross was headed home by Alex Revell.

On the hour, ex-Shrimper Billy Paynter levelled for Swindon, slotting home from two yards after Simon Cox set him up.

Southend stepped up a gear and, on 71 minutes, substitute Laurent’s looping header put them back in front.