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Crystal Palace Vs Millwall FA Cup Preview, Prediction, Team News And Predicted Lineups 1i4v2k

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Published27 Feb 2025

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Crystal Palace play host to rivals Millwall in the fifth round of the FA Cup on Saturday and you can find our preview, prediction, team news and predicted lineup below.

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The fiercest match of the FA Cup fifth round will likely come on Saturday lunchtime when Crystal Palace play Millwall.

These teams are south London rivals and there was crowd trouble when they met in the why this game is kicking off at 12.15pm.

Palace are one of the most in-form teams in the Arsenal taking more points than the Eagles since the beginning of November.

Oliver Glasner’s are full of confidence as shown by their 4-1 victory over Aston Villa on Tuesday. They reached the fifth round of the FA Cup with narrow wins over Stockport County and Doncaster Rovers.

As for Millwall, they reached the fifth round with victories over Dagenham & Redbridge and Leeds United.

The Lions have shown some improved form under manager Alex Neil, losing just one of their last eight Championship games (four wins, three draws).

Millwall have an excellent recent record at the home of the Eagles. Their last eight trips to Selhurst Park has seen them pick up four wins, three draws with just one defeat.

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Marc Guehi sustained a small knee injury against Aston Villa though Oliver Glasner does not think this will be an issue for the weekend.

Chadi Riad, Chieck Doucoure and Joel Ward remain out of action but Romain Esse could face a reunion with his old club on Saturday.

While Esse is fine to face his former employers, Millwall can’t call upon Aaron Connolly, Tristan Crama and Benicio Baker-Boaitey who are all cup-tied.

Alex Neil is confident that Joe Bryan will be fined after suffering a cut to his foot against Derby, though Ryan Leonard and Dan McNamara are expected to miss out.

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Crystal Palace (3-4-2-1): Turner; Guehi, Lacroix, Richards; Munoz, Lerma, Hughes, Mitchell; Eze, Sarr; Nketiah

Millwall (4-2-3-1): Roberts; Harding, Tanganga, Cooper, Bryan; De Norre, Saville; Neghli, Cundle, Azeez; Ivanovic

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Oliver Glasner’s side are in excellent form but Millwall will make life hard for Crystal Palace on Saturday.

However, the Eagles should have enough firepower to reach the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.

Prediction: Crystal Palace 2-1 Millwall