Comments and predictions for Crystal Palace vs Millwall: Overwhelming win

Meeting for the 100th time in all competitions, South London rivals Crystal Palace and Millwall go head-to-head at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon with a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals on the line.

The Eagles claimed a 2-0 win over Doncaster Rovers to reach this round, while the visitors from the Second Division also overcame Championship rivals Leeds United by the same scoreline.

Latest Crystal Palace vs Millwall team information

The only minor blemish on Palace's thumping win over Aston Villa was the minor knee injury suffered by interim captain Marc Guehi, but Glasner doesn't think it will affect his chances of playing against Millwall.

The situation is not as positive for two players with long-term knee injuries, Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucouré, while veteran defender Joel Ward is also absent with a calf injury.

Nathaniel Clyne could be deployed as a makeshift centre-back if Glasner decides not to risk Guehi. Meanwhile, Will Hughes picked up his 10th Premier League yellow card against Villa, but his suspension will be carried over into the next Premier League game against Ipswich Town.

Former Millwall man Romain Esse is also in line to face his former club on Saturday, but the 19-year-old is likely to start on the bench. Ismaila Sarr and Eberechi Eze are expected to support the centre-forward, possibly Eddie Nketiah, after the former Arsenal striker finally scored his first Premier League goal of the season in midweek.

While Esse are eligible to face their former club, Millwall are without three cup-tied players, including striker Aaron Connolly, centre-back Tristan Crama and winger Benicio Baker-Boaitey.

Left-back Joe Bryan was forced off with a cut to his leg against Derby, but manager Neil believes the injury is not too serious. There is also hope Ra'ees Bangura-Williams will return after being left out of the Derby squad.

However, Ryan Leonard (unspecified injury) remains doubtful, while Dan McNamara is out long-term with a knee injury.

Latest Crystal Palace vs Millwall predicted lineup

Crystal Palace:

Turner; Guehi, Lacroix, Richards; Munoz, Lerma, Hughes, Mitchell; Eze, Sarr; Nketiah

Millwall:

Roberts; Harding, Tanganga, Cooper, Bryan; Saville, De Norre; Neghli, Cundle, Azeez; Coburn

Latest Crystal Palace vs Millwall football review

Clearly seeing FA Cup glory as a realistic target for the current Crystal Palace squad, manager Oliver Glasner has not hesitated to field a strong line-up against lower-league opposition, and that has paid off with two wins and two clean sheets en route to the last 16.

Despite not demolishing Stockport County or Doncaster Rovers, Glasner's players still showed professionalism when facing Doncaster on 10 February, with goals from Daniel Muñoz and Justin Devenny helping the team to an easy 2-0 win.

Saturday’s game is only the second time in six seasons that Palace have been in the fifth round of the FA Cup, but history is on the home side’s side, having won each of their last three games in this round since losing to Liverpool 10 years ago.

Having reached the semi-finals in 2021-22, Palace are confident of avoiding a similar fate this time around. An impressive 4-1 win over Champions League-bound Aston Villa was their fourth win in their last five games, and eighth in their last 11.

In addition, the Eagles have rarely struggled against opponents outside the Premier League, losing just one of their last 10 FA Cup games against lower-league sides. That only defeat was a surprise defeat to Derby County in the third round of the 2019-20 season.

Millwall – FA Cup runners-up in 2004 after losing to a teenage Cristiano Ronaldo's Manchester United – have only progressed past the fifth round of the competition three times since their 3-0 defeat to the Red Devils at the Millennium Stadium.

However, even reaching the third round this season would mark Millwall’s best FA Cup campaign in four years, with the Lions now just 90 minutes away from a quarter-final, something they have not done since the 2018-19 season, pre-COVID-19.

Alex Neil's side benefited from Leeds United's big changes in the fourth round as their rivals focused on their Premier League promotion push, with Femi Azeez scoring twice to help Millwall win at Elland Road. However, just four days later they suffered a heavy 5-1 defeat at Plymouth Argyle in the Championship.

Millwall have regained their stability in the Championship, however, with back-to-back 1-1 draws against West Bromwich Albion and Preston North End, before winning 1-0 at Derby on 22 February, thanks to Josh Coburn's goal in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

However, Millwall had to go back 30 years to find their last FA Cup victory away from a top-flight side – a shock 2-0 win over Arsenal in 1995. Their last FA Cup win was against Crystal Palace in the third round of the 2021-22 season, when Michael Olise shone to help the Eagles win 2-1.

Latest Crystal Palace vs Millwall score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the match Crystal Palace vs Millwall :

• Sportsmole: Crystal Palace 2-0 Millwall

• WhoScore: Crystal Palace 1-0 Millwall
• Our prediction: Crystal Palace 2-0 Millwall

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