Comments and predictions for Crystal Palace vs Millwall: Oppressing the weak

Latest Crystal Palace vs Millwall team information

Crystal Palace's 4-1 win over Aston Villa was a huge boost for the club, but it also left them with a slight worry after interim captain Marc Guehi picked up a minor knee injury. However, manager Oliver Glasner believes he can still play against Millwall.

Palace's injury situation remains uncertain, with Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucouré both long-term absentees with knee injuries, while Joel Ward is also out with a calf problem. If Guehi does not recover in time, Nathaniel Clyne could be deployed at centre-back.

In midfield, Will Hughes has picked up 10 yellow cards in the Premier League and will be suspended, but this will apply to the game against Ipswich Town, so he can still play in the FA Cup.

Former Millwall player Romain Esse has a chance to face his old team but is likely to start from the bench. Meanwhile, Palace's attack is expected to feature Ismaila Sarr and Eberechi Eze, supporting Eddie Nketiah, who scored his first Premier League goal of the season in midweek.

On Millwall's side, they suffered a big loss when three players Aaron Connolly, Tristan Crama and Benicio Baker-Boaitey were all ineligible to play due to cup ties.

The good news for the visitors is that Dimitrios Goutas returns from suspension to bolster their defence. Joe Bryan, who was forced off with a cut on his foot against Derby, could feature if he recovers in time. Millwall are also hopeful Ra'ees Bangura-Williams will be available after missing the last game.

However, Ryan Leonard (unspecified injury) remains a big question mark, while Dan McNamara will continue to be absent long-term due to a knee injury.

Latest expected lineup Crystal Palace vs Millwall

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

Crystal Palace are eyeing the FA Cup as a major target this season, and manager Oliver Glasner has been reluctant to field his strongest squad to try and win it, as evidenced by wins over Stockport County and Doncaster Rovers where they were solid and kept clean sheets.

Saturday’s game is only the second time in six seasons that Palace have reached the fifth round of the FA Cup, but the Selhurst Park side can be confident having won their last three games in this round, since losing to Liverpool a decade ago.

Having reached the FA Cup semi-finals in 2021-22, Palace are in good form to repeat that run. A convincing 4-1 win over Aston Villa not only boosted morale but also marked their fourth win in their last five games, and the eighth time in their last 11 that they have enjoyed a complete victory.

Palace have also rarely struggled against teams outside the Premier League, losing just one of their last 10 FA Cup games against lower-league opposition – a surprise defeat to Derby County in 2019-20.

As for Millwall, they made a big impression when they reached the FA Cup final in 2004, but have only made it past the fifth round three times since then. This season they have overcome Sheffield United and Stoke City, with the dramatic Stoke game going to penalties.

Alex Neil's side took advantage of Leeds United's rotation in the fourth round to secure a crucial win thanks to a Femi Azeez brace, but were then followed up by a 5-1 defeat to Plymouth Argyle, showing their lack of consistency.

However, Millwall recovered with draws against West Brom and Preston before beating Derby 1-0 on February 22 thanks to a valuable injury-time goal from Josh Coburn.

However, history is not on Millwall's side as they have not won away to a top-flight team in the FA Cup in 30 years, the last time they did so was a 2-0 win against Arsenal in 1995. In addition, in their most recent FA Cup encounter with Crystal Palace (2021-22), they also lost 1-2 to the Selhurst Park team.

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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