Key occasions
4 min: Eze steps as much as take the free kick and sends the ball straight into the field, however Cooper is there to go it clear.
3 min: Crystal Palace have a free kick in a reasonably harmful space after Sarr is caught by a excessive boot from Tanganga.
2 min: Bryan performs a protracted go all the way down to Azeez on the left wing. The ahead appears to make the cross however Guehi intercepts and heads the ball clear.
Kick-off
Crystal Palace get us underway at Selhurst Park!
The groups are out. Selhurst Park is rocking. Kick-off is only a few moments away!
Millwall head coach Alex Neil has instructed his group to not be “reckless” throughout their FA Cup conflict with Crystal Palace. He stated: “They’ve bought guys which might be price, what, 40, 50, 60 million kilos. So what we don’t wish to do is go there and be gung-ho and be reckless as a result of I feel at that time that’ll play of their favour.
“However we wish to go there and be actually aggressive, we wish to play on the entrance foot, we wish to ensure that we assert ourselves on the sport. We’re not daft, we all know we’re taking part in towards a extremely good aspect.
“I feel earlier on within the season, and I’m not evaluating the 2 groups, however we went to Leeds once they have been favourites and I believed we carried out very well. Once more we went with a recreation plan and we carried it out very well so this recreation shall be related by way of I feel it’ll be a top quality recreation with good gamers on the pitch and hopefully we are able to do ourselves justice.”
“Palace are in buoyant type, solidly positioned within the league and a potent presence on this aspect of the draw. Millwall are safely lodged within the Millwall Zone of the previous few seasons, eternally six to eight factors off the Championship playoffs. It appears truthful to say Saturday’s Cup tie is the largest occasion within the calendar for both of those groups because the season begins to slim to its finish level.”
Whereas we eagerly await kick-off, click on right here to learn Barney Ronay’s tackle at present’s derby.
Crystal Palace supervisor Oliver Glasner is anticipating a “massive soccer occasion” when Millwall arrive at Selhurst Park this afternoon. He stated: “I’m anticipating an incredible recreation. A sold-out Selhurst Park and wonderful climate is predicted. I feel that’s why all of us love soccer. It’s the FA Cup, Saturday, Excessive Midday, so all the pieces that we would like. Every part is prepared for an enormous soccer occasion.”
Requested if he believes the ambiance would be the fiercest he’s ever confronted, Glasner responded: “No I don’t suppose so. Profitable the Europa League was the most effective cup competitors I ever performed. We received it ultimately with the final penalty. Goosebumps on the entire physique and hoping the final participant scores. And successful at Camp Nou in entrance of 85,000. Unbelievable ambiance. I feel I’ve confronted it many instances. However after all it is going to be an incredible recreation, an incredible ambiance.”
Elsewhere within the FA Cup
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Preston North Finish vs Burnley (12:15pm)
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Bournemouth vs Wolves (3pm)
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Manchester Metropolis vs Plymouth Argyle (5:45pm)
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Newcastle vs Brighton (Sunday, 1:45pm)
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Manchester United vs Fulham (Sunday, 4:30pm)
As solely revealed within the Guardian earlier this month, semi-automated offside know-how is being trialled on this season’s FA Cup from the fifth spherical onwards. It was used for the primary time in England final evening.
In case you missed it, Marco Asensio impressed Aston Villa to a 2-0 win over Cardiff Metropolis final evening. Villa have now progressed to the FA Cup quarter-finals for the primary time in 10 years.
Workforce information
Crystal Palace beginning line-up: Matt Turner; Daniel Muñoz, Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi (C), Ben Chilwell; Will Hughes, Jefferson Lerma; Ismaïla Sarr, Eberechi Eze; Jean-Philippe Mateta. Substitutes: Dean Henderson, Tyrick Mitchell, Eddie Nketiah, Matheus Franca, Nathaniel Clyne, Daichi Kamada, Adam Wharton, Romain Esse, Justin Devenny.
Millwall beginning line-up: Liam Roberts; Wes Harding, Jake Cooper (C), Japhet Tanganga, Joe Bryan; Billy Mitchell, Casper De Norre; Luke Cundle, Femi Azeez, Camiel Neghli; Josh Coburn. Substitutes: Lukas Jensen, Murray Wallace, Ryan Wintle, Aidomo Emakhu, George Saville, Mihailo Ivanović, Raees Bangura-Williams, George Honeyman, Zak Sturge.
Preamble
It’s derby day! Millwall full the eight mile journey to Selhurst Park this afternoon to face their South London rivals Crystal Palace within the FA Cup fifth spherical. These two sides final went head-to-head three years in the past, with Palace clinching a 2-0 win.
Traditionally, this has been a really tightly contested affair. In 98 conferences between the 2 groups, Millwall have recorded 38 victories whereas Palace have received 30 – the remaining 30 ending in a draw. However whereas the Lions have the higher file over the course of 100 years, Palace maintain the higher hand at present.
At the moment’s hosts are unbeaten of their final 5 conferences with their rivals, and given the group’s current type they’ll go into this conflict with loads of confidence.
Kick-off is at 12:15pm GMT – be part of me!
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