Crystal Palace vs Millwall: FA Cup prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

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·28 febbraio 2025

Crystal Palace vs Millwall: FA Cup prediction, kick-off time, TV, live stream, team news, h2h results, odds

Southeast London neighbours meet in the FA Cup fifth round

London rivals Crystal Palace and Millwall meet this weekend in the FA Cup fifth round.

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Only about eight miles separate the two clubs but this is only their second meeting in 12 years thanks in part to the Eagles’ establishing themselves as top-flight stalwarts as the Lions flitted between Championship play-off hopeful and mid-table dwellers - plus two seasons in League One.

Their last meet came in 2022, also in the FA Cup, which Palace won 2-1 thanks to first-half goals from Michael Olise, now at Bayern Munich, and Jean-Phillipe Mateta, now one of the Premier League’s star strikers.

Palace will be confident of their chances on Saturday having lost just one of their last 10 games against lower-league opposition.

Date, kick-off time and venue

Crystal Palace vs Millwall is scheduled for a 12.15pm BST kick-off on Saturday, March 1, 2025.

The match will take place at Selhurst Park, in southeast London.

Where to watch Crystal Palace vs Millwall

TV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on BBC One.

Live stream: Fans can catch the contest live online via the BBC Sport website and BBC iPlayer.

Live blog: You can follow all the action on matchday via Standard Sport’s live blog, with expert analysis from Dom Smith at the ground.

Selhurst Park plays host to a South London derby on Saturday

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Crystal Palace vs Millwall team news

Oliver Glasner is expected to pick a strong team for this FA Cup tie with a week’s rest afterwards before facing Ipswich in the Premier League. Cup keeper Matt Turner should start but it should otherwise be a fairly full-strength team. Will Hughes is suspended after picking up his 10th yellow card of the season.

Marc Guehi will be fit for the game in a huge boost for Palace. Guehi received treatment on a knee injury following Palace’s 4-1 win over Aston Villa but is available here. Glasner has also confirmed former Millwall player Romain Esse is in line to get minutes, as well as Matheus Franca. Adam Wharton could be rested.

For Millwall, there will be without three cup-tied players in Aaron Connolly, Tristan Crama and Benicio Baker-Boaitey. The win at Derby also served up a couple of fitness issues, with left-back Joe Bryan forced off with a cut to his foot while Ra'ees Bangura-Williams missed out entirely. The pair, along with Ryan Leonard remain doubts.

Just like this time last season, Crystal Palace are kicking into gear at the right time and warmed up for this cup tie by knocking four past Aston Villa. Millwall could scarcely have been drawn against Palace at a worse time.

Confidence is high at Selhurst, but Millwall will be relatively hopeful of pulling off a cupset having beaten Championship leaders Leeds in the last round despite slightly concerning performance against relegation fodder Derby last time out.

Crystal Palace to win, 2-0.