The Eagles head on the road to South Yorkshire for what will be their fifth cup tie of the season and there is hope it will not be the last one.
MATCH INFORMATION
| 10 February 2025 – 7.45pm |
| Eco-Power Stadium, Stadium Way, Doncaster DN4 5JW |
PREVIOUS MEETING
| 17/02/2019 – The last time Palace took on Doncaster on their own patch was almost 6 years ago to the day when goals from Jeffrey Schlupp and Max Meyer ensured safe passage into the next round of the FA Cup. |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Luka Milivojevic (8.7) |
MATCH OFFICIALS
| Referee | Farai Hallam |
| Assistant | Blake Antrobus |
| Assistant | Emily Carney |
| Fourth Official | Declan Bourne |
| VAR | N/A |
| Assistant VAR | N/A |
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Cheick Doucoure, Chadi Riad, and Joel Ward continue to miss out while Ebere Eze will be rested. Matheus Franca is returning to fitness but may get a run out with the Under 21s instead of this cup tie while Eddie Nketiah is a doubt.
DONCASTER – no injury concerns
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
This is the section of our match preview that highlights those that have not been the best of friends with match officials as the season goes on. Of course, they all begin with a clean slate, but we will start to see those that will be heading for a ban or two as the campaign progresses.
| RED CARDS – Daichi Kamada (1), Harry Clifton (1), Jay McGrath (1), Jordan Gibson (1), Luke Molyneux (1), Tom Anderson (1) |
| YELLOW CARDS (over 5.5) – Will Hughes (8) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 17/02/2019 | Doncaster 0-2 Palace |
| 27/03/2012 | Palace 1-1 Doncaster |
| 24/09/2011 | Doncaster 1-0 Palace |
| 22/04/2011 | Doncaster 0-0 Palace |
| 27/11/2010 | Palace 1-0 Doncaster |
Last FIVE results for Palace:
| 02/02/2025 | United 0-2 Palace |
| 26/01/2025 | Palace 1-2 Brentford |
| 18/01/2025 | West Ham 0-2 Palace |
| 15/01/2025 | Leicester 0-2 Palace |
| 12/01/2025 | Palace 1-0 Stockport |
Last FIVE results for Doncaster;
| 01/02/2025 | Doncaster 2-1 MK Dons |
| 29/01/2025 | Barrow 1-3 Doncaster |
| 25/01/2025 | Doncaster 1-0 Harrogate |
| 18/01/2025 | Gillingham 0-1 Doncaster |
| 12/01/2025 | Hull 1-1 Doncaster |
FA CUP FORM
These two sides have only met once in the FA Cup and it was in fact their last meeting in South Yorkshire in 2019. They have however met in the League Cup three times – 1975, 1981 and 2003 – with Palace winning two, Doncaster one.
To get to the Fourth Round, Doncaster beat Championship side on penalties away from home.
RECORD AGAINST DONCASTER
| Played | 17 |
| Won | 9 |
| Drawn | 3 |
| Lost | 5 |
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
This is the section of our match preview where we list two players from each side that are top of the ratings by our friends over at Who Scored. Obviously, there are no ratings to share at the moment but that will soon change!
| Joseph Olowu | 7.13 |
| Daniel Munoz | 7.10 |
| Ebere Eze | 7.10 |
| Luke Molyneux | 7.03 |
ONE TO WATCH
| JOSEPH OLOWU |
| FORMER CLUBS – Arsenal, Cork City (loan), Wealdstone (loan) |
| The 25 year old defender has been in fine form this season playing his part in Doncaster making a promotion challenge. He signed for Rovers in 2021 and has made over a hundred appearances for the club, scoring 8 goals. |
KEY CLASH
| TYRICK MITCHELL v LUKE MOLYNEUX |
| The Palace defender has had his critics but in recent weeks it has been hard to find fault with any of his performances, particularly the good run of form the Eagles have been on. He will likely be up against an in form winger who has scored ten goals so far this season and will be keen to add to that in this cup tie. |
PRE-MATCH STATS
This is the section of our match preview where we keep a tally on the statistics for Palace players as the campaign continues and how they compare to other Premier League players.
| Goals | Jean-Philippe MATETA 10 (10th) |
| Assists | Ebere EZE 5 (15th) |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 1201 (21st) |
| Tackles | Daniel MUNOZ 86 (1st) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 1515 (25th) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 65 (6th) |
| Fouls | Will HUGHES 43 (6th) |
| Dispossessed | Ebere EZE 31 (25th) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 67 (7th) |
| Clearances | Maxence LACROIX 119 (6th) |
| Big Chances Missed | Jean-Philippe MATETA 12 (7th) |
TEB PREDICTION
Once again, it is difficult to second guess how each manager will approach this cup tie. Doncaster Rovers manager Grant McCann has seen his side mount a serious promotion challenge this season so may be tempted to be cautious with his selection. In contrast, Oliver Glasner has already said that Ebere Eze will be rested but will be expecting to put out a strong side otherwise.
| PREDICTED SCORE: 2-0 to Palace |
