The FA Cup draw once again pits the South London rivals against each other, but this time a Quarter Final appearance is at stake when dreams can really start becoming reality.
MATCH INFORMATION
| 1 March 2025 – 12.15pm |
| Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU |
PREVIOUS MEETING
| 20/10/2012 – It has been quite some time since Millwall made the short trek to Selhurst Park, and it was an entertaining one with a flurry of bookings in the first half before the Eagles scored twice through Mile Jedinak and Damien Delaney in four minutes. Liam Trotter pulled one back from the spot before the break while Dean Moxey received his marching orders. It was only a matter of time before Millwall were level as Mark Beevers netted but they could not find a winner. |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Damien Delaney (7.8) |
MATCH OFFICIALS
| Referee | Michael Oliver |
| Assistant | James Mainwaring |
| Assistant | Steven Meredith |
| Fourth Official | Simon Hooper |
| VAR | Nick Hopton |
| Assistant VAR | Mark Scholes, Michael Salisbury |
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucoure, Joel Ward all continue to miss out through injury. Marc Guehi will be assessed as to whether he will be risked after taking a knock in the win against Villa in midweek.
MILLWALL – Joe Bryan is a potential doubt after limping off during the win over Derby County last weekend, while Ra’ees Bangura-Williams could be back in contention after missing that game. Aaron Connolly is cup tied.
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), Aidomo Emakhu (1) |
| YELLOW CARDS (over 5.5) – Will Hughes (10), George Saville (8), Daniel Munoz (7), George Honeyman (7), Japhet Tanganga (7), Joe Bryan (7), Ryan Leonard (7), Marc Guehi (6) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 09/07/2022 | Palace 5-4 Millwall |
| 08/01/2022 | Millwall 1-2 Palace |
| 01/09/2020 | Millwall 0-1 Palace |
| 30/04/2013 | Millwall 0-0 Palace |
| 20/10/2012 | Palace 2-2 Millwall |
Last FIVE results for Palace:
| 25/02/2025 | Palace 4-1 Villa |
| 22/02/2025 | Fulham 0-2 Palace |
| 15/02/2025 | Palace 1-2 Everton |
| 10/02/2025 | Doncaster 0-2 Palace |
| 02/02/2025 | United 0-2 Palace |
Last FIVE results for Millwall:
| 22/02/2025 | Derby 0-1 Millwall |
| 18/02/2025 | Preston 1-1 Millwall |
| 15/02/2025 | Millwall 1-1 West Brom |
| 12/02/2025 | Plymouth 5-1 Millwall |
| 08/02/2025 | Leeds 0-2 Millwall |
FA CUP FORM
These two sides of course met in the FA Cup in January 2022 at the New Den when the Eagles won 2-1. Before that, you have to go a lot further back to 1985 when Millwall won a replay at Selhurst Park.
To get to the Fifth Round, Millwall went to Elland Road and saw off Championship high flyers Leeds United 2-0.
RECORD AGAINST MILLWALL
| Played | 97 |
| Won | 29 |
| Drawn | 30 |
| Lost | 38 |
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!
| Ebere Eze | 7.13 |
| Daniel Munoz | 7.13 |
| Jake Cooper | 7.06 |
| Ryan Leonard | 7.02 |
ONE TO WATCH
| RAEES BANGURA-WILLIAMS |
| FORMER CLUBS – Tooting & Mitcham United |
| The 20 year old attacking midfielder is the latest player at the New Den hoping to follow in the footsteps of Romain Esse who made the short move across South London in January. He bounced around a number of different academies such as Chelsea, Spurs, and Watford to name but three but caught the eye of Millwall scouts in his short stint in the Tooting first team. |
KEY CLASH
| JEAN-PHILIPPE MATETA v JAKE COOPER |
| The impact that the Frenchman has made since Oliver Glasner joined the club is no secret and the fan favourite continues to hit the back of the net. He will be up against a central defender who has been in great form this season which has certainly helped Millwall get back into promotion contention. |
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 11 (10th) |
| Assists | Ebere EZE 5 (16th) |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 1311 (21st) |
| Tackles | Daniel MUNOZ 89 (2nd) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 1655 (22nd) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 73 (6th) |
| Fouls | Will HUGHES 48 (4th) |
| Dispossessed | Jean-Philippe MATETA 36 (16th) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 71 (7th) |
| Clearances | Maxence LACROIX 137 (4th) |
| Big Chances Missed | Jean-Philippe MATETA 14 (5th) |
TEB PREDICTION
Oliver Glasner will have prepared his side in the short turnaround from the impressive victory at Selhurst in midweek, and has stressed that he will not be taking the visitors lightly. The Eagles will have a game on their hands with the added spice of it being a derby game. While Millwall will certainly make a game of it, the Austrian has shown strength in his cup line ups and will be sure to do the same with a Quarter Final at stake.
| PREDICTED SCORE: 3-1 Palace |
