STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Mon: Doncaster v Crystal Palace

Crystal Palace have made a good start to 2025 and they can continue the good work with victory at Doncaster in the fourth round of the FA Cup, writes WILLIAM KEDJANYI.

Palace struggled early on in the campaign after losing top talent Michael Olise, but they are recovering nicely in the Premier League, where they sit 11 points clear of the relegation places. With a charge for Europe unlikely, and the FA Cup opening up nicely after exits for Liverpool, Chelsea, and Tottenham, Palace fans have every right to be hopeful of a cup run and they can avoid a cupset here.

Doncaster – enjoying a promotion push in League Two, where they trail leaders Walsall by seven points albeit having played two games more – fought hard to knock out Hull on penalties, a result which deserves credit given they were on the road.

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Doncaster v Crystal Palace
FA Cup Fourth Round
19:45 BBC iPlayer / BBC Sport Website / BBC Radio 5 Live

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HEAD-TO-HEAD
FEB 2019 FA CUP Doncaster 0-2 Crystal Palace
MAR 2012 CHAMPIONSHIP Crystal Palace 1-1 Doncaster
SEP 2011 CHAMPIONSHIP Doncaster 1-0 Crystal Palace
APR 2011 CHAMPIONSHIP Doncaster 0-0 Crystal Palace
NOV 2010 CHAMPIONSHIP Crystal Palace 1-0 Doncaster

DONCASTER
FEB 2025 LEAGUE TWO Chesterfield 5-2 Doncaster
FEB 2025 LEAGUE TWO Doncaster 2-1 MK Dons
JAN 2025 LEAGUE TWO Barrow 1-3 Doncaster
JAN 2025 LEAGUE TWO Doncaster 1-0 Harrogate
JAN 2025 LEAGUE TWO Gillingham 0-1 Doncaster

CRYSTAL PALACE
FEB 2025 PREMIER LEAGUE Man Utd 0-2 Crystal Palace
JAN 2025 PREMIER LEAGUE Crystal Palace 1-2 Brentford
JAN 2025 PREMIER LEAGUE West Ham 0-2 Crystal Palace
JAN 2025 PREMIER LEAGUE Leicester 0-2 Crystal Palace
JAN 2025 FA CUP Crystal Palace 1-0 Stockport

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However, Crystal Palace are yet another step up in quality – even with home advantage – and a 5-2 trashing at Chesterfield is hardly the ideal preparation for today. In top scorer Luke Molyneux (11 goals this season) they do have a player who can test the Palace backline, although they have conceded 36 league goals, suggesting that Palace should be able to find space at various points.

A 1-0 win over Stockport in the third round was underwhelming given they had home advantage, but they are seventh in League One compared to Doncaster’s position of third in League 2, and the strength of the side Glasner named that day should be encouraging.

Eberechi Eze, Eddie Nektia, Ismalia Sarr, Nathaniel Clyne, Jefferson Lerma, and Marc Guehi all started there despite a short gap until a crucial trip to fellow strugglers Leicester (at the time) in the Premier League, and a similar lineup here ought to be able to show their quality.

Palace are understandably extremely short, so the best value with starsports.bet may be for them to pass a one-goal handicap tonight.

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