It's been a big season for Doncaster Rovers and it could get even better. They are currently sixth in League One and in with a good chance of making it into the promotion play-offs. Rovers are also through to the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since 1956 and only the fifth time in their history. Never have they made it through to the quarter-finals and now face Premier League side Crystal Palace at home.They have only lost one of their last nine league and cup games and are unbeaten in their last ten games at home in all competitions. Doncaster have made it through to this stage with four straight wins and upset Championship side Preston North End in the third round with a 3-1 away win. Crystal Palace are 13th in the Premier League but that's only three points above the relegation zone. They can take a weekend off from their battle to avoid relegation and have a good recent record in the FA Cup. Palace reached the final in the 2015/16 season and must fancy their chances of making it through to the last eight this season. So far in this year's competition they have beaten Grimsby Town and more impressively Tottenham Hotspur. They have only lost two of their last eight games going down in defeat to Liverpool and Watford. With wins at Manchester City and Wolves in the past couple of months, they should have too much for Doncaster and can get the win.
It's been a big season for Doncaster Rovers and it could get even better. They are currently sixth in League One and in with a good chance of making it into the promotion play-offs. Rovers are also through to the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since 1956 and only the fifth time in their history. Never have they made it through to the quarter-finals and now face Premier League side Crystal Palace at home.They have only lost one of their last nine league and cup games and are unbeaten in their last ten games at home in all competitions. Doncaster have made it through to this stage with four straight wins and upset Championship side Preston North End in the third round with a 3-1 away win. Crystal Palace are 13th in the Premier League but that's only three points above the relegation zone. They can take a weekend off from their battle to avoid relegation and have a good recent record in the FA Cup. Palace reached the final in the 2015/16 season and must fancy their chances of making it through to the last eight this season. So far in this year's competition they have beaten Grimsby Town and more impressively Tottenham Hotspur. They have only lost two of their last eight games going down in defeat to Liverpool and Watford. With wins at Manchester City and Wolves in the past couple of months, they should have too much for Doncaster and can get the win.
Crystal Palace have Wilfried Zaha suspended and Doncaster miss Mallik Wilks in the same way. Wilks has nine goals for Rovers this season. Doncaster Rovers have a good record at the Keepmoat Stadium with nine wins, five draws and two defeats. They have scored at an exact average of two goals and conceded at exactly one goal. Crystal Palace will prove to be much more difficult opposition than Doncaster face in League One and I expect Palace to win. Crystal Palace have actually accrued more points from games on their travels than at Selhurst Park.
Doncaster have won 3 and drawn 2 of their last 5 matches played, and sit 6th in League 1 winning their last match played 3-0 at home against Southend. Doncester have won 9 drawn 5 and lost 2 of their 16 home league games played this season, and beat Oldham 2-1 at home in the the last round of th FA Cup. Crystal Palace have won 2 drawn 2 and lost 1 of their last 5 matches played and sit 13th in the Premiership drawing their last game played 1-1 at home against West Ham.Crystal Palace have hon 4 drawn 2 and lost 7 of their 13 league away games played, and beat Tottenham 2-0 at home in their last round match in the FA Cup The last time these two teams met was in the Championship in 2011/12 season where Doncaster did win this fixture 1-0 and a 1-1 draw away. Doncaster have scored 32 goals at home this season, Crystal Palace have scored double the amount of goals away from home this season than at home. I am taking Crystal Palace to win this match today.
It's been a big season for Doncaster Rovers and it could get even better. They are currently sixth in League One and in with a good chance of making it into the promotion play-offs. Rovers are also through to the FA Cup fifth round for the first time since 1956 and only the fifth time in their history. Never have they made it through to the quarter-finals and now face Premier League side Crystal Palace at home.They have only lost one of their last nine league and cup games and are unbeaten in their last ten games at home in all competitions. Doncaster have made it through to this stage with four straight wins and upset Championship side Preston North End in the third round with a 3-1 away win.
Crystal Palace are 13th in the Premier League but that's only three points above the relegation zone. They can take a weekend off from their battle to avoid relegation and have a good recent record in the FA Cup. Palace reached the final in the 2015/16 season and must fancy their chances of making it through to the last eight this season. So far in this year's competition they have beaten Grimsby Town and more impressively Tottenham Hotspur. They have only lost two of their last eight games going down in defeat to Liverpool and Watford. With wins at Manchester City and Wolves in the past couple of months, they should have too much for Doncaster and can get the win.