Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace: Prediction, Tips and Odds

Crystal Palace face the lowest-ranked team left in the FA Cup on Monday evening, taking on a Doncaster Rovers outfit hoping to fire their club into the fifth round for just the second time in 68 years.

Incredibly, the last time they made it that far was in 2018/19, when they went down 2-0 to the Eagles.

The Eagles excelled in beating Manchester United 2-0 in their last Premier League game and are unbeaten without conceding in their last four away in the top-flight.

However, a nervy 1-0 third-round win over League One Stockport County might give League Two Rovers hope as they look to respond after Thursday's 5-2 defeat at Chesterfield.

Rovers are likely to burst out of the traps, but Palace's class should eventually tell.

Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace betting tips and predictions

Crystal Palace to win and both teams to score - 15/8

Palace have overcome a tough start and grown into the season and, while they will have aspirations of kicking on from their current 12th place in the Premier League and emulating last term's top-half finish, they have the players for a good cup run.

Eberechi Eze's early effort was enough to see off Stockport and luck looks to have favoured them with this draw against the lowest-ranked team left in the FA Cup.

Oliver Glasner could look to rotate but may not feel the need to, with his team having had over a week off since their brilliant victory against United and five days to recover before Everton visit Selhurst Park on Saturday.

Rovers have defeated Barrow 1-0, Kettering Town 2-1 AET and Hull City on penalties after drawing 1-1, so Grant McCann's side have more than earned their place in the fourth round and were clearly distracted against the Spireites on Thursday.

They had previously won four on the spin on the back of their third-round shoot-out success and, while Palace are obviously a step up, they have still scored in their last nine in all competitions.

Last Sunday's 2-0 at Old Trafford was Palace's fourth clean sheet in five, a fourth in a row on the road.

However, with the possibility that they will make changes at the back, Rovers can test them, albeit in defeat.

Jean-Philippe Mateta anytime scorer - 21/20

Things are yet to really work out for Eddie Nketiah since joining Palace from Arsenal, netting only twice in 21 appearances and it feels typical that with a rare start in the offing, he might miss out on Monday with an ankle knock suffered in training.

It is best to swerve him then and look to a player reborn under Glasner, Jean-Philippe Mateta.

The traders may not have offered you a price if you'd asked for what odds on the Frenchman netting 31 goals in the period between Glasner's appointment on 19th February 2024 and Monday's game.

That tally includes representing France in the Olympics, something that may not have been on the radar a year ago and, after scoring both goals in the win at Old Trafford, he can surely find the net again.

Luke Molyneux anytime scorer - 11/2

Doncaster's main selection conundrum is whether to select veteran Billy Sharp or Joe Ironside in attack, but the Rovers player to keep an eye on is winger Luke Molyneux.

Punters who followed the predictions for the defeat at Chesterfield may not have gotten the result that was tipped, but will have benefited from the suggestion of backing the 26-year-old to score.

Molyneux netted his team's first goal, taking his recent tally to five in six games and will be desperate to take that form into Monday.

The Bishop Auckland-born attacker opened the scoring in the win over Hull and is in the type of form to suggest that even if high-flying Doncaster miss out on promotion, he could be playing at a higher level by the start of the 2025/26 season.

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Doncaster Rovers v Crystal Palace odds

Doncaster - 9/1
Draw - 19/4
Crystal Palace - 27/100

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