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Doncaster 0-0 Crystal Palace
There's big gaps in the midfield for Crystal Palace to run through but the Doncaster defence is well organised and dealing with pretty much anything once the visitors get into the final third.
Munoz & Devenny fire Palace past Doncaster
Crystal Palace moved into the fifth round of the FA Cup with a comfortable victory at League Two Doncaster Rovers.
Daniel Munoz tapped in the opener for the visitors when Jean-Philippe Mateta's effort, from a well-worked free-kick, struck the post and rebounded into his path off home forward Billy Sharp.
Midfielder Justin Devenny added the second for Oliver Glasner's side after the break, running on to Will Hughes' lofted pass and superbly lobbing Doncaster goalkeeper Teddy Sharman-Lowe.
The Northern Ireland international's goal arrived just as Grant McCann's team were enjoying their best spell of the match against opponents who are 58 places above them in the English football pyramid.
Winger Luke Molyneux carried Doncaster's biggest threat fizzing a first-half effort just wide of the right post and curling a second-half shot just over the bar.
Sharp blasted a fierce effort straight at Palace goalkeeper Matt Turner from just inside the penalty area while Owen Bailey's late prodded effort also tested the American.
However, the Eagles who will now host Millwall on the weekend of 1 and 2 March, had few other difficult moments to navigate on a wet evening in South Yorkshire.
Munoz gives Palace lead against Doncaster
Having watched a largely second string Liverpool tumble out of the competition on Sunday to Plymouth, the likelihood of a shock appeared slim before kick-off, when Palace's Austrian head coach selected eight of the side that began their 2-0 Premier League win at Manchester United.
And he was rewarded with a professional performance that was brimming with quality.
He was also able to introduce exciting teenage winger Romain Esse, recently signed from the Lions and give on-loan England left-back Ben Chilwell, his first taste of senior football since September after he was frozen out at Chelsea.
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Manager: Grant McCann
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Oliver Glasner
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
Manager: Grant McCann
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Oliver Glasner
Formation: 3 - 4 - 2 - 1
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This will be the first meeting between Doncaster Rovers and Crystal Palace in any competition since the 2018-19 FA Cup fifth round, with the Eagles winning 2-0 at the Keepmoat Stadium.
Crystal Palace have won four of their last five FA Cup away games against Yorkshire sides, with the exception being a 1-0 loss at Leeds in January 1997.
Doncaster have been eliminated from each of the last their seven FA Cup ties against top-flight opponents, since a 1-0 win over QPR in the 1984-85 third round.
Crystal Palace have won their last 11 FA Cup games against sides from the fourth tier (or lower) since a 2-1 loss at Hartlepool in January 1978.
Doncaster are looking to reach the FA Cup fifth round for just the second time in the last 68 years, previously doing so in 2018-19 before eventually losing to Crystal Palace.