• Date: Monday, 10 February,  2025
• Kick-off  time : 7:45pm UK Time
• Venue: Eco-Power Stadium

The Eco-Power Stadium, which has a seating capacity of approximately 15,231, will host the FA Cup match between Doncaster vs Crystal Palace on February 10, 2025. The game is scheduled to kick off at 7:45 PM UK time. As this is still the early stage of the competition—specifically, the sixteenth round—there are no guarantees regarding the outcome of the match.

While past meetings between the teams may not hold much significance now, let’s take a look at their last five encounters:

Doncaster vs Crystal Palace Timeline

Doncaster Rovers: Team form, news and stats

Doncaster Rovers competes in League Two, which is the fourth tier of English football. The team is currently in 3rd place and is striving for promotion to League One. However, they are coming off a disappointing 2-5 loss to Chesterfield, a team that is positioned in the middle of the rankings.

 Doncaster has successfully advanced through three preliminary rounds. The last two matches were closely contested, with each ending in a tie. They qualified once in regulation time, once in extra time, and once via penalties.

 Key players for Doncaster include  Luke Molyneux and Billy Sharp. Molyneux, who is 26 years old, is continually adapting his game and has scored 13 goals with 5 assists this season. Sharp, who is 39 years old, has contributed with 10 goals and one assist.

Defender Jay McGrath and midfielder Harry Clifton will be unavailable for the fourth-round match of the FA Cup. Additionally, there are uncertainties regarding the availability of winger Luke Molyneux and striker Joe Ironside.

Doncaster Rovers last 5 games:

Crystal Palace: Team form, news and stats

Crystal Palace is on a great run, winning four out of their last five games with only one loss.

One of their most notable wins was a 2-0 victory over Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Premier League, which definitely lifted the team’s spirits.

In the championship, the team is currently in 12th place and not performing well. They have no chance of qualifying for European cups, but they are also not at risk of being relegated. Therefore, they are a calm team working towards improving their position in the rankings, as it would bring in additional funds.

The team relies on Jean-Philippe Mateta, their top scorer with 13 goals. Eberechi Eze is also important, as he has 6 goals and 7 assists. However, the visitors will be missing several injured players: Matheus França, Chadi Riad, Cheick Doucouré, Eberechi Eze and Joel Ward.

It should be noted that the team brought Romain Esse for 14.2 million euros from Millwall in January.

Crystal Palace recent form:

Probable lineups

For the upcoming FA Cup fourth-round match between Doncaster Rovers and Crystal Palace on Monday, February 10, 2025, at 7:45 PM GMT, the probable lineups are as follows:

Doncaster Rovers Lineup (4-2-3-1 Formation):

• Goalkeeper: Louis Sharman-Lowe
• Defenders: Joe Sterry, Joseph Olowu, Tom Anderson, James Maxwell
• Midfielders: Ben Bailey, Ben Broadbent; Luke Molyneux, Ben Kelly, Charlie Street
• Forward: Joe Ironside

Crystal Palace Lineup (3-4-2-1 Formation):

• Goalkeeper: Sam Turner
• Defenders: Chris Richards, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi
• Midfielders: Caleb Kporha, Will Hughes, Adam Warton, Ben Chilwell
• Attacking Midfielders: Ismaila Sarr, Romain Esse
• Forward: Jean-Philippe Mateta

Doncaster Rovers Tactics And Key Player:

Since Grant McCann took over, Doncaster Rovers has been using a strategy that involves high pressure and high tempo. This strategy quickly shifts the focus from defense to offense. The plan is to take advantage of turnovers by launching counterattacks. McCann has made it clear that he prefers players who can score and make the most of the team’s attacking style of play.

One man who has been front and centre of Doncaster’s promotion push is Luke Molyneux. 

This is the third season for the 26-year-old with Doncaster. He finished last season with the second-most goal contributions for Doncaster, with nine goals and eight assists and he already has one-third of that this season with four goals and two assists.

Luke Molyneux style of play is a high-volume dribbler and was also highly ranked for progressive passes. He seems to be the go-to man this season, having started all games so far and been on the pitch pretty much every minute.

Crystal Palace Tactics And Key Player:

Palace is expected to compete fiercely against their League Two rivals, showing off their skills and teamwork. They will focus on keeping the ball to control the game’s tempo and create opportunities to score.

This season’s revelation is Jean-Philippe Mateta

Crystal Palace rely on him seriously in their attack. His amazing finishing, height, and ability in the air make a big difference to this team.

Mateta is very good at holding the ball up, which helps a lot when games are very tight. Also, he adds depth to the squad, allowing coach Roy Hodgson to explore different formations and changes.

He is as dangerous in breaking through defenses as he is during set pieces, and that alone makes him a priceless player whenever his team needs his services.

Where to watch Doncaster vs Crystal Palace

• ESPN+
• ESPN App
• BBC Sport Web
• Sony Ten 2

Final Predictions

Crystal Palace is the favourite going into the FA Cup fourth-round match against Doncaster Rovers. The Eagles have been in great form and beat Manchester United 2-0 in their last game. Meanwhile, the opponents, Doncaster Rovers, lost 5-2 to Chesterfield in their last match.