Overview
Crystal Palace are flying high after defeating Aston Villa 4-1 in their most recent Premier League match. This is their 4th win in 5 recent matches in all of their competitions.
Previously, coach Oliver Glasner's team also defeated Manchester United, Fulham in the Premier League and Doncaster in the FA Cup. Only having to face a lower-ranked opponent Millwall in the 5th round of the FA Cup, Palace's goal is nothing other than to win a ticket to the next round.
Crystal Palace's attack has been in good form with 11 goals in the last 5 matches, an average of 2.2 goals/match. Jean- Philippe Mateta has been particularly impressive, contributing five goals in that time.
Since the beginning of 2025, the French striker has scored 8 goals in the Premier League, the same number as Liverpool's Mohamed Salah. Mateta will certainly be Palace's biggest hope for the time being.
Meanwhile, Millwall's recent record is not too impressive. In the last 4 matches, coach Alex Neil's team only won once against Derby County, the rest drew with West Brom, Preston and lost to Plymouth.
They have conceded 7 goals in the above period. In addition, with 33 goals in the Championship since the beginning of the season, Millwall also has the third worst attack in the league.
In the most recent encounter between the two teams in January 2022, Crystal Palace beat Millwall in the FA Cup. With superior strength, Palace will likely continue to enjoy the joy.
Personnel situation
Crystal Palace have a full squad for this match with Mateta leading the attack, along with Ismaila Sarr and Eberechi Eze. In defense, Maxence Lacroix, Marc Guehi and Daniel Munoz are expected to keep their positions in the squad.
On the other side of the front line, Millwall are also not worried about injuries with all their options. Mihailo Ivanovic, Femi Azeez and Camiel Neghli are expected to keep their positions in the squad.
Expected lineup:
Crystal Palace: Turner, Richards, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta.
Millwall: Jensen, Bryan, Cooper, Tanganga, Crama, Saville, De Norre, Azeez, Cundle, Neghli, Ivanovic.
The match between Crystal Palace and Millwall takes place at 7:15 p.m. on January 1 (Vietnam time).
