Crystal Palace v Millwall: FA Cup fifth round – live
Key events
82 min: Eze sends a free kick into the Millwall box. Richards heads it across to the centre, where Nketiah goes for goal with a looping header that bounces off the left post before dropping into the net.
GOAL! Crystal Palace 3-1 Millwall (Nketiah, 81)
Nketiah restores the two-goal lead with a fantastic looping header! That should be game over now…
79 min: Just a quick update on Mateta as we approach the final 10 minutes of the match. The striker has been taken to hospital with a bad gash behind his ear and a head injury. He is now being assessed.
76 min: Millwall have responded incredibly well in this second half. Defensively they have been solid and look dangerous going forward. They have around 15 minutes now to get an equaliser…
73 min: Crystal Palace look to break forward through Nketiah but the striker is brought down by Cooper, who receives a yellow card.
70 min: Another chance for Millwall as a corner is sent into the box by Bryan. Ivanović is gifted a free header and forces a save from Turner.
67 min: Alex Neil uses his final substitution window as Mitchell makes way for George Saville, Mihailo Ivanović replaces Coburn and George Honeyman is introduced for De Norre.
66 min: Crystal Palace make two changes as Adam Wharton replaces Hughes and Sarr makes way for Romain Esse.
64 min: Big chance for Millwall as Harding sends a very dangerous low-driven cross into the six-yard box. It runs through the entire Crystal Palace defence and Coburn slides in to get a touch, but Turner can make the save.
63 min: Palace have a corner. Hughes plays it short to Muñoz, who sets it back and a looping cross is then sent towards the back post. Jensen is there to collect.
61 min: Oliver Glasner is preparing to utilise his first substitution window – Mateta’s departure was a part of concussion protocol so does not count as one of the manager’s five subs.
59 min: The free kick is sent into the box and it results in a corner. The ball is crossed in once again but Turner claims it.
57 min: Millwall have a free kick out on the left following a foul from Richards on Coburn…
53 min: Millwall fans are still in full voice, although I can’t repeat what they’re chanting.
50 min: Huge chance for Millwall as a diagonal ball is sent into the box. Cooper heads it down and Palace struggle to make the clearance. Azeez eventually gets the shot away but Guehi intercepts and smashes the ball down the pitch.
48 min: Crystal Palace are quite happy just to keep the ball right now. Taking no more risks following that late first-half goal.
Kick-off: Crystal Palace 2-1 Millwall
We’re back under way at Selhurst Park!
Still on the Roberts red card, Mike says…
“Those of a certain age remember the German goalkeeper Toni Schumacher at World Cup 1982. He nearly killed Patrick Battiston of France with a challenge not that different.”
Crystal Palace chairman Steve Parish also compared the two incidents during a passionate and emotional half-time interview with BBC Sport just now.
In the other FA Cup lunchtime fixture, Preston lead Burnley 2-0 at Deepdale.
Meanwhile, Jeff is NOT happy with Michael Oliver…
“Hi Emillia, and godspeed Mateta, hopefully not as serious as it looks. Regarding Michael Oliver, it’s hard to believe we once thought we finally had a proper good one on our hands. He’s been woeful for years.”
Adam has written in about THAT challenge on Mateta…
“Horrific is the word to describe what we just witnessed — that’s an absolute shocker of a challenge. Had Roberts’ boot been a few centimetres to the side, I shudder to think what would have become of Mateta’s neck. The red card is a shame for the tie which was shaping up nicely, but obviously that’s a footnote now. Here’s hoping for a speedy recovery for Mateta, and I also hope Roberts doesn’t get abused for what did appear to be a genuine attempt to play the ball.”
Half-time: Crystal Palace 2-1 Millwall
Millwall looked down and out, but now they’re well and truly in this game.
45+14 min: Azeez does well to skip past two Palace defenders before going for a low-driven shot. Turner parries the ball across the box, where it falls to Harding. The full-back then goes for goal and his effort takes a deflection off Chilwell before flying into the bottom-left corner!
GOAL! Crystal Palace 2-1 Millwall (Harding, 45+13)
And just like that, out of nowhere, Millwall get one back through Harding on the brink of half-time!
45+11 min: Crystal Palace have a corner. Hughes sends it straight into the box but Jensen comes off his line to claim the ball.
45+9 min: Just a few minutes of this first half to go now and Palace goalkeeper Turner has barely had to touch the ball since the early stages. He seems to be enjoying himself out in the sun.
45+6 min: Crystal Palace wing-backs Chilwell and Muñoz have been brilliant so far today. Both are causing havoc out wide, stretching Millwall’s already-depleted squad and creating plenty of space in the middle for the likes of Nketiah and Eze.
45+4 min: Crystal Palace have enjoyed a whopping 74% possession so far. The visitors have failed to create much and when they have attempted to break forward they are completely shut down within a matter of moments.
45+1 min: The hosts have been all over Millwall in this first half. It’s hard to see a way back for Alex Neil’s side now.
45 min: 13 minutes have been added on following that early injury to Mateta…
41 min: Well, that was slightly confusing…
Muñoz sticks the ball in the net but it’s immediately ruled out by Michael Oliver. The referee then turns to his linesman, who appears to suggest that an attempted clearance from Millwall deflected off Tanganga and fell to the path of the wing-back, meaning he was not offside.
A VAR check then gives confirmation.
