| Referee | Stuart Attwell |
| Assistant | Constantine Hatzidakis |
| Assistant | Natalie Aspinall |
| Fourth Official | Sam Purkiss |
| VAR | No VAR |
| Assistant VAR | No VAR |
Stockport Head To Selhurst For FA Cup Clash With Palace
Today at 06:40 AM
The FA Cup Third Round is upon us as the Eagles prepare to take on League One newcomers Stockport County at Selhurst Park, the first time this fixture will have been played since 2001.
MATCH INFORMATION
| 12 January 2025 – 3pm |
| Selhurst Park, Holmesdale Road, London SE25 6PU |
PREVIOUS MEETING
| 18/08/2001 – The Eagles continued their good start to the 2001/02 campaign with a convincing victory over Stockport. Second half goals from Aki Riihilahti, Dougie Freedman and a Clinton Morrison brace saw Palace take victory with the visitors consolation netted by Karim Fradin. |
| WHO SCORED MAN OF THE MATCH – Clinton Morrison |
MATCH OFFICIALS
TEAM NEWS
PALACE – Matheus Franca, Adam Wharton, Will Hughes, Franco Umeh and Rob Holding are all expected to miss out, while illness has hampered preparations for the tie and effected several players.
STOCKPORT – Striker Louie Barry who scored 24 goals in 44 games has been recalled from his loan spell by his parent club Aston Villa.
DISCIPLINARY RECORD
This is the section of our match preview that highlights those that have not been the best of friends with match officials as the season goes on. Of course, they all begin with a clean slate, but we will start to see those that will be heading for a ban or two as the campaign progresses.
| RED CARDS – Daichi Kamada (1), Fraser Horsfall (1) |
| YELLOW CARDS (over 4.5) – Will Hughes (7), Ethan Pye (6), Callum Camps (5), Fraser Horsfall (5), Daniel Munoz (5), Marc Guehi (5) |
FORM GUIDE
Last FIVE meetings between the two sides;
| 13/01/2002 | Stockport 0-1 Palace |
| 18/08/2001 | Palace 4-1 Stockport |
| 06/05/2001 | Stockport 0-1 Palace |
| 25/11/2000 | Palace 2-2 Stockport |
| 08/04/2000 | Palace 3-3 Stockport |
Last FIVE results for Palace:
| 04/01/2025 | Palace 1-1 Chelsea |
| 29/12/2024 | Palace 2-1 Southampton |
| 26/12/2024 | Bournemouth 0-0 Palace |
| 21/12/2024 | Palace 1-5 Arsenal |
| 18/12/2024 | Arsenal 3-2 Palace |
Last FIVE results for Stockport;
| 04/01/2025 | Stockport 1-2 Mansfield |
| 01/01/2025 | Stockport 1-1 Birmingham |
| 29/12/2024 | Rotherham 1-1 Stockport |
| 26/12/2024 | Huddersfield 1-0 Stockport |
| 20/12/2024 | Stockport 2-1 Peterborough |
FA CUP FORM
These two sides have only met once in the FA Cup, Palace winning 2-1 up at Edgeley Park in December 1933. They have met each other several times in the League Cup, the last being a two legged affair in 1979 which the Eagles won 8-1 on aggregate.
Last season Stockport exited at the second round stage at the hands of non-league Aldershot Town. Palace were knocked out by Everton in a third round replay.
Palace are unbeaten against Stockport in 10 games in all competitions.
RECORD AGAINST STOCKPORT
| Played | 23 |
| Won | 11 |
| Drawn | 8 |
| Lost | 4 |
FORM PLAYERS ACCORDING TO WHO SCORED
This is the section of our match preview where we list two players from each side that are top of the ratings by our friends over at Who Scored. Obviously, there are no ratings to share at the moment but that will soon change!
| Louie Barry | 7.42 |
| Nick Powell | 7.13 |
| Ebere Eze | 7.05 |
| Daniel Munoz | 7.04 |
ONE TO WATCH
| NICK POWELL |
| FORMER CLUBS – Crewe Alexander, Manchester United, Wigan Athletic, Leicester City (loan), Hull City (loan), Stoke City |
| The striker seems to have been in the game for a long time and has had his fair share of clubs, but the former Crewe academy product had plenty of success at Wigan and Stoke before joining Stockport. |
THE NUMBERS
Stockport and Palace have only ever met once before in the FA Cup, a 2-1 win for the London side in the second round in December 1933.
Palace are unbeaten across their last 10 meetings with Stockport in all competitions (W5 D5), with this the first since a 1-0 away win in the second tier in January 2002.
Stockport have lost each of their last 5 FA Cup third round matches, last reaching the fourth round thanks to a 1-0 win at Preston in 2000-01.
Stockport have lost their last 6 FA Cup matches against Premier League opponents, most recently going down 1-0 against West Ham in January 2021. Their last such win was against QPR in the 1993-94 third round.
Palace have failed to progress from 4 of their last 5 FA Cup third round ties, with the exception coming against Millwall during a 2-1 victory in 2022.
KEY CLASH
| EDDIE NKETIAH v FRASER HORSFALL |
| The former Arsenal striker is expected to be given a chance from the start in this cup tie to hopefully gain some much needed confidence and will be up against a defender who has been very good form this season for the visitors. |
PRE-MATCH STATS
This is the section of our match preview where we keep a tally on the statistics for Palace players as the campaign continues and how they compare to other Premier League players.
| Goals | Jean-Philippe MATETA 5 (25th) |
| Assists | Ebere EZE, Tyrick MITCHELL, Will HUGHES 3 (32nd) |
| Passes | Marc GUEHI 992 (23rd) |
| Tackles | Daniel MUNOZ 71 (1st) |
| Touches | Marc GUEHI 1256 (28th) |
| Shots | Ebere EZE 57 (5th) |
| Fouls | Will HUGHES 34 (7th) |
| Dispossessed | Ismaila SARR 27 (21st) |
| Saves | Dean HENDERSON 57 (8th) |
| Clearances | Maxence LACROIX 91 (7th) |
| Big Chances Missed | Jean-Philippe MATETA 10 (5th) |
TEB PREDICTION
Oliver Glasner will likely field a strong line up for this cup tie if his attitude to the League Cup is anything to go by this season. If he does, then the hosts should just have enough to see off the League One side but the opponents should not be taken lightly. The FA Cup springs a number of surprises in the early rounds and Stockport have enjoyed back to back promotions to get themselves back up the football pyramid.
| PREDICTED SCORE: 3-1 |
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