[Trending News] Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Crystal Palace: FA Cup fourth round – as it happened

Aaron Bower was there to report for us.

Grant McCann, Donny manager, also spoke: ““I am proud of the players. They are in a good run of form, we knew it would be a tough game for us. This gave a flavour of what this club is amount. We ultimately feel this club is a Championship club and it is our job to move us through the leagues.”

Oliver Glasner spoke to the BBC: “We scored nice goals, we could have decided it a bit earlier perhaps but many positive aspects – Adam Wharton back and playing 60 minutes and also debut for Ben Chilwell.“If we can keep this until the end of the season would be okay for me! It is important now to start winning at home and next we play Everton who have been doing well with David Moyes.

“I am told [Millwall] will be a big derby. The game happened a few years ago? But it is good playing at home and it will be a great game for our fans. They will be very aggressive but playing at home to a Championship side means we have to win. I want to go to Wembley.”

Some reaction, from Will Hughes, who had an excellent game, speaking to the BBC.

“It was a good night all round. I think we’ve always got a chance and the gaffer’s told us that many times. We’ve taken all the cup competitions seriously and how we approach the game and I think that’s shown this season and it’s another chance to go far.

“We had such a poor start in the league, it was disappointing but we’ve bounced back really well. It shows a lot of character and we’re in a good position at the moment results-wise and perfomances. We’ve just got to keep that up.”

Meanwhile, that double-post has set off quite the hoops debate.

Bobby Dunnett: “I can’t stand a striped/hoopy shirt with all one colour on the back. Whilst I don’t share his preference for blue shorts, I’m grateful to Steve Parish for (amongst other things) ensuring Palace have not had such a design since he took over.”

Kevin: “Stripes are vertical, hoops horizontal. No-one calls Celtic ‘the stripes”

Joe Pearson: “Their socks definitely have hoops. Just sayin’”

Full-time: Doncaster Rovers 0-2 Crystal Palace

90+4 min: Palace have seen this one out in the style you might expect from Oliver Glasner. He continues to impress, having ridden out that difficult start to the season. Chilwell, and Franca, the late sub, continue to run hard, and that’s to the approval of their manaager.

90+2 min: A consolation for Gibson? No, denied by Turner’s alert keeping. The ball’s never quite fallen for Donny’s forwards.

90 min: The final Palace sub, Caleb Kporha, once of Welling, almost scores with his first touch after Mateta’s pass but is robbed at the moment of truth.

88 min: Esse sees glory when he is confronted with Sharman-Lowe out of his box, but the goalie has left a forest of legs behind him. So it’s cleared.

87 min: Jack Senior and Mateta clash. There’s been a rolling battle there.

84 min: Chilwell and Lerna combine to clear. Plenty of defensive work being put in.

82 min: All credit to Donny, they’re having a real go at this. This does matter. Some fans have left, others are still urging on their men. Grant McCann looks in danger of boiling over.

81 min: Doncaster corner, second ball in, and there’s a scramble. Palace can’t get it clear. Molyneux does well again and then Bailey shimmies and jabs the ball at goal. It’s saved by Turner who did well when he was unsighted.

79 min: Jamie Sterry, shiner and all, is replaced by Tom Nixon. Sterry has run himself into the ground.

76 min: Another sighter for Molyneux, and he fails to hit the target. He’s had a fine game, and is putting a rusty Chilly through his paces.

74 min: Molyneux, a classic winger, once of Sunderland, spins and shoots. Just over. Something of the Stewie Downing about him.

72 min: The Doncaster drums get back up and running. It’s only 2-0, stranger things have happened, right?

70 min: Harvey Mayne gets in touch: “You obviously thought Kevin Watson’s hoops comment was so great it was worth including twice (half time and 66 minutes), but I would argue that they are stripes, not hoops, as the back of the shirt seems to be solid red.”

Thanks for checking up, Harvey.

68 min: Some ref rage when Turner scoops the ball from behind the line to prevent a corner. This leads to a revealing of the global conspiracy that all referees are against Doncaster Rovers. Stands to reason, man. Those feeling they are the victims of this pact are further annoyed when Palace zip the ball around to the sound of “olé”.

66 min: How is Ben Chilwell getting on? Quite well. Doncaster have been more of a threat down his flank.

Kevin Watson gets in touch: “Watching but not really enjoying this game, as a neutral I typically root for the underdogs, but doubly so for teams still wearing shirts with hoops. Are there many left? “

Reading and QPR come to mind.

64 min: Seems Sterry’s problem is not his thigh but his “eye”. Big shiner incoming, and a lump over his brow.

63 min: Good runout from Wharton. Will he face Everton at the weekend?

61 min: Two Palace subs, Devenny off, as Esse comes on, and then Wharton for Lerna.

Billy Sharp departs, and then Joe Ironside comes on.

60 min: Doncaster keep on the attack. Good spin from Molyneux, and then Sharp shoots. Not enough power, sadly.

59 min: The ref there: Michael Oliver?

58 min: Kari Tulinius gets in touch: “Doncaster may never have featured in the top flight, but they’ve achieved the rare distinction of being the namesake of a footballing rarity. Surely I’m not the only one who thinks of scoring straight from an opposition penalty as ‘doing a Doncaster’?”

56 min: Holmesdale massive are in full voice for Palace. I once played a game of “guess the footballer” with them on a trip from the north. Good fun.

Goal! Doncaster 0-2 Crystal Palace (Devenny, 55)

54 min: Grant McCann urges on his troops. They’re in this game now.

53 min: Doncaster on the charge. Wharton has to turn and lash the ball away after Sterry’s excellent ball in. Sterry looking lively but he’s probably running on empty. He seems to have taken a thigh knock. Let’s see.

51 min: Chances at both ends. Mateta is robbed as he makes a lovely turn and then Molyneux lashes the ball. That’s blocked, too. At last, some action.

48 min: Chilwell could have been useful at Euro 2024. But no.

47 min: Chilly is playing his first football in a while. He last played in September, last started in March. Donny also made some subs. Jack Senior and Jordan Gibson replaced Rob Street and Ethan Ennis.

We are back

Kevin Watson gets in touch: “Watching but not really enjoying this game, as a neutral I typically root for the underdogs, but doubly so for teams still wearing shirts with hoops. Are there many left? “

Half-time: Doncaster 0-1 Crystal Palace

45+2 min: Street concedes a free-kick, losing his head in making such a challenge there. .Kamada takes and there’s an almighty ruckus on the line before the ball is cleared.

45 min: Two minutes are added on. Both teams up their efforts.

44 min: Oof, Donny go close. Molyneux cuts in and shoots. Better from them.

43 min: Some comedy keeping from Sharman-Lowe, and tbe ball bounces clear. There’s a shot but the ball is volleyed wide.

41 min: Oliver Glasner’s turtle-neck is under wraps. He looks cold in Doncaster. His team are doing OK, such an improvement of early in the season.

39 min: Sharp, at last, gets to spin in the box, after Street’s approach play. He shoots straight at Guehi after shaking off Guehi.

37 min: Doncaster try to fight their way back. They win a corner, but as it’s taken there’s a flag on the play.