Crystal Palace vs Millwall final injury update as 11 ruled out and 3 doubts

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A look at the injury news ahead of the FA Cup fifth round clash between Crystal Palace and Millwall.

Crystal Palace face off in an exciting all-London FA Cup fifth round clash at Selhurst Park on Saturday afternoon. The two sides will battle it out for a spot in the quarter-finals, heading into the clash just two wins away from a Wembley appearance.

Palace will be favourites for this one, but Millwall have proven hard to beat over recent weeks, suffering only one defeat in their last nine games. Ahead of the local derby, we have rounded up all the final injury news surrounding both teams.

Chadi Riad - Out

Riad is out for the season after rupturing his ACL.

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Cheick Doucoure - Out

Doucoure is also out for the season after a serious knee injury.

Marc Guehi - Fit

Glasner has confirmed: “[Marc Guéhi] is okay [after the win over Aston Villa on Tuesday]. It helped that we had one more day between these two games.”

Caleb Kporha - Out

Kporha appears to be out, with Glasner saying: “The only change in the squad is Matheus França will be in the squad, and Caleb Kporha won’t be, but all others are ready.”

Joel Ward - Out

Ward remains out with a calf strain.

Aaron Connolly - Out (Ineligible)

Connolly is cup-tied from his time with Sunderland.

Tristan Crama - Out(Ineligible)

Crama is cup-tied with his time with Brentford.

Benicio Baker-Boaitey - Out (Ineligible)

Baker-Boaitey is cup-tied from his time with Brighton.

Joe Bryan - Doubt

There is some good news with Bryan, who could be fit to play. Neil has said: “Joe trained today, so I don’t think Joe will be a doubt, shall we say,” Neil said. “I think he’ll be fine.”

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Zak Lovelace - Out

Neil confirmed ahead of this one: “I don’t think we’ll see Zak this season. Zak had an operation just over a week ago, so he’ll probably be one for pre-season.”

Macauley Langstaff - Out

Neil also ruled out Langstaff ahead of this one, saying: “Langstaff not available at the moment. He has not been on the grass recently. He was training last week, had a little setback and then from there he’s been out.”

Ra'ees Bangura-Williams - Doubt

Bangura-Williams could return from a minor issue here.

Ryan Leonard - Doubt

Leonard is not expected to return here having been out for a month.

Dan McNamara - Out

McNamara is out with a longer term issue. Neil said at the time of the injury: "No specific timescale is being placed upon his [McNamara's] return to action at this stage. Following surgery, Danny will begin a rehabilitation programme with the club's medical team to assist his recovery. Initial scans have revealed Ryan has suffered a significant calf injury and will require further scans to determine his rehabilitation steps."

Scanlon returned to parent club Liverpool for treatment after a significant injury.

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