Chris Sutton makes Crystal Palace, Millwall and Fulham predictions as 'hissy fit' claim made


The FA Cup fifth round is here, and we have three London clubs in action across the weekend. The three biggest London clubs are already out, which will be seen as a breath of fresh air for some, with Crystal Palace, Millwall and Fulham the remaining capital clubs.
Those three clubs are just two wins away from Wembley, although the bad news is that a maximum of two London clubs can progress, with Palace and Millwall drawn together, while Fulham will face a test away to Manchester United. Ahead of the games, we have rounded up the predictions from BBC Sport’s Chris Sutton.
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Sutton: “Will in-form Crystal Palace go for it in the FA Cup? I really hope so. Oliver Glasner's side have improved as the season has gone on and they are comfortably in mid-table of the Premier League without any danger of going down. A cup run would really cap this as a successful campaign for him.
“It would have an even bigger impact for Palace's fans. I still remember Ian Wright's goals in the 1990 final where they lost to Manchester United in a replay. They lost to United in the 2016 final too, and it would be great to give them a new memory. This won't be easy, because former Norwich boss Alex Neil took charge of Millwall at the end of last year and is doing a good job. They have been quite stubborn in recent weeks and I'm expecting more of the same here, but the Eagles should edge it in normal time. Prediction: 2-1.”
Man Utd vs Fulham
Sutton: “I am sick of backing Manchester United. Even though they beat Ipswich on Wednesday, they did not half make hard work of it and the Tractor Boys ran them close at Old Trafford. Alejandro Garnacho appeared to have a bit of a hissy fit after being hooked before half-time, so it will be interesting to see how Ruben Amorim deals with that. He won't have any players left at this rate if he decides to leave Garnacho out.
“United are the FA Cup holders and they have beaten Fulham home and away already this season but on both occasions it was far from convincing, and I don't really care about that anyway. Amorim is a likeable guy, and I've got sympathy for him about the size of his task at Old Trafford but, from watching United, I cannot think of any reason to back them to win this. I am usually wrong about Fulham, but they are going to take this one - 100%. Prediction: 0-3.”
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