Crystal Palace will contest their first pre-season friendly fixture ahead of the new season with a visit from London neighbours Millwall on Saturday afternoon.
The Eagles will still be riding the crest of a wave after lifting the club's first major trophy in its history back in May.
Oliver Glasner guided Palace to FA Cup glory with a well-deserved 1-0 win over Man City at Wembley just a couple of months ago.
Now gearing up for the new Premier league campaign, the capital club will be hoping last season's heroics can propel them to even greater heights in 2025/26.
Meanwhile, Millwall will be aiming to improve on last season’s eighth-placed finish in the English Championship.
The Lions showed marked improvement under Alex Neil’s management last term, so their supporters will feel that they have reason for optimism ahead of the new campaign.
How the bookies view it: Odds currently available
At the time of writing, the bookmakers have not released any odds for this friendly fixture, but they will appear here once they are made available
Head to head: Eagles have the edge
Crystal Palace hold the upper hand in this fixture, triumphing in 10 of their overall 24 meetings with Millwall, including each of the last four. In fact, the Eagles eliminated the Lions en route to winning last season’s FA Cup.
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Ismaïla Sarr ended last season in impressive form, finishing the campaign with 12 goals and eight assists across his 47 appearances in all competitions.
After impressing on loan at Millwall last season, Josh Coburn has since moved to the Den on a permanent deal. The 6'3″ striker could pose Crystal Palace’s defence a few problems on Saturday.
Predicted line-ups
Goalkeeper Walter Benitez could make his Crystal Palace debut on Saturday after joining the club from PSV Eindhoven on a free transfer during the close season.
Meanwhile, Millwall could also have a new man between the sticks on Saturday after Max Crocombe made the move to the Lions from Burton Albion.
Crystal Palace: Benitez; Clyne, Lacroix, Richards; Munoz, Lerma, Hughes, Mitchell; Devenny, Sarr; Nketiah
Millwall: Crocombe; Harding, Tanganga, Cooper, Bryan; Massey, De Norre; Neghli, Cundle, Azeez; Coburn
Anything else catch the eye?
With both teams able to approach this pre-season friendly with a relaxed attitude, backing both teams to score could be worthy of consideration once prices become available.
This bet would have paid out when the pair met at Selhurst Park in the FA Cup earlier this year.
That cup tie featured four match goals, so a bet on Over 2.5 Goals could also be an option worth siding with, price permitting of course.
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