Wayne Rooney returns to FA Cup football as Derby County travel to Crystal Palace for a third-round tie on Sunday.
Rooney is likely to captain the Rams at Selhurst Park, and Roy Hodgson's injury-hit Eagles will be stretched to the limit in a game which has all the hallmarks of a potential cupset.
Date: Sunday, January 5th, 2020.
Venue: Selhurst Park, Croydon, London.
Kick-off time: 2:01pm GMT.
Prediction: Crystal Palace 1-1 Derby
The Rams are struggling in 17th place in the Championship, but have won their last two games and have Rooney to boost morale.
With Palace facing an injury crisis, Hodgson would probably take a draw and look to win the replay when players return from injury.
Tickets
Home tickets are still available - click here for more information.
How to watch
The match will not be shown on TV or streamed online in the UK, but you can follow all the action on our LIVE match blog with Giuseppe Muro at Selhurst Park.
Head to head (H2H) history and results
- Palace wins: 20
- Draws: 17
- Derby wins: 30
Betting Odds
- Palace to win: 4/5
- Derby to win: 9/2
- Draw: Between 11/4
- (Top tip) 2-1 Palace win: 8/1
Odds provided by Betfair Exchange. Click here for more odds.
Team news
Palace: Hodgson faces a dilemma with a huge injury crisis, particularly in defence.
Wilfried Zaha and Gary Cahill will be hoping to return to boost the Eagles' options.
Injury list: Andros Townsend, Jeffrey Schlupp, Scott Dann, Christian Benteke, Patrick van Aanholt, Mamadou Sakho
Derby: Former England forward Rooney could feature again having made his debut in the Championship win over Barnsley.
Midfielder Tom Lawrence has served out his own two-game ban, so is available, but defender Krystian Bielik remains suspended following a straight red card against Charlton.
Predicted lineup
Palace lineup: Hennessey; Kelly, Tomkins, Woods, Riedewald, Kouyate, McCarthy, Camarasa, Ayew, Pierrick, Wickham
Derby lineup: Hamer; Bogle, Davies, Clarke, Lowe; Holmes, Rooney, Bird, Knight; Marriott, Waghorn
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