Crystal Palace appointed Arsenal legend Patrick Viera as their manager at the start of the season and it was a sign that the team's game would change a lot as they were led by Roy Hodgson who loved to play very defensive football. Crystal Palace is in the middle of the field and I don't think they have to worry about survival because they have a very good team. Zaha is certainly the best player and team leader and there are young hopefuls like Eze and Olise who are increasingly getting a chance in the first team. The host is very strong in attack, there are Bentke, Mateta and Edouard, so whoever plays against Stoke tomorrow, the guests will have a lot of problems to stop very physically strong players. Coach Viera said before the game that he wants to get as far as possible in the FA so that the strongest team can be expected tomorrow at Selhurst Park. Only Ferguson and Ward are on the list of injured players, so Viera will be in "sweet" torment. Crystal has been unbeaten in their previous 6 games in all competitions and has so far defeated Millwall and Hartlepool in the FA Cup. Stoke comes after losing to a second-placed team in the Championship, Bournemouth was better and defeated Stoke 2-1. The guests have not won the last four games and I think that they are in such a form that they do not pose a danger to the team from the middle of the Premier League table. According to the English media, coach Stoke will make several changes compared to the last match, so we can expect some players who have not played that much this season. Crystal Palace is the favourite in this match for a reason, and I think that whichever team comes out tomorrow against Stoke, and a very strong team will come out, the host should defeat the guests and advance to the quarterfinals of the FA Cup.

My prediction;

Outcome: Crystal Palace to win

Goals: over 2.5

水晶宫在赛季初任命阿森纳传奇人物帕特里克·维埃拉为他们的教练，这表明球队的风格将发生很大变化，因为他们喜欢踢防守型足球的罗伊·霍奇森率领。水晶宫在积分榜中游，我认为他们不必担心降级，因为他们是一支非常好的球队。扎哈无疑是最好的球员和球队领袖，还有像埃兹和奥利斯这样的年轻有希望的球员，他们在一线队的机会越来越多。主队的攻击力很强，有本特克、马特塔和爱德华等球员，所以无论谁明天对阵斯托克城，客队都会遇到很大的麻烦。主教练维埃拉赛前表示，他希望在英足总能走得越远越好，明天他们会派上一个不错的阵容。受伤球员名单上只有弗格森和沃德，所以维埃拉的阵容很齐整。水晶在过去的6场各项赛事中保持不败，迄今为止在足总杯中击败了米尔沃尔和哈特尔普尔。斯托克城在英冠联赛中输给了第二名的球队后，伯恩茅斯表现更好，并以 2-1 击败了斯托克城。客队最近四场比赛都没有获胜，我认为他们的状态不会对英超积分榜中间的球队构成威胁。据英媒报道，主教练斯托克城将比上一场比赛做出一些改变，所以我们可以期待一些本赛季出场次数不多的球员。水晶宫是这场比赛的夺冠热门是有原因的，我认为明天对阵斯托克城的比赛中，无论排出什么样的阵容出战，水晶宫都应该击败客队，晋级足总杯八强。

预测：水晶宫胜