An upset might be on the cards this weekend as League One side Stockport County travel to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace in the third round of the F.A. Cup. Here’s the best way to get a live stream of the game to watch today.
What TV Channel is the game on?
You can watch Crystal Palace v Stockport County FA Cup match live on the BBC Red Button or through Bet365.
For online viewers not able to get to Selhurst Park, the match will also be available to stream from Crystal Palace via BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website for UK viewers.
It has been a season of highs and lows for Crystal Palace as they started the season poorly with five defeats and three draws in their first eight games but then strung up a run of positive results.
Since losing losing 5-1 to Arsenal, The Eagles have gone three matches unbeaten and they will aim to continue that run.
Oliver Glasner’s men are far from achieving the heights of last campaign as they managed just four wins from the first 20 matches of the Premier League season.
They are five points clear of the relegation zone but things could change quickly if they do not shift to higher gear during matches.
Palace have faced goalscoring issues this term as they have netted just 21 goals.
They are the favourites to prevail this weekend but a number of vulnerabilities could be exploited by their opponents.
Stockport enter this match on the back of a 2-1 defeat to Mansfield Town. Lee Gregory’s early strike was cancelled out by Will Collar in the 20th-minute.
The hosts could not gather momentum and Will Evans netted home in the 39th-minute to hand Mansfield Town the three points.
Stockport are looking for consecutive promotion campaigns after having a successful League Two season last year. The Greater Manchester outfit are having a reasonably good season despite their recent shortcomings and they are fancying a decent cup run.
If Dave Challinor’s side win, it would mark their first fourth-round contest since 2001.
Results from their last five matches across all competitions
Crystal Palace:
D W D L L
Stockport County:
L D D L W
Team News
Glasner has a number of absentees to deal with ahead of the match. Will Hughes is out of action.
Adam Wharton and Matheus Franca remain sidelined with injuries.
Stockport’s squad was depleted recently as two of their loan players were called back by their respective teams. Tyler Onyango returned to Everton and Michael Mellon went back to Burnley.
Teams
Crystal Palace (4-4-2): Turner; Richards, Guehi, Lacroix, Mitchell; Kamada, Lerma, Schlupp, Eze; Nketiah, Mateta.
Stockport County (4-4-2): Hinchliffe; Mingi, Connolly, Pye, Southam-Hales; Norwood, Bailey, Touray, Collar; Diamond, Wootton