Crystal Palace on Monday beat League 2 side Doncaster Rovers 2-0 in the FA Cup to set up a fifth-round tie at home against Millwall.
The London side play three divisions above Doncaster, but it took 31 minutes to get the opener thanks to a neat training-ground play.
Daichi Kamada’s free-kick was passed along the ground to Jean-Philippe Mateta and although his attempt hit the post, Daniel Munoz was on hand to tap in the rebound.
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Doncaster showed signs that they might launch a comeback at the start of the second half, but those hopes were dealt a blow in the 55th minute when Justin Devenny ran on to a superb flighted pass from Will Hughes and deftly lobbed the goalkeeper.
Although Doncaster kept plugging away, the gulf in the divisions was evident and Palace controlled the game to its conclusion.
Palace face Championship side Millwall over the March 1-2 weekend.
Meanwhile, Plymouth Argyle’s reward for knocking out Liverpool was to draw Manchester City in the fifth round.
Plymouth — on the bottom of division two — shocked Premier League leaders Liverpool 1-0 on Sunday.
For their next trick, they have to go to Etihad Stadium on March 1 to face Pep Guardiola’s City, the four-time defending league champions.
Holders Manchester United are at home to Fulham in one of three all-Premier League matchups. Newcastle United are to host Brighton & Hove Albion, while AFC Bournemouth are at home to Wolverhampton Wanderers. Aston Villa face second-tier Cardiff.
The other games are Burnley against Preston North End, while Exeter City were to play Nottingham Forest after press time last night to decide who faces Ipswich Town.
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