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Palace progress after South London derby

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Crystal Palace 3 - 1 Millwall Crystal Palace have reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after a comfortable win over 10-man Millwall.  Author - Ajay Stadium - Selhurst Park The game's turning point came in the eighth minute when Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts was sent off. Roberts came charging out of his goal and kicked Crystal Palace striker Jean-Philippe Mateta in the head. After a short VAR intervention, he was off and Millwall had a huge job on their hands. Palace then dominated possession, and they eventually made the most of their numerical advantage and took the lead in the 33rd minute when Japhet Tanganga headed a curling Will Hughes cross into his own net. The home side then doubled their lead when Daniel Munoz poked the ball into the net from close range when it fell into his path after bouncing off Tanganga. Millwall looked to be out of the game but Wes Harding gave them a lifeline when he scored from inside the area just before the break. Eddie Nketiah ensured...

Millwall set up Fourth Round encounter against Leeds

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Millwall 3 - 0 Dagenham & Redbridge Millwall cruised past National League side Dagenham & Redbridge to secure a spot in the FA Cup fourth round, where they will face Leeds United. Author - Neil Jones Millwall 3 - 0 Dagenham & Redbridge More reaction to come from European Super Football ~ eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com youtu.be/N7lOQnDkiTo?... [image or embed] — European Super Football ( @superfootball.bsky.social ) 14 January 2025 at 17:16 The scoring began in unusual fashion as Mihailo Ivanovic netted with a header while lying on the ground. Casper de Norre added a second before 20-year-old Ra'ees Bangura-Williams came off the bench to score his first Millwall goal. Millwall’s fourth-round tie against Championship leaders Leeds is set for the weekend of Saturday, 8 February, at Elland Road. Latest news and stories from the world's greatest cup competition A closer look at what happened The Lions dominated possession with an uncharacteristic 61% against their ...

Football Icons: Teddy Sheringham

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Edward Paul Sheringham, known by most as Teddy Sheringham, is another football icon.  He played mostly as a second striker in a long and eventful professional career. Early career He began his career at Millwall, where he scored 111 goals between 1983 and 1991. The forward is the club's second all-time leading scorer. He eventually left to join First Division Nottingham Forest. A year later, Sheringham scored Forest's first-ever Premiership goal. Move to Tottenham  Not long after that goal for Forest, he was signed by Tottenham Hotspur.  Sheringham had a great start to his career at the club by being the Premiership's top goalscorer in its inaugural season, scoring 22 goals. His strike partners at White Hart Lane included Gordon Durie, Ronny Rosenthal, Jürgen Klinsmann and finally Chris Armstrong.  In 1993–94, he was the Spurs top scorer with 14 Premiership goals but only played in just 19 games due to injury. In that campaign, they finished 15th.  The f...