Ugly scenes have marred Crystal Palace’s FA Cup clash with Millwall as a brawl broke out between both sets of fans in the stands ahead of kick-off.
Millwall And Crystal Palace Fans Brawl In The Stands Ahead Of FA Cup Tie
The ill-tempered affair at Selhurst Park got off to a violent start off the pitch as tempers boiled over in the stands.
In a video circulating on social media, an over-zealous Millwall fan can be seen climbing over the section divider to confront a number of Palace supporters.
Several Palace fans then rush to fight the man, as security tried to stop the brawl ahead of kick-off.
WARNING: GRAPHIC VIDEO BELOW WHICH INCLUDES VIOLENCE
maybe this Millwall fan has a fetish for getting stamped on by 10 men because he didn’t even leave it til kick off #onyourown #cpfc #millwall pic.twitter.com/UlQWVIsuCv
— laurence 🦅 (@laurence_cpfc) March 1, 2025
The clip then shows the Millwall fan lose his footing, leading to multiple opposition fans lay in a number of punches.
The ugly scenes have marred Palace’s 3-1 win over 10-man Millwall, which included alleged homophobic chants during the game and sickening chants of “let him die” at a stricken Jean-Philippe Mateta following his horror head injury.
The FA are set to investigate the homophobic chants heard during the game.
Palace went on to win the game 3-1 against 10-man Millwall to book their spot in the FA Cup quarter-finals.
