Crystal Palace are braced for the “crunch” period of their season, according to manager Oliver Glasner. Palace reached the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday when they beat Fulham 3-0 at Craven Cottage, with Eberechi Eze, Ismaila Sarr and Eddie Nketiah all on the scoresheet.

He is already revered by many after that run of seven unbeaten games (six wins and one draw) to end last season and now this improvement over the course of the current campaign. This is his first time managing Palace in the cups and he has reached two quarter-finals, losing 3-2 against Arsenal in the Carabao Cup in December.

A place in the semi-finals of the FA Cup is up for grabs when Fulham face Crystal Palace. Fulham vs Crystal Palace best bets Crystal Palace to qualify – 11/10 with bet365 Under 2.5 goals

Oliver Glasner's excellent Eagles are now just two wins from FA Cup glory and Europa League football after tearing their London counterparts to shreds at Craven Cottage

South London club are potentially three games away from a first major trophy and have the most talented squad in their history, but there are threats on the horizon

Eberechi Eze made the difference against Fulham in the FA Cup quarter-final — even if he doesn't quite fit Glasner's system at Palace