Oliver Glasner's side have not been at their best for a while now and this seismic shock begs the question: Where do they go from here?

After celebrating their memorable FA Cup trophy win at the end of last season, Crystal Palace fans would never have envisaged their defence would end at the first stage, particularly at the hands of a team five divisions below them.

Crystal Palace and Aston Villa scrapped to a tight, tense 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park on Wednesday. Both Brennan Johnson and Ollie Watkins went close on multiple occasions but a draw was the fair result as neither team could gain total control of the game.

Crystal Palace travel to non-league Macclesfield FC this afternoon while they begin the defence of their FA Cup trophy.Oliver Glasner’s side has navigated a challenging winter period, currently

Non-league Macclesfield host FA Cup holders Crystal Palace in the FA Cup third round on Saturday (12:15 GMT) and it has presented a dilemma for one young football fan with an affinity for both clubs.

The focus before Crystal Palace’s goalless draw with Aston Villa centred on Marc Guehi’s future, but it was a promising young centre-back who took the attention by full-time.