Alan Pardew is optimistic that his Crystal Palace side can defy the odds and win the FA Cup this season.
Pardew, a losing finalist as West Ham United boss back in 2006, only managed to win one FA Cup tie in his four-year spell at Newcastle United.
Nevertheless, the 53-year-old, who marked his Palace reign with a 4-0 win over Dover in the third round earlier this month, can see no reason why the Eagles cannot be this season's surprise package.
"I've had a couple of near shaves," he told the Daily Mail. "I think I've been in a winning position after 12 minutes against Man United and it got away from us. And about two minutes against Liverpool.
"So it would be nice to get a big trophy over the line but they're not easy to come by in today's game when you're at clubs with such a disadvantage but the club does even it up.
"The chance of us winning the Premier League is more or less zero or one per cent I should think. But winning the cup is a possibility."
Palace travel away to Southampton for a fourth-round tie at St Mary's this afternoon.
Shane Callaghan
