FA Cup Aston Villa Vs Crystal Palace
Unai Emery’s team are bidding to end a 29-year wait for a major trophy this season, while Villa have not won the FA Cup since 1957. Villa lost 2-1 at Manchester City in midweek in a blow to their Champions League qualification ambitions. However, it’s 10 wins from their last 12 for The Villans who will be in a confident mood.
The Eagles have never won a major trophy
Palace are aiming to reach their third FA Cup final. The Eagles have never won a major trophy, losing both previous final appearances to Manchester United (1990 and 2016).
Palace have been miserly in defence in the FA Cup, conceding only once in four matches with three clean sheets, but in the league they’ve been leaky (GF 41, GA 45).
That statistic will be music to the ears of Ollie Watkins and company, who have already netted 53 times in the league and 9 times in four cup games.
Interestingly, all five of their previous meetings with each other produced over 2.5 goals, which also happened in 75% of Villa’s FA Cup fixtures this term.
Palace have been dominant against Villa, especially in their last five meetings
Palace have been dominant against Villa, especially in their last five meetings. The London outfit won three of the last five head-to-heads (L1, D1).
Their last clash in knockout football came earlier this season in the Carabao Cup, where the Eagles ran out 2-1 winners at Villa Park.
FA Cup Aston Villa Vs Crystal Palace Where To Watch
Crystal Palace take on Aston Villa in this FA Cup semifinal match at Wembley Stadium in northwest London on Saturday, April 26. Kickoff is set for 5:30 p.m. BST local time in the UK, which is 12:30 p.m. ET or 9:30 a.m. PT in the US and Canada, and 2:30 a.m. AEST in Australia early on Sunday morning.
FA Cup Aston Villa Vs Crystal Palace Predicted Lineups
Crystal Palace: Henderson, Lerma, Lacroix, Guehi, Munoz, Wharton, Hughes, Mitchell, Sarr, Eze, Mateta
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen, Kamara, Tielemans, Rogers, Asensio, McGinn, Watkins
