Our prediction for this FA Cup match:
Crystal Palace
Match Time & Date:
26/04/2025
18:15
Prediction: 1-1
Aston Villa
All eyes will be on Wembley Stadium when Crystal Palace and Aston Villa lock horns in the FA Cup semis. The Eagles are on a four-game winless run in the Premier League, but they should not be written off just yet in Saturday’s clash. Jean-Philippe Mateta is pushing for a start after scoring the equalizer in a 2-2 draw with Arsenal, while both Chadi Riad and Cheick Doucoure remain in the recovery room.
The Villans, on the other hand, have been producing excellent performances in all competitions ever since the club chiefs reinforce the squad. Aston Villa are more of a team than Crystal Palace, but given their four-game winless run against the capital club, we are tempted to bet on draw. Unai Emery has a luxury to field the best possible side in the FA Cup semis. January signing Marcus Rashford is widely expected to lead the line for Villa.
Highlighted Player (Eberechi Eze):
Eberechi Eze is a talented football player who was born in Greenwich, England on June 29, 1998. Eze started his youth career at Millwall and in the summer of 2016 he moved to Queens Park Rangers, signing a one-year contract with the capital club.
Eze scored 4 goals in 42 appearances for the Hoops in the 2018/2019 Championship campaign, while providing 4 assists for his teammates.His main position is attacking midfield, but he is capable of playing as both right and left midfielder as well. Eze is a footballer of Nigerian descent, but he has yet to make his debut for the Super Eagles in international matches.
Given his place of birth, the 173-cm tall midfielder was eligible to play for the England U20 team and he made his debut for the Three Lions on October 11, 2018 in a 2-1 victory over Italy. His preferred foot is right.
Highlighted Team (Aston Villa):
Aston Villa is one of the three clubs that dropped to the Championship at the end of the 2015/2016 Premier League campaign. The Villans host their rivals at Villa Park, the stadium that was opened in 1897 and its’ capacity is 42,682. However, it has to be noted that the highest attendance recorded at the stadium was 76,588 when Aston Villa faced Derby County in the FA Cup back in 1946.
Aston Villa’s fiercest rivals are Birmingham City and West Bromwich Albion. Nonetheless, the rivalry between Aston Villa and Wolves and Coventry City is big as well. Aston Villa have won seven First Division (Premier League) trophies, with the team clinching seven FA Cup trophies as well.
The team’s biggest success, though, came in 1982 when they won the European Cup. The Villans defeated Bayern Munich (1-0) in the title game and Peter Withe was named the man of the match.
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