Aston Villa proceed their FA Cup journey on Sunday afternoon as they journey to the one EFL aspect left within the competitors: Preston North Finish.
The Villans have benefitted from taking part in the whole thing of their cup run at Villa Park, though they’ve overwhelmed Premier League rivals West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur on their option to the final eight. Unai Emery’s aspect beat Cardiff 2-0 final outing.
The seven-time winners have misplaced two FA Cup finals within the twenty first century, however they have not lifted the trophy since 1957.
Preston had been as soon as a dominant power within the English recreation, however a lot of their success arrived a century in the past. They final prevailed on this competitors in 1938 and have not reached a FA Cup semi-final since 1964.
Paul Heckingbottom has been in cost since 20 August after Ryan Lowe’s departure, however Preston have endured a well-recognized season below the previous Sheffield United boss. A stuttering run of type earlier than the worldwide break leaves them fifteenth within the second tier and solely with a distant probability of creating the play-offs.
Right here is 90min’s information to Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final.
Preston vs Aston Villa head-to-head report (final 5 video games)
Present type (all competitions)
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Preston |
Aston Villa |
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Preston 2-1 Portsmouth – 15/03/25 |
Aston Villa 3-0 Membership Brugge – 12/03/25 |
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Sunderland 1-1 Preston – 11/03/25 |
Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa – 08/03/25 |
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Sheffield Utd 1-0 Preston – 08/03/25 |
Membership Brugge 1-3 Aston Villa – 04/03/25 |
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Preston 0-0 Swansea – 04/03/25 |
Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff – 28/02/25 |
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Preston 3-0 Burnley – 01/03/25 |
Crystal Palace 4-1 Aston Villa – 25/02/25 |
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Nation |
TV channel/stay stream |
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United Kingdom |
BBC One, BBC iPlayer |
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United States |
ESPN+, ESPN App |
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Canada |
Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet Now Plus |
Preston are with out a few suspended gamers for Sunday’s cup tie, with Sam Greenwood receiving his marching orders towards Portsmouth earlier than the break and Ryan Ledson selecting up his second reserving of the competitors within the fifth spherical.
Kaine Kesler-Hayden is ineligible to face his dad or mum membership, whereas Ryan Porteous is cup-tied.
On the damage entrance, Jack Whatmough’s calf damage may maintain him out for the rest of the season. Ali McCann and striker Milutin Osmajic, who was lately charged by the FA over an alleged racist comment, are doubts.
Preston predicted lineup vs Aston Villa (5-2-1-2): Woodman; Storey, Gibson, Lindsay, Bauer, Brady; Whiteman, Frokjaer-Jensen; Thordarson; Keane, Riis.
Unai Emery will likely be specializing in Aston Villa’s upcoming Champions League quarter-final with Paris Saint-Germain, however there’s loads of time between Sunday’s cup tie and the primary leg within the French capital.
Thus, we are able to count on the Villans to be near full power this weekend. Whereas Ollie Watkins suffered a minor knee damage earlier than the break, he is skilled forward of the journey to Deepdale and is anticipated to steer the road.
The guests are with out Ross Barkley and the cup-tied Axel Disasi. Ezri Konsa picked up a knock throughout England’s win over Latvia on Monday however performed the whole thing of the match and is match to function on Sunday.
Aston Villa predicted lineup vs Preston (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Money, Konsa, Torres, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans; Asensio, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins.
Preston have not needed to beat Premier League opposition to achieve the quarter-finals, though they impressively beat Burnley 3-0 within the fifth spherical. They confronted Arsenal within the fourth spherical of the Carabao Cup final October, however had been overwhelmed resoundingly.
It is a grand event for the hosts, who have not loved a lot success on this competitors for the very best a part of 90 years. Nonetheless, they have an enormous job at their disposal.
Whereas Villa are removed from an imperious power on their travels, they should not have too many points dispatching Heckingbottom’s quite uninspiring Preston aspect this weekend.
