FA Cup semifinal weekend is here, and we definitely have a clear cut undercard on Saturday, with a main event to come on Sunday. Aston Villa takes on Crystal Palace in the warm-up act of the two clashes. Manchester City versus Nottingham Forest on Sunday is your main event. Villa head into the weekend smarting from the 2-1 loss to the aforementioned Cityzens, in league play, yesterday. However, they also enter the cup clash with a fully fit side, and that’s a huge advantage, always, but especially so at this point in the season.
FA Cup Semifinal FYIs
Aston Villa vs Crystal Palace
Kickoff: Sat. Apr. 26, Wembley Stadium, London, UK
Team News and Starting Lineup Predictions: Aston Villa Crystal Palace
Fun Fact: Villa are eight all-time in FA Cup Final appearances with 11.
FA Cup Semi Team News for Both Sides
So with Villa, there is no team news to report right now, much like its been for the past few games. So with that in mind, we’ll just get to the projected first team.
Aston Villa Starting Lineup Prediction (FA Cup Semifinal)
Emiliano Martinez; Matty Cash, Ezra Konsa, Pau Torres, Lucas Digne; Boubacar Kamara, Youri Tielemans; Morgan Rogers, John McGinn, Jacob Ramsey; Ollie Watkins
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