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Aston Villa will face Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi final, while Nottingham Forest take on Manchester City following the FA Cup semi final draw.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The FA Cup<\/a> semi-final draw took place after Aston Villa’s 3-0 win over Preston at Deepdale on Sunday afternoon and it threw up some interesting fixtures.<\/p>\n

Crystal Palace enter the FA Cup semi final for the first time since 2016, the year that the Eagles were beaten by Manchester United in the final – thanks to the infamous volley from Jesse Lingard.<\/p>\n

Oliver Glasner’s side booked a place in this year’s semi final after a dominant 3-0 victory over Fulham at Craven Cottage and will now face the Villains on April 26th.<\/p>\n

The other FA Cup semi final only has one confirmed participant at this moment in time, as Nottingham Forest take on the winner of Bournemouth vs Manchester City<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nuno Espirito Santo’s side earned a visit to Wembley by beating Brighton in a penalty shootout after a closely fought 0-0 draw in regular and extra time.<\/p>\n

Forest have not reached the semi finals of this competition since 1990\/91 and have won the FA Cup twice in their history – doing so in 1897\/98 and 1958\/59.<\/p>\n

Manchester City will be in the FA Cup semi finals once again after beating Bournemouth 2-1 at the Vitality Stadium on Sunday afternoon – thanks to goals from Erling Haaland and Omar Marmoush.<\/p>\n

The Cityzens have been in the final of the FA Cup for the last two seasons, beating Manchester United in 2022\/23 and losing to the Red Devils the following season.<\/p>\n

City have won the competition seven times and have reached the semi finals for six consecutive seasons since the 2018\/19 campaign.<\/p>\n

Guardiola’s side will be going all out in this competition as the FA Cup is City’s only chance of winning silverware this season.<\/p>\n

FA Cup Semi Final Draw<\/h2>\n
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  • Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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