{"id":43047,"date":"2025-03-30T15:38:43","date_gmt":"2025-03-30T15:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=43047"},"modified":"2025-03-30T15:38:43","modified_gmt":"2025-03-30T15:38:43","slug":"preston-vs-aston-villa-highlights-rashford-scores-fa-cup-quarter-final","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/preston-vs-aston-villa-highlights-rashford-scores-fa-cup-quarter-final\/","title":{"rendered":"Rashford At The Double As Villa Beat Preston To Reach FA Cup Semi-Finals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Watch Preston Vs Aston Villa highlights as Marcus Rashford&#8217;s first two goals for Villa helped his side to a 3-0 win to reach the FA Cup semi-finals.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rashford&#8217;s brace ended a four-month goal drought for the on-loan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/next-manchester-united-manager-betting-odds\/\"><strong>Manchester United<\/strong><\/a> winger, who last scored for United against Everton in December.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Having failed to convert several opportunities, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/former-united-boss-erik-ten-hag-joked-about-sending-marcus-rashford-to-macclesfield\/\"><strong>Rashford<\/strong><\/a> eventually found the back of the net just before the hour mark.<\/p>\n<p>His simple tap-in from Lucas Digne&#8217;s cut-back opened the scoring and left <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/efl-championship-golden-boot-winners\/\"><strong>Championship<\/strong><\/a> side Preston deflated, having been excellent for the first 58 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Minutes late, Rashford bagged a brace as he cooly converted from the penalty spot after Morgan Rogers was fouled in the box.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Jacob Ramsey then fired home a third from the edge of the box to ensure there was no doubt about the result in the closing stages.<\/p>\n<p>The victory sees Villa one step closer to a first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/fa-cup-dates-2025-for-each-round\/\"><strong>FA Cup<\/strong><\/a> title since 1957, with the Midlands outfit facing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/fa-cup-semi-final-draw-2025\/\"><strong>Crystal Palace<\/strong><\/a> in the semis.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph e1jhz7w10\">Preston were good value for the first hour, before fading after conceding the first Rashford goal.<\/p>\n<p>With first-choice keeper Freddie Woodman missing, along with on-loan Villa defender Kaine Kasler-Hayden ineligible to face his parent club, the hosts battled hard and never gave up.<\/p>\n<p>Next up for Preston, it&#8217;s a return to league action as they travel to Derby County on Wednesday 2 April.<\/p>\n<p>Villa, meanwhile, are also playing their next game on Wednesday, when they visit Brighton in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/premier-league-announces-major-change-to-summer-transfer-window\/\"><strong>Premier League<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Watch: Preston Vs Aston Villa Highlights<\/h2>\n<p><iframe title=\"HIGHLIGHTS | Rashford scores first Villa goal | Preston North End v Aston Villa | FA Cup 24\/25\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kpavtoe7CAw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>FA Cup Semi-final Draw<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa<\/li>\n<li>Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City or Bournemouth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Villa face Palace at Wembley in the last four, after the Eagles thumped Fulham 3-0 at Craven Cottage in their quarter-final.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, Nottingham Forest overcame Brighton on penalties after a goalless draw.<\/p>\n<p>Forest will face the winner of Bournemouth Vs Manchester City, with the last quarter0final match kicking off at 16:30pm on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watch Preston Vs Aston Villa highlights as Marcus Rashford&#8217;s first two goals for Villa helped his side to a 3-0 win to reach the FA Cup semi-finals. 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