Ismaila Sarr doubles Crystal Palace's lead at Wembley against Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final.

Crystal Palace are taking on Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley this afternoon (17:15 BST kick-off) - here are the best match images from the evening.

Crystal Palace fans are out in force ahead of our FA Cup semi-final against Aston Villa this afternoon (17:15 BST kick-off) check out some of the best images in our live gallery below.

Welcome to Wembley where Crystal Palace are contesting the first FA Cup semi-final of the 2024/25 season against Aston Villa, check out our live coverage right here...

Minute-by-minute coverage of 4.30pm BST kick-offEmail Tim with your thoughts on the game The semi-final draw has already taken place, for reasons that are hard to fathom. The winner of this game will meet Nottingham Forest, while the other semi is Palace v Villa. All these teams might fancy their chances against City … but if you look through the lens of Wembley experience, City could still be the favourites. Bournemouth (4-2-3-1) Arrizabalaga; Cook, Zabarnyi, Senesi, Soler; Christie, Adams; Brooks, Kluivert, Semenyo; Evanilson. Continue reading...

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Three games from their first major trophy and in with a shout for Europe but for a club their size, these moments are fleeting The first time Bournemouth played in an FA Cup quarter‑final was 1957 when they faced Manchester United. They were still called Bournemouth and Boscombe Athletic in those days and played in the Third Division (South). They had put out Wolves and Tottenham in the previous two rounds, the excitement enticing a record crowd of 28,799 to Dean Court to see them play Matt Busby’s side. The United centre-half Mark Jones was carried off early on and, nine years before the introduction of substitutes, Bournemouth took the lead against the 10 men, Brian Bedford nudging in after Ray Wood had flapped at a corner. Two Johnny Berry goals, the second a penalty, in the space of five second‑half minutes, though, saw United through. They went on to lose to Aston Villa in the final, when Peter McParland fractured Wood’s cheekbone after six minutes, forcing the centre-half Jackie Blanchflower to take over in goal. Continue reading...

FA Cup quarter-final news from the 5.15pm GMT kick-offLive scores | Fulham 0-3 Crystal Palace | And email Scott “And Smith must score!” Brighton & Hove Albion dream of putting an end to 42 years of Peter-Jones-soundtracked yearning. So near and yet so far away from a first FA Cup. Nottingham Forest have won the thing before, of course, but you’d have to be of stately vintage to have witnessed the last time they did so, in 1959, Elton John’s cousin and all that, and there are even a couple of generations who’ll be too young to have seen Brian Clough’s close call of 1991. Both teams desperate, then. Both teams believing. Both teams certainly good enough to lift the old pot come May. But only one will remain standing by the end of the night, which could stretch as far as extra time and penalties if needs be. Kick-off is at 5.15pm. It’s on! Continue reading...

Follow updates from Saturday afternoon’s kick-offsLive scoreboard | The latest league tables | Mail Emillia Of course, we also have some FA Cup action to enjoy this weekend. Crystal Palace currently boast a 3-0 lead over Fulham in the first match of the quarter-finals. Brighton then host Nottingham Forest this afternoon. Tomorrow, Aston Villa travel to face Preston and Bournemouth take on Manchester City. Watford 0-0 Plymouth Argyle (live) Hull 0-1 Luton (live) Sunderland v Millwall Norwich v West Brom Burnley v Bristol City Cardiff v Sheffield Wednesday Portsmouth v Blackburn Middlesbrough v Oxford United Stoke v QPR Leeds v Swansea Continue reading...

Some players’ futures are in doubt but beating Bournemouth could help those they leave behind Pep Guardiola is a basketball aficionado and has often been seen courtside in America trying to learn from one of the world’s most intense sports. The Manchester City manager holds Michael Jordan in high esteem and it feels as if the next two months may be the club’s version of the basketball legend’s Last Dance documentary for some of their senior players. The FA Cup is the NBA championship for those wondering where they may start next season. City face a second trip of the season to Bournemouth, where their 32-match unbeaten run ended in November, hoping to reach a semi-final at Wembley for the seventh successive year. Guardiola and his side have barely recovered since losing Rodri, City’s Jordan according to his coach, and a second defeat by Andoni Iraola’s men on Sunday would remove any chance of a trophy for the Spaniard and his ageing charges this season. Jordan was asked for one great final year with the Chicago Bulls. Guardiola, who regards the Club World Cup as the start of the 2025-26 campaign, needs two months from his creaking squad. Continue reading...