FA Cup semi-final draw LIVE: Nottingham Forest, Crystal Palace, Aston Villa and Man City learn fate
Manchester City completed the semi-final line-up after coming from behind to defeat Bournemouth
One of Crystal Palace or Aston Villa will play in the FA Cup final, with Nottingham Forest taking on Manchester City in the other semi-final at Wembley.
Palace enjoyed a brilliant 3-0 win at Fulham on Saturday while Forest continued their spectacular season by edging a penalty shoot-out at Brighton to book their place at Wembley in the semi-finals.
Marcus Rashford scored his first goals for Aston Villa as they cruised to a 3-0 victory at Preston North End to join Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace in the hat, in what is a wide-open competition this season.
The final tie of the weekend involved Manchester City and Bournemouth, but it was Pep Guardiola’s side who reached the semi-finals for the seventh consecutive season as Omar Marmoush came off the bench to score the winner.
The FA Cup semi-finals will be played at Wembley across the weekend of 26 and 27 April.
When is the draw for the FA Cup semi-finals?
The FA Cup semi-final draw will take place on Sunday 30 March after the conclusion of Preston North End v Aston Villa, which kicks off at 1:30pm, so we can expect the draw to take place at approximately 3:45pm or later.
FA Cup semi-final draw LIVE
The FA Cup is back with four fascinating quarter-finals handing teams an opportunity to book a date at Wembley for the semi-finals of one of the most prestigious competitions in world football.
Last year’s runners-up Manchester City take on Bournemouth with Pep Guardiola’s side desperate to salvage a piece of silverware in what has been a frustrating season.
A London derby in the Saturday lunchtime kick-off saw Crystal Palace sweep aside Fulham to become the first team in the hat for the last four, while this season’s surprise package Nottingham Forest narrowly edged out Brighton in the evening kick-off on Saturday.
Preston North End, the only Championship side still in the draw, host Aston Villa on Sunday, with Unai Emery eyeing up a famous cup double ahead of the Champions League quarter-finals against Paris Saint-Germain.
FA Cup semi-final draw LIVE
Good afternoon and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of today’s FA Cup semi-final draw.
The draw takes place after the conclusion of Preston vs Villa, with Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest having already booked their places at Wembley.
We’ll have all the latest build-up and news right here.
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