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By DANIEL DAVIS and MATT BARLOW AT WEMBLEY STADIUM and TOM COLLOMOSSE AT WEMBLEY STADIUM and AADAM PATEL AT WEMBLEY STADIUM Published: 01: 02 AEST, 27 April 2025 | Updated: 05: 11 AEST, 27 April 2025 130 View comments Recap Mail Sport's live blog for the latest score, team news and updates from the FA Cup semi-final match between Crystal Palace and Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium.   By Dan Davis We're wrapping up our coverage from Wembley now - but thanks for sticking with us. As always, we'll have all of the reaction from both camps on the website. By Dan Davis Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, speaking to the BBC: By Dan Davis Crystal Palace sealed their spot in the FA Cup final after beating Aston Villa at Wembley. Mail Sport's Matt Barlow was there. .. By Dan Davis Crystal Palace forward Eberechi Eze, speaking to the BBC: By Dan Davis Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze, speaking to the BBC: By Dan Davis There are some very glum faces in the Villa end. It will be a long, long, long trip home for those supporters. By Dan Davis By Dan Davis By Dan Davis Let's take a look at those two Palace second-half goals. .. By Dan Davis Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, speaking on the BBC: By Dan Davis It was an absolute masterclass from Oliver Glasner and his Palace side and they're deservedly into the FA Cup final! Eberechi Eze's thunderbolt and a double from Ismaila Sarr sealed their spot against either Man City or Nottingham Forest. 'Glad All Over' is booming out around the ground. This is an evening they won't forget in a hurry. By Dan Davis Ollie Watkins' ball across goal at the other end couldn't find anyone in white. Villa have been second best in every department today. By Dan Davis Game, set and match. The FA Cup final awaits for Palace! They did what they've done all game and forced Villa into another mistake which released Ismaila Sarr through on goal. Emi Martinez rushed out but Sarr guided his effort into the net anyway. He was never going to miss - let's be honest. Oliver Glasner fist pumped his way down the touchline. By Dan Davis Donyell Malen couldn't force the ball in after pinball inside the box. That just about sums up Villa's evening. By Dan Davis We're now into SEVEN additional minutes. If Villa score. .. By Dan Davis Eberechi Eze has been treated to a deserved standing ovation. He's made away in a double Palace change, as has Adam Wharton. Will Hughes and Jefferson Lerma are on. By Dan Davis Matty Cash's effort from the right dribbles wide of the target. Villa have done everything but score today. It's a grim evening for Unai Emery. By Dan Davis Daichi Kamada went into the book after a foul on Youri Tielemans but Villa's floated free-kick into the box came to nothing. By Dan Davis Tyrick Mitchell went down with cramp. The full back was replaced by Ben Chilwell. By Dan Davis Back come Palace again. Eddie Nketiah pulled the trigger but Emi Martinez saved at his near post despite a nasty deflection. By Dan Davis Palace should really be three up. Big miss. Eberechi Eze stood the ball up for Ismaila Sarr at the back post but his header was diverted agonisingly wide of the target. He needed to score. By Dan Davis Both sides have turned to their benches. Jean-Philippe Mateta has given away to Eddie Nketiah. Donyell Malen is on for Villa. By Dan Davis I wouldn't say Villa are battering on the door, but they're certainly giving it a little tap as we approach the final 10 minutes. Leon Bailey shifted the ball onto his right boot and let fly from a tight angle, but again, Dean Henderson was right behind it. By Dan Davis Palace are holding firm here. Jacon Ramsey raced into the box and looked for a team-mate but a deflection carried the ball into the arms of Dean Henderson. By Dan Davis Fair play to Jean-Philippe Mateta. He has refused to let his head drop despite his penalty miss and just put in a crucial tackle inside his own box. It's been a seriously good shift from the striker. By Dan Davis Ross Barkley was straight into the action but his side-footed effort was dragged wide of the target. Villa look short on ideas now. By Dan Davis Villa have made a couple more changes. Marco Asensio and Boubacar Kamara have been hooked. Jacob Ramsey and Ross Barkley are on. By Dan Davis OFF THE LINE! So close for Villa. Leon Bailey's effort from close range looked set to squeeze through a crowd of bodies, but somehow it stayed out. It even took a final touch off of Pau Torres. By Dan Davis Morgan Rogers got away from Chris Richards but was fouled. Booking for the defender, who had no complaints. By Dan Davis Well wide from Youri Tielemans, to sarcastic cheers from the Palace supporters. They can almost taste the final now.

By Dan Davis Leon Bailey was straight into the thick of it and won a corner, but Villa bizarrely worked the ball short before being forced to recycle. By Dan Davis Villa have made a couple of changes after that hammer blow. Ian Maatsen and Leon Bailey are on. John Mc Ginn and Lucas Digne have made way. By Dan Davis THIS TIME, PALACE DO HAVE A SECOND! Adam Wharton pounced to block a loose pass from Youri Tielemans and the ball was touched on to Ismaila Sarr. The forward had room to run into and did just that before letting fly. His effort was inch-perfect and fizzed into the bottom left corner. By Dan Davis Villa are living very dangerously. Jean-Philippe Mateta picked up the ball just inside the opposition half but was eventually muscled away by three players. By Dan Davis That's horrific from Jean-Philippe Mateta. What drama! Emi Martinez went the right way but he didn't need to make a save. Mateta's effort had plenty of power but cannoned against the outside of the post and went behind. Palace supporters thought he'd score. Palace should be two up - but somehow they aren't. By Dan Davis PALACE HAVE A SPOT-KICK! Huge moment. It's a stonewaller for me. Boubacar Kamara stretched to get to the ball before Eberechi Eze but he could only clatter into the back of the playmaker, bundling him over. Referee Anthony Taylor was quick to point to the spot. By Dan Davis Dean Henderson to the rescue - twice! The first stop, a tip over from John Mc Ginn's effort, was routine but the second. .. wow. Brilliant. From the resulting corner, Lucas Digne connected beautifully with his strike and Henderson, sprawling low to his left, saved superbly. By Dan Davis Eberechi Eze danced into a yard of space on the edge of the box but his effort was shanked horribly wide of the far post. Good feet from Daichi Kamada in the build-up to that chance. By Dan Davis PEEEEEEP! Off we go again at Wembley! Palace are 45 minutes away from the final - but can Villa fight back? Let's find out. By Dan Davis Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney, speaking on the BBC: By Dan Davis By Aadam Patel At Wembley Stadium By Dan Davis Palace are 45 minutes away from the FA Cup final - and deservedly so. They were brilliant and stifled everything Villa threw their way. A sensational strike from Eberechi Eze separates the two sides at the break, a goal good enough to win any contest. It was a slow start at Wembley but my word, this game burst into life. There's plenty more to come - so stay tuned. By Dan Davis We're into two additional minutes. By Dan Davis How have Palace not scored a second? Marco Asensio saw an effort blocked and Palace broke away at speed. A cutback found Tyrick Mitchell but the full back could only swing and miss with a horrendous air kick despite the goal being at his mercy. He HAD to put that in. What a chance. By Dan Davis Back come Villa again. John Mc Ginn lofted in a sublime ball to the far post but Ezri Konsa couldn't get there with a diving header. By Aadam Patel At Wembley Stadium By Dan Davis Villa are piling on the pressure now. Ezri Konsa rose highest to meet a corner from the right-hand side but his header was brilliantly kept out on the line by Dean Henderson. We have a game on our hands, ladies and gents. By Dan Davis I thought Palace were going to score a second there. Jean-Philippe Mateta did wonderfully well to beat his man and stand up a cross on the left, but Ismaila Sarr couldn't turn the ball home. By Dan Davis Eberechi Eze is such a special talent, isn't it? What a player. At the other end, Pau Torres' long punt forward almost found Ollie Watkins but Dean Henderson was quick to rush out and head away. Palace are playing with confidence after that opening goal. By Dan Davis Villa, in fairness, have responded well to falling behind. They kept the ball alive but Pau Torres couldn't keep his header down after a delivery caused havoc inside the Palace area. By Dan Davis OH MY WORDDDDDD! It's a bolt of lightning from Eberechi Eze! Pau Torres' pass out from the back deflected off Ismaila Sarr and the winger scampered away with the ball before firing in a low cross. Eze collected it around 25 yards from goal and dispatched a sensational first-time effort into the roof of the net. Wembley has erupted - on one side, at least. By Aadam Patel At Wembley Stadium By Dan Davis Jean-Philippe Mateta shrugged off Ezri Konsa before charging into the box and tucking neatly beyond Emi Martinez. The referee had blown his whistle for a foul. VAR checked the incident and cleared it, so the decision stands. Not sure about that one. Hmmmm. By Aadam Patel At Wembley Stadium By Dan Davis All of a sudden, Villa came to life. Lucas Digne's delivery from the left fizzed across the penalty area and fell to Morgan Rogers, whose half-volley bounced just wide. Much better. More of that, please. By Dan Davis Deary me. Ismaila Sarr looked to cross early for Tyrick Mitchell running in at the far post, but his delivery sailed behind for a goal-kick. This semi-final is sorely lacking in quality at the moment. By Dan Davis Villa cleared their lines after a long throw and looked to break through Morgan Rogers, but he was bundled to the ground by Tyrick Mitchell. That's the second booking of the game already. By Aadam Patel At Wembley Stadium By Dan Davis Boubacar Kamara has gone into the book early doors. It was a pretty cynical one. Jean-Philippe Matata scampered away on the counter but was brought down in the centre circle. By Dan Davis Better from Palace. Eberechi Eze dropped deep to pick up the ball before lifting it over the top for Jean-Philippe Mateta. For a second, he looked set to get there before Emi Martinez but the goalkeeper won the race and collected with ease. By Dan Davis Villa looked long for Ollie Watkins and the striker held up the ball before passing back to Lucas Digne. Palace are proving very stubborn to break down. By Dan Davis Villa came forward after Boubacar Kamara picked up a loose ball inside Palace's half but his effort from range whistled over the top. Not the greatest strike, that. By Dan Davis Matty Cash and Morgan Rogers linked up sharply down the far side but Palace were able to nip in and win a free-kick. By Dan Davis Villa have settled nicely on the ball and they're working it patiently. Boubacar Kamara stepped up the tempo and briefly looked to run at the backline, but his side opted to recycle and work it short again. By Dan Davis It's a bit of a sparring match at the moment, but that's to be expected. Both sides are just probing each other, looking for weaknesses. The atmosphere is crackling away nicely in the background. By Dan Davis Matty Cash burst away down the right-hand side but Tyrick Mitchell did well to stand his ground and usher the ball behind. A thick cloud of smoke covered up most of that attack. Not ideal. By Dan Davis PEEEEEEP! We're off in this FA Cup semi-final! Who will be the first to book their spot back at his historic ground? By Dan Davis The players have emerged from the tunnel and into the sunshine. Let's get this show on the road. By Aadam Patel At Wembley Stadium By Dan Davis As a reminder, Crystal Palace or Aston Villa will face Nottingham Forest or Manchester City in the FA Cup final on May 17. Forest and City will square off at Wembley tomorrow afternoon. That'll be a quiet night in at the library. .. By Dan Davis By Dan Davis Aston Villa boss Unai Emery, speaking to BBC Sport: By Dan Davis Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner, speaking to BBC Sport: By Dan Davis That looks painful for Jean-Philippe Mateta. I hope he's OK. If you're at Wembley this evening, let us know. It's a lovely day for it. Enjoy the sunshine. I'm not at all jealous. .. By Dan Davis Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson, speaking to the BBC: By Dan Davis Aston Villa forward Morgan Rogers, speaking to BBC Sport: By Dan Davis Here's the headline from the team news at Wembley: Ollie Watkins starts up top for Aston Villa this evening. My colleague Tom predicted it - and he was spot on. You feel he needs to grasp this opportunity with both hands to show Unai Emery why he should stay at Villa and be his first-choice No 9. By Dan Davis Unai Emery has made three changes to the side that lost to Man City. Marcus Rashford, Jacob Ramsey and Amadou Onana all drop out for John Mc Ginn, Ollie Watkins and Marco Asensio. Rashford is missing from the squad altogether. We'll get an update on that later, I'm sure. By Dan Davis It's two changes for Palace from the side that drew 2-2 with Arsenal. Jean-Philippe Mateta is back in the starting XI after scoring in mid-week, and Chris Richards has also returned from suspension. By Dan Davis Welcome along, folks. It's electric down Wembley Way as these two historic clubs look to seal their spot in the FA Cup final. Who's your money on? Villa's season about to implode. Out of CL. Out of. ..

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