One of Crystal Palace or Aston Villa will play in the FA Cup final, with Nottingham Forest taking on either Manchester City or Bournemouth 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 involves Manchester City and Bournemouth, who are one of two teams - along with Palace - to have not won a major domestic trophy in their history.
The FA Cup semi-finals will be played at Wembley across the weekend of 26 and 27 April.
FA Cup semi-final draw LIVE
- FA Cup semi-final draw revealed
- Crystal Palace to play Aston Villa
- Nottingham Forest to play either Manchester City or Bournemouth
- Bournemouth host Manchester City in the final quarter-final of the weekend
- Ties will be played at Wembley across the weekend of 26/27 April
Marcus Rashford’s Aston Villa renaissance still needs work - but FA Cup offers historic opportunity
16:57 , Richard JollyMarcus Rashford had come from Wembley and now he is heading back there. His renaissance had included a pair of outings for England, Thomas Tuchel ending his international exile, and now he has powered Aston Villa to the national stadium. An FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace beckons for a club who have not won the competition since 1957. Rashford’s time at Villa Park may only last a few months, and no decision has been made whether to activate the £40m clause to sign him permanently, but it has the potential to prove historic.
Rashford renaissance still needs work but FA Cup offers a shot at history
