Preston North End take on Aston Villa at Deepdale in the first of two FA Cup quarter-finals today, with the Championship side looking to cause an upset in the last-eight.
Paul Heckingbottom’s side are the only team from the second tier left in the competition, though they have a storied past in the Cup, winning it twice and finishing as losing finalists on five occasions, the most recent of which was in 1964.
That year was also the last time the Lilywhites reached the semi-finals, and if they’re to make it to Wembley they’ll have to beat an in-form Villa team.
Unai Emery’s side are just four points of top four and have a huge Champions League last-eight tie against PSG coming up, but they won’t dismiss this match as an easy one as they bid to reach a first final since 2015.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the match.
When is Preston vs Aston Villa?
The FA Cup quarter-final will kick off at 1.30pm BST on Sunday, 30 March at Deepdale Stadium in Preston.
How can I watch it?
The match will be shown free-to-air on BBC One, with coverage starting at 1.15pm BST. Subscribers can also stream the action online via BBC iPlayer.
Confirmed line-ups
Preston XI: Cornell; Storey, Gibson, Hughes, Brady, Whiteman, Thordarson, Meghoma, Frokjaer, Keane, Riis.
Aston Villa XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne; Tielemans, Kamara; Asensio, Rogers, Ramsey; Rashford.
Team news
Preston boss Heckingbottom has made five changes to the side that beat Portsmouth 2-1 last time out.
In goal, Freddie Woodman drops out for David Cornell, while it looks like a back-three in defence with Jordan Storey and Andrew Hughes replacing Liam Lindsay and Ryan Porteous.
It looks like Robbie Brady comes in for Kaine Kesler-Hayden at wing-back, while in midfield, Ryan Ledson is replaced by Ben Whiteman.
It all stays the same in the attacking positions, with Will Keane and Emil Riis Jakobsen leading the line.
For Villa, Emery has made three changes to the side that beat Club Brugge in the Champions League.
In defence, Lucas Digne comes in for Ian Maatsen, while upfront, Marcus Rashford leads the line in place of Ollie Watkins, who picked up an injury on England duty. The striker is replaced by Jacob Ramsey, who moves to left wing.
John McGinn is the other player benched, as he comes out for Marco Asensio, with Morgan Rogers presumably moving into the central attacking midfield role.
Odds
Preston win - 11/2
Draw - 10/3
Aston Villa win - 12/25
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