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FA Cup semi-final draw – LIVE! The FA Cup semi-final draw takes place today. Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest have already booked a spot in the last four and they will be joined at Wembley by Preston or Aston Villa and Bournemouth or Manchester City. Palace reached the semi-finals with an impressive 3-0 win away at Fulham on Saturday as the south London club target a first ever major trophy.
The Eagles went through thanks to goals from Eberechi Eze, Ismaila Sarr and Eddie Nketiah, and Oliver Glasner’s side were joined in the hat by Nottingham Forest after they squeezed past Brighton on penalties. The quarter-final ties conclude on Sunday when Aston Villa are away at Championship side Preston and Bournemouth host Manchester City in an all-Premier League clash at the Vitality Stadium, as Pep Guardiola’s side bid to keep alive their hopes of a trophy this season. Follow the draw LIVE with Standard Sport’s dedicated blog! FA Cup semi-final draw latest When is the FA Cup semi-final draw? 12:37 , Matt Verri The FA Cup semi-final draw takes place following Preston vs Aston Villa this afternoon.
The game at Deepdale Stadium kicks off at 1.30pm BST, so the draw will not be held before 3.30pm.
The draw would be delayed beyond 4pm if extra time or penalties are required to decide a winner. Good afternoon! 12:28 , Matt Verri Hello and welcome to Standard Sport’s LIVE coverage of the FA Cup semi-final draw! Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest have already booked their places at Wembley - who will be joining them? Aston Villa take on Preston this afternoon, before Man City travel to face Bournemouth. We’ll have all the latest on the FA Cup action and full coverage of the last-four draw.
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