Aston Villa continues her FA Cup trip on Sunday afternoon, while traveling to the only EFL team in the competition: Preston North End.
The villans have benefited from playing the entire cup run in Villa Park, even though they defeated the rivals of West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur on the way to the last eight. Unai Emery’s Side defeated Cardiff 2-0 last time.
The seven-time winners lost two FA Cup final in the 21st century, but they have not increased the trophy since 1957.
Preston was once a dominant force in the English game, but a large part of her success came before a century. You recently prevailed in this competition in 1938 and have not reached a semi -finals since 1964.
Paul Heckingbottom has been responsible for Ryan Lowe’s departure since August 20, but Preston has experienced a familiar season under the former head of Sheffield United. A stuttering form before the international break in the second stage makes 15th place, and only with a remote chance to make the play-offs.
Here is 90 minutes Guide to the FA Cup quarter-finals on Sunday.
Preston against Aston Villa head-to-head record (last five games)
Current form (all competitions)
Preston | Aston Villa |
|---|---|
Preston 2-1 Portsmouth – 15/03/25 | Aston Villa 3-0 Club Brugge – 03/03/25 |
Sunderland 1-1 Preston – 11/03/25 | Brentford 0-1 Aston Villa – 08/03/25 |
Sheffield UTD 1-0 Preston – 08/03/25 | Club Brugge 1-3 Aston Villa – 04/03/25 |
Preston 0-0 Swansea – 04/03/25 | Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff – 28/02/25 |
Preston 3-0 Burnley – 01/03/25 | Crystal Palace 4-1 Aston Villa – 25/02/25 |
country | TV channel/live stream |
|---|---|
United Kingdom | BBC One, BBC IPlayer |
United States | ESPN+, ESPN app |
Canada | Sportsnet World Now, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet East, Sportsnet Ontario, Sportsnet Pacific, Sportsnet West, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet Now Plus |
Preston is without a few suspended players for the Cup tie on Sunday, and Sam Greenwood receives his marching commands against Portsmouth before the break and Ryan Ledson picked up his second booking in the fifth round.
Kaine Kesler-Hayden is not entitled to face his parents’ club while Ryan Porteous is tied up a trophy.
On the injury front, Jack Whatlows was able to keep him away for the rest of the season. Ali McCann and striker Milutin Osmajic, who was recently charged by the FA for a suspected racist remark, are doubts.
Preston forecast Lineup vs Aston Villa (5-2-1-2): Woodman; Storey, Gibson, Lindsay, Bauer, Brady; Whiteman, Frokjaer-Jensen; Thordarson; Keane, Riis.
Unai Emery will concentrate with Paris Saint-Germain on the upcoming quarter-finals of Aston Villa in Champions League, but there is a lot of time between the cup tie on Sunday and the first leg in the French capital.
Therefore, we can expect the dunkers to be close to the full strength this weekend. While Ollie Watkins suffered a minor knee injury before the break, he is trained before the trip to Deepdale and is expected to lead the line.
The visitors are without Ross Barkley and the Cup-bound Axel-Disasi. Ezri Konsa knocked on Monday while England’s victory against Latvia, but played the entire game and is suitable on Sunday.
The Aston Villa predicted the line-up against Preston (4-2-3-1): Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne; McGinn, Tielemans; Asensio, Rogers, Ramsey; Watkins.
Preston did not have to defeat the opposition of the Premier League to reach the quarter -finals, even though they impressed Burnley 3-0 in the fifth round. They looked out in the fourth round of the Carabao Cup Arsenal last October, but were struck.
This is a great occasion for the hosts who did not have success in the best part of 90 years in this competition. However, you have a big task.
While Villa is far from a beer power on her travels, you should not have too many problems this weekend, the Heckingbottoms send rather uninspiring Preston team.