Crystal Palace reached their third FA Cup final, and their first since 2016, with an impressive 3-0 victory over Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium on Saturday. (Match Highlights | More Football News)
After already beating Villa three times in all competitions this season, the Eagles made it four in a row thanks to Eberechi Eze's wondergoal and a second-half brace by Ismaila Sarr.
Oliver Glasner's side will return to Wembley on May 17 for the showpiece match, where they will face either Nottingham Forest or Manchester City, who square off on Sunday.
Villa started the brighter of the two sides, with바카라 웹사이트Boubacar Kamara's wild strike just after the 10th minute an early warning for Palace.바카라 웹사이트
Morgan Rogers spurned a great chance soon after, bouncing a half-volley narrowly wide of바카라 웹사이트Dean Henderson's right post following바카라 웹사이트Lucas Digne's cross into the box.
Palace thought they had gone ahead when바카라 웹사이트Jean-Philippe Mateta tucked the ball home, but the striker바카라 웹사이트was penalised for a foul on바카라 웹사이트Ezri Konsa when winning back possession.바카라 웹사이트
But the Eagles soared into a 31st-minute lead via a moment of quality from바카라 웹사이트Eze, who sent바카라 웹사이트a curling first-time strike over바카라 웹사이트Emiliano Martinez from the edge of the box.
Tyrick Mitchell should have put Palace two goals in front on the stroke of half-time, but the full-back completely miscued from Sarr's ball back into the area as the Eagles ended the opening period in the ascendency.바카라 웹사이트
Villa, however, came out fighting after the break, with Henderson making two brilliant saves to deny바카라 웹사이트John McGinn and Digne in quick succession shortly after the restart.바카라 웹사이트
But moments later at the other end, Palace were handed the opportunity to double their lead after Kamara tripped Eze inside the box, but Mateta was unable to convert the spot-kick, with his penalty clipping the post and going behind.바카라 웹사이트
Despite that, Palace got their second in the 58th minute after바카라 웹사이트Adam Wharton stole back possession, with the ball finding Sarr, who picked out the bottom-left corner from distance.
Villa almost reduced the deficit바카라 웹사이트through substitute바카라 웹사이트Leon Bailey, but his goal-bound effort from six yards out was inadvertently blocked on바카라 웹사이트the line by team-mate Pau Torres.바카라 웹사이트
Bailey then forced a smart stop from Henderson at his near post, before Sarr headed narrowly wide from바카라 웹사이트Daichi Kamada's teasing delivery at the other end.바카라 웹사이트
And while seven minutes of additional time were met with groans from the Palace supporters, they sealed the victory after poor play by the Villans deep in their own half.바카라 웹사이트
Palace substitute바카라 웹사이트Eddie Nketiah won the ball back from바카라 웹사이트Youri Tielemans before sending Sarr on his way, with the바카라 웹사이트Senegalese racing in on goal and finishing past Martinez.바카라 웹사이트
Data Debrief: Brilliance from distance seals Palace's final spot
Through Eze and Sarr, Palace became the first side to score two goals from outside the penalty area in an FA Cup semi-final since Chelsea against Tottenham in 2017 (Willian and Nemanja Matic).
Palace also became the first side since Spurs바카라 웹사이트against Bournemouth in the Premier League in December 2018 to have two different players score from outside the penalty area at Wembley.
But Sarr proved to be the man of the moment. He has now been directly involved in seven goals against Villa in all competitions this season (five바카라 웹사이트goals, two바카라 웹사이트assists). Only Bruno Fernandes against Leicester City (eight) has more goal involvements against a Premier League team this term.
But for all of Palace's attacking brilliance, their defence was equally as important.바카라 웹사이트The Eagles recorded their 10th clean sheet in all competitions in 2025, the most of any Premier League side since the turn of the year.
Villa, meanwhile,바카라 웹사이트have lost seven of their last nine games at Wembley Stadium in all competitions (W2), while overall they have lost three of their last six matches바카라 웹사이트(W3), as many as in their prior 21 (W13 D5).
