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FA Cup semi-draw confirmed with Aston Villa facing Crystal Palace at Wembley

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Four teams are heading to Wembley next month (Picture: Danehouse/Getty Images)

Aston Villa will take on Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi-finals.

Manchester City or Bournemouth meanwhile will take on Nottingham Forest with the Premier League rivals set to meet in the weekend’s final quarter-final match this evening.

Semi-final ties will take place on the weekend of 26 and 27 of April.

Unai Emery’s side booked their place in the final four of the competition after a 3-0 victory over Preston at Deepdale on Sunday afternoon.

The Championship side held strong up until just before the hour mark when Marcus Rashford broke the deadlock.

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The England international, on loan from Manchester United, doubled his tally five minutes later from the penalty spot with Jacob Ramsey wrapping up the win.

Palace meanwhile cruised into the semis with a 3-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday.

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