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Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa by a 3-0 score-line at Wembley Stadium on Saturday evening to become the first team to book a place in this season’s FA Cup final.
Oliver Glasner’s Eagles were underdogs going into the semi-final tie, but ultimately emerged comfortable victors after outclassing Unai Emery’s Villans in every department.
Eberechi Eze got the ball rolling in the first half with an outstanding first-time finish. Jean-Philippe Mateta missed a penalty early in the second period, but instead of allowing Villa back into the game, Palace only piled on the pressure.
Ismaila Sarr’s brace, one coming shortly after the penalty miss and the second in stoppage time to wrap up the result, firmly ensured victory.
Palace will return to the FA Cup final next month for the first time since 2016, when they lost to Manchester United in extra-time. On 17 May, they will face either Manchester City or Nottingham Forest, who are to contest the second semi-final on Sunday.
*Ratings provided by Fotmob*
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Player |
Rating |
|---|---|
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GK: Dean Henderson |
8.7/10 |
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CB: Chris Richards |
7.0/10 |
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CB: Maxence Lacroix |
7.6/10 |
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CB: Marc Guehi (c) |
7.4/10 |
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RM: Daniel Munoz |
7.0/10 |
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CM: Adam Wharton |
7.3/10 |
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CM: Daichi Kamada |
7.6/10 |
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LM: Tyrick Mitchell |
7.5/10 |
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AM: Ismaila Sarr |
9.6/10 |
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AM: Eberechi Eze |
8.3/10 |
|
ST: Jean-Philippe Mateta |
7.9/10 |
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SUB: Eddie Nketiah (79′ for Mateta) |
7.6/10 |
|
SUB: Ben Chilwell (84′ for Mitchell) |
N/A |
|
SUB: Jefferson Lerma (88′ for Wharton) |
N/A |
|
SUB: Will Hughes (88′ for Eze) |
N/A |
Subs not used: Matt Turner (GK), Nathaniel Clyne, Joel Ward, Justin Devenny, Romain Esse.
*Ratings provided by Fotmob*
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Player |
Rating |
|---|---|
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GK: Emiliano Martinez |
4.5/10 |
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RB: Matty Cash |
5.7/10 |
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CB: Ezri Konsa |
5.8/10 |
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CB: Pau Torres |
4.9/10 |
|
LB: Lucas Digne |
5.9/10 |
|
RM: Morgan Rogers |
5.6/10 |
|
CM: Boubacar Kamara |
6.3/10 |
|
CM: Youri Tielemans |
4.8/10 |
|
LM: John McGinn (c) |
6.1/10 |
|
AM: Marco Asensio |
6.4/10 |
|
ST: Ollie Watkins |
5.7/10 |
|
SUB: Ian Maatsen (59′ for Digne) |
6.6/10 |
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SUB: Leon Bailey (59′ for McGinn) |
7.1/10 |
|
SUB: Ross Barkley (69′ for Kamara) |
6.5/10 |
|
SUB: Jacob Ramsey (69′ for Asensio) |
5.9/10 |
|
SUB: Donyell Malen (79′ for Rogers) |
6.7/10 |
Subs not used: Robin Olsen (GK), Andres Garcia, Tyrone Mings, Amadou Onana.
