Preston – the only non-Premier League club remaining in this season’s FA Cup – will attempt to cause the greatest shock of their run to the quarter-finals when the second-tier side host Aston Villa at Deepdale on Sunday (13:30 BST).
Paul Heckingbottom’s squad secured their place in the final eight by beating Championship promotion-chasers Burnley 3-0 at home in the previous round, while Unai Emery’s side progressed by eliminating second-tier Cardiff City at Villa Park.
Villa remain in contention for both domestic and European silverware, having also reached the Champions League quarter-finals.
101GreatGoals.com has you covered for the line-ups, team news and confirmed starting sides from Preston vs Aston Villa in the last eight of the FA Cup.
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📰 Table Of Contents
- 1 Preston lineup vs Villa
- 2 Aston Villa lineup vs Preston
- 3 How to watch Preston v Aston Villa: TV channel, online stream
- 4 FA Cup fixtures: Dates, kickoff times
- 5 FA Cup 2025: TV channels
- 6 FA Cup quarter final online streams
- 7 FA Cup schedule: Semi-final dates 2025
- 8 FA Cup final 2025: When is this season’s showpiece?
- 9 FA Cup 2024/25 prize money
Preston lineup vs Villa
Preston face significant selection issues. Sam Greenwood and Ryan Ledson are suspended, Ryan Porteous is cup-tied and Kaine Kesler-Hayden is ineligible against his parent club.
Jack Whatmough (calf) is out for the season, while Ali McCann (calf), Brad Potts (hamstring) are out. Milutin Osmajic has had a hip issue and starts on the bench.
Preston starting XI: Cornell, Storey, Gibson, Hughes, Brady, Whiteman, Thordarson, Meghoma, Frokjaer, Keane, Riis
Preston subs: Stowell Lindsay, Bauer, Pasiek, Tarry, Carroll, Mawene, Evans, Osmajic
Matty 🤑 pic.twitter.com/MuIwPJKWn2
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 30, 2025
Aston Villa lineup vs Preston
Villa manager Unai Emery makes three changes to the side who started the second leg of the 6-1 aggregate quarter-final win over Club Brugge on March 12.
Marco Asensio, Lucas Digne and Jacob Ramsey are the new faces, with striker Ollie Watkins on the bench, having trained fully following a knee injury.
Midfielder Ross Barkley (knee) is out and defender Axel Disasi is ineligible due to being cup-tied. Pau Torres is also on the bench as the centre-back works his way back to full fitness after a metatarsal fracture.
Aston Villa starting XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Digne, Tielemans, Kamara, Asensio, Rogers, Ramsey, Rashford
Villa subs: Olsen, Bogarde, Maatsen, Garcia, Torres, Onana, McGinn, Malen, Watkins
Good afternoon, boss 👋 pic.twitter.com/TFgU2CtqWk
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) March 30, 2025
How to watch Preston v Aston Villa: TV channel, online stream
BBC One, the BBC Sport website and the BBC iPlayer app are the places to watch Preston v Villa.
FA Cup fixtures: Dates, kickoff times
One team that has never won the FA Cup reached the semi-finals on Saturday when Crystal Palace won 3-0 at Fulham.
Another tantalising all-Premier League tie follows on Sunday, with Bournemouth playing at this stage of the competition for the third time in their history and first as a top-flight club against last season’s finalists, Manchester City.
Sunday, March 30
Preston v Aston Villa (1.30pm)
Bournemouth v Man City (4.30pm)
FA Cup 2025: TV channels
As well as the action from Deepdale on the BBC, fans can watch Bournemouth v Man City on live TV by tuning in to ITV1 and STV.
Super Bernd Leno in goal. 🤍
The @FulhamFC keeper’s penalty shootout heroics are the @emirates Moment of the Fifth Round!#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/gAEWdZVcCJ
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) March 4, 2025
FA Cup quarter final online streams
Viewers should head to ITV.com and use the ITVX app to watch Bournemouth v Man City.
Both apps are available on a wide variety of devices, allowing supporters to follow the FA Cup quarter-finals on the go.
FA Cup schedule: Semi-final dates 2025
The semi-finals will take place on the weekend of Saturday, April 26 at Wembley Stadium.
City beat Chelsea 1-0 in the first semi-final in 2023/24, a day before eventual champions Manchester United beat Coventry City on penalties following an epic 3-3 draw with the second-tier team.
The emotions of Matz Sels as he sends @NFFC through to the last eight ❤️#EmiratesFACup pic.twitter.com/qYITeRILvw
— Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) March 4, 2025
FA Cup final 2025: When is this season’s showpiece?
The FA Cup final 2025 will take place on May 17.
United recorded a surprisingly comfortable 2-1 win over City in last season’s decider, belying their form across the season in other competitions to beat the Premier League champions.
FA Cup 2024/25 prize money
Here are the figures published by the FA for how much the winners and losers receive at various stages.
Third round – winners £115,000 / losers £25,000
Fourth round – winners £120,000
Fifth round – winners £225,000
Quarter-final – winners £450,000
Semi-final – £1 million / £500,000
Final – £2m / £1m
