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.
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 £25,000Fourth round – winners £120,000Fifth round – winners £225,000Quarter-final – winners £450,000Semi-final – £1 million / £500,000Final – £2m / £1m
