Aston Villa will play Crystal Palace in the FA Cup semi-finals after beating Championship club Preston North End in their quarter-final.
Marcus Rashford opened the scoring just before the hour mark and scored his second from the penalty spot five minutes later. Jacob Ramsey added a third soon after to ensure a comfortable ending to proceedings at Deepdale.
Villa are now two matches away from lifting the famous trophy for the first time since 1957. They already know that Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest have booked their places in the semi-finals.
The other two potential opponents are either Bournemouth or Manchester City. Their quarter-final clash takes place at 4.30pm after the semi-final draw.
The draw will take place soon and be shown live on BBC One. You can follow all the build-up as well as live updates right here.
Key Events
FA Cup semi-final draw in full before Bournemouth vs Man City
Nottingham Forest vs Bournemouth or Manchester City
Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa
Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa
Villa will play Palace at Wembley Stadium in the FA Cup semi-finals.
The semi-final draw is now set to get underway live on BBC One
The former Birmingham City loanee Joe Hart is involved in the semi-final draw...
A reminder of the all-important FA Cup semi-final draw numbers
1. Crystal Palace
2. Aston Villa
3. AFC Bournemouth or Man City
4. Nottingham Forest
Full-time! Aston Villa are through to the FA Cup semi-finals
Three second-half goals mean Aston Villa are through to the FA Cup semi-finals.
Marcus Rashford opened the scoring just before the hour mark and scored his second from the penalty spot five minutes later. Jacob Ramsey added a third soon after to ensure a comfortable ending to proceedings at Deepdale.
Villa join Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest in the hat. Bournemouth or Manchester City will be the fourth and final team in the draw.
When will the semi-finals take place?
The semi-finals of the FA Cup will take place at Wembley Stadium on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 April.
Half time score
Tha half time whistle has just gone at Deepdale, with the score locked at 0-0.
If the score stays the same after 90 minutes, then extra time will be played with penalties used to decide the tie if it remains a draw after the extra 30 minutes.
What are the ball numbers?
The ball numbers for the draw are as follows:
1. Crystal Palace
2. Preston or Aston Villa
3. AFC Bournemouth or Man City
4. Nottingham Forest
When is the draw?
The draw will take place after the conclusion of Villa's quarter-final clash against Preston.
With the game kicking off at 1.30pm, if the match last 90 minutes, then the draw will take place at around 3.30pm-3.45pm.
It will be shown live on BBC One and be streamed live on BBC iplayer following the game.
Hello and welcome
Hello Villa fans, it's FA Cup quarter-final weekend, and Unai Emery's team are just one win away from Wembley Stadium.
Stay here throughout the afternoon as we bring you all of the build-up and hopefuly, the FA Cup semi-final draw.
