Crystal Palace and Aston Villa battle for a place in the FA Cup final in an intriguing last-four encounter at Wembley. An unpredictable edition of the world’s oldest cup competition has seen most of the Premier League’s top sides fail to make the last four,

He has made three changes from the side which lost 2-1 against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium as John McGinn, Marco Asensio and Ollie Watkins all start, but Marcus Rashford and Lamare Bogarde have not been named in the squad, while Axel Disasi is cup-tied.

Aston Villa forward Marcus Rashford misses today’s FA Cup semi-final against Crystal Palace through injury, Unai Emery has confirmed. Rashford had been ever-present for Villa in the competition since joining on loan from Manchester United during the January transfer window.