Crystal Palace Sweep Past Aston Villa To Reach FA Cup Final

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Ismaila Sarr’s double and Eberechi Eze’s goal at Wembley on Saturday secured Crystal Palace’s 3-0 win over Aston Villa, making it their first FA Cup final since nine years.

Eze’s long-range goal gave Oliver Glasner’s side a 1-0 lead in the semi-final before Sarr scored twice in the final. Nottingham Forest or Manchester City will face off in the May 17 final against Palace, who will face them in the second semi-final on Sunday.

The Eagles have never won the FA Cup, having only lost one of their final two games against Manchester United in 2016 and 1990.

“The players deserve all the credit. They had to put in a lot of effort. There were a few challenging situations, according to Glasner.

“We gained more control,” the company said, “unbelievable.” We never lost our minds because the players kept to the original plan.

I’m just feeling a little worn out at the moment. The players now have four days off. They ought to enjoy the moment.

Eberechi Eze, the English midfielder for Crystal Palace and Aton Villa, celebrates after scoring the opening goal of the English FA Cup semi-final game at Wembley Stadium in north London on April 26, 2025. (Glyn KIRK/AFP photo)

Villa, who won the FA Cup in 1957, hoped to reach the final for the first time since 2015.

Unai Emery’s team, however, produced a subpar performance, and will have to make up for it in order to advance to the Champions League by placing in the top five in the Premier League.

We only responded after 2-0 when they scored the first goal, and we created more chances to score, which we didn’t, so we only reacted when the second goal came along. They are very effective during a transition, according to Emery, and they merit victory.

We apologize to our supporters because they were motivated. It must be accepted by us. Because the league’s most crucial goal is ours, we must be quick to respond.

Sarr sparkles admirably

On April 26, 2025, at Wembley Stadium in north London, Senegalese midfielder #07 Ismaila Sarr celebrates scoring their second goal in the English FA Cup semi-final between Crystal Palace and Aton Villa. (Glyn KIRK/AFP photo)

Emiliano Martinez was unable to stop Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from curling a superb strike past Sarr’s reach.

When Torres nodded just over the crossbar, he immediately sought a response.

Dean Henderson was forced to make a low save with a header of his own from a corner by Konsa as the situation got closer.

After the restart, Villa put more pressure on themselves when Lucas Digne fired narrowly wide through a crowd of players before Henderson made another excellent save to deny John McGinn’s sharp volley.

After Boubacar Kamara pulled Eze down in the 53rd minute, Mateta stepped up to the spot following a VAR check, but his shot went wide and hit the post.

Adam Wharton intercepted a pass and fired a quick pass into the bottom corner just as Villa was starting to gain momentum.

Moments later, Mateta slid in Ross Barkley’s defense after being blocked by Villa substitute Leon Bailey.

Sarr nodded Eze’s cross past the post while Villa’s late goalie sailed over the bar.