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Live updates from Wembley Stadium as Crystal Palace face Aston Villa in the FA Cup semi-final.
Referee Anthony Taylor blows the final whistle confirming Crystal Palace’s place in the FA Cup final.
Crystal Palace 3-0 Aston Villa.
That third goal has sealed the tie and sent most of the Aston Villa fans towards the concourse.
The Palace fans remain firmly in the stadium making their voices heard.
Eddie Nketiah wins the ball back off Ezri Konsa inside the Aston Villa half before playing Ismaila Sarr through on goal.
The winger made no mistake placing the ball over Emiliano Martinez and putting Crystal Palace into the FA Cup final.
Eberechi Eze is named man of the match.
The English midfielder scored a stunner to put Crystal Palace ahead, won a penalty and drove Palace forward at every opportunity.
Seven minutes of injury-time have been added on with Crystal Palace still leading 2-0.
Crystal Palace’s star men Eberechi Eze and Adam Wharton make way for Jefferson Lerma and Will Hughes.
Ollie Watkins spins to ball behind to Donyell Malen who finds Matty Cash on the edge of the area.
The Polish international fires agonisingly wide though.
Daichi Kamada’s late challenge on Youri Tielemans sees the Japanese international pick up a yellow card.
Tyrick Mitchell makes way for Ben Chilwell.
Daniel Munoz led the charge for Palace. He drove down the field before finding Eddie Nketiah who saw his shot saved low by Emiliano Martinez.
Superb skill from Eberechi Eze led to the ball finding Kamada in space down the left. His cross went to Ismaila Sarr free, six yards from goal but he could only head wide.
Aston Villa’s fifth and final change sees Morgan Rogers make way for Donyell Malen
Despite missing a penalty Jean-Philippe Mateta leaves the field to a chorus of BOOM. He is replaced by Eddie Nketiah.
The latest cross from Jacob Ramsey finds the gloves of Dean Henderson and that epitomises Villa’s efforts in the second half.
They cannot break down this Palace defence.
Leon Bailey finds Morgan Rogers in the area who tries to lay the ball off to the edge of the area but Mateta came through with a huge tackle to take the ball off Ross Barkley’s foot.
Jean-Philippe Mateta plays Ismaila Sarr into space down the right but the winger sees his low cross evade everyone in the area.
Ross Barkley instantly looks to make an impact shooting from 25 yards out just wide.
Marco Asensio and Boubacar Kamara make way for Ross Barkley and Jacob Ramsey.
Morgan Rogers cross is parried by Dean Henderson straight to Leon Bailey who cannot fire through the Palace bodies on the line.
Chris Richards gets himself into the book after a rash challenge on Ollie Watkins just inside the Palace half.
Since coming on Leon Bailey has been trying to drive Villa forward every chance he has gotten.
The Jamaucans latest exploit was a cross across the area that almost found Boubacar Kamara.
John McGinn and Lucas Digne make way for Ian Maatsen and Leon Bailey.
Adam Wharton wins the ball back for Palace before setting to Mateta who finds Ismaila Sarr free 25 yards from goal.
The winger takes his chance and fires low and hard into the bottom left-hand corner of the Villa goal.
Since Mateta’s miss the decibel level amongst the Villa fans has been raised. They believe they can get back into this now.
Jean-Philippe Mateta fires the penalty wide of Emiliano Martinez’s goal giving Aston Villa a lifeline.
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