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Aston Villa Thrashes Preston in FA Cup Quarter-Finals
Aston Villa secured a convincing 3-0 victory over Preston North End in the FA Cup quarter-finals, played on March 30th, 2025, at Deepdale in Preston. The match, officiated by Chris Kavanagh, was dominated by the visitors from the start, reflected in the possession statistics (71% for Aston Villa against 29% for Preston).
Marcus Rashford was the star of the show, scoring two goals: one in the 58th minute assisted by Lucas Digne and a penalty in the 63rd minute. Jacob Ramsey added a third goal in the 71st minute, also assisted by Digne. Aston Villa’s efficiency was evident, with 16 shots on goal (7 on target) compared to Preston’s meager 4 (only 1 on target). Preston attempted to disrupt the game with 16 fouls, resulting in yellow cards for W. Keane and B. Whiteman. Aston Villa, on the other hand, maintained exemplary discipline without receiving any cautions. Despite the significant scoreline and possession difference, Preston displayed a determined effort throughout the match. Aston Villa’s dominance in all aspects of the game led to a decisive victory.
Substitutions preston: at minute 64 M. Osmajic came in and W. Keane went out., at minute 77 C. Evans came in and E. Riis went out., at minute 77 L. Lindsay came in and J. Meghoma went out., at minute 83 T. Mawene came in and S. T. Thordarson went out., at minute 83 T. Carroll came in and M. Frokjaer-Jensen went out.
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 73 A. Onana came in and M. Asensio went out., at minute 73 D. Malen came in and M. Rogers went out., at minute 73 J. McGinn came in and Y. Tielemans went out., at minute 81 O. Watkins came in and M. Rashford went out., at minute 81 A. Garcia came in and M. Cash went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Preston
Titulares:
Aston Villa
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