Marcus Rashford scored his first goals for Aston Villa to help his new team defeat Second Level 3-0 on Sunday and reach the semifinals of the FA Cup for the first time since 2015.
Rashford He has revived his career in Villa since Board of Manchester United’s loan On February 2 and just returned to the England team, starting the recent CLASSIFICATORIES OF THE WORLD CUP AGAINST ALBANIA and Latvia.
The striker took advantage of Lucas Digne’s cross at home for the first game in Deepdale in the 58th minute and then turned a penalty into 63 after Morgan Rogers received a foul. Jacob Ramsey concluded a comfortable victory for Villa in 71.
Villa has not won a trophy since he captured the English League Cup in 1996, but has a great opportunity in the FA Cup this season, with Many of the best teams in the country were already eliminated.
Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest advanced on Saturday, while Manchester City plays against Bournemouth in the remaining quarter -final match later on Sunday.
In the semifinal raffle, Palace combined with Villa, while Forest faces the winner of the city of the city of Bournemouth-Man.
If City loses, Villa will probably be the favorite since the team is back in great time under Spanish manager Unai Emery, even reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season.
Villa has won the FA Cup seven times, but not since 1957. He lost 4-0 against Arsenal in the 2015 final.
Preston, the only team in the No Premier League in the last eight, was playing its first quarterfinal match of the FA Cup since the 1965-66 season.
The semifinals will be played at the Wembley Stadium.
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