Preston North End face Aston Villa at Deepdale today in the third of the four FA Cup quarter-finals this weekend.
Preston, the only Championship club left in the competition, are looking to make their first semi-final since 1964, though Paul Heckingbottom’s side have it all to do despite home advantage against Villa.
Unai Emery’s side are on a run of positive results and sit just four points off the top four in the Premier League, while they are preparing for their biggest match in decades as they face PSG in the Champions League last-eight in April.
Despite that, Emery will not dismiss the Lilywhites as an easy match as his makeshift team of stars bids to reach a first FA Cup final since 2015.
Follow all the latest build-up, team news and updates from Deepdale below:
Preston vs Aston Villa LIVE
Good morning and welcome to The Independent’s live coverage of today’s FA Cup quarter-final match between Preston and Aston Villa.
Unai Emery’s side head into the game as heavy favourites as they bid to make a first semi-final appearance since 2015, while Preston hope for a fairytale cupset at Deepdale as they look to make the last-four of this competition for the first time since 1964.
We’ll have all the latest updates and team news right here.
Source: independent.co.uk
