Preston North End vs Aston Villa, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Quarterfinals
· English FA Cup
FT
0 - 3
0 - 3
Marcus Rashford nets first Aston Villa goals as they book semifinal spot
Marcus Rashford scored twice as Aston Villa defeated Championship side Preston North End 3-0 in their FA Cup quarterfinal at Deepdale on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
- 2': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Emiliano Martínez (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
- 8': Foul by Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa).
- 8': Jordan Storey (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Foul by Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End).
- 9': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 10': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 10': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
- 11': Foul by Emil Riis (Preston North End).
- 11': Matty Cash (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 12': Offside, Preston North End. Robert Brady is caught offside.
- 13': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
- 13': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a cross following a corner.
- 17': Offside, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey is caught offside.
- 18': Attempt missed. Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Benjamin Whiteman following a fast break.
- 20': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
- 20': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 21': Attempt missed. Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 24': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 24': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
- 28': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
- 28': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 28': Will Keane (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 29': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 29': Attempt missed. Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen with a headed pass.
- 31': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
- 32': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Benjamin Whiteman.
- 32': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Cornell.
- 35': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Jayden Meghoma.
- 37': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Robert Brady.
- 38': Attempt missed. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a corner.
- 44': Offside, Preston North End. Robert Brady is caught offside.
- 45': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Foul by Will Keane (Preston North End).
- 45': Fourth official has announced 0 minutes of added time.
- 45': First Half ends, Preston North End 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Preston North End 0, Aston Villa 0.
- 47': Foul by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen (Preston North End).
- 47': Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 47': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Emil Riis.
- 50': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 50': Stefán Thórdarson (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 53': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Morgan Rogers.
- 54': Foul by Marco Asensio (Aston Villa).
- 54': Jayden Meghoma (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Delay in match because of an injury Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
- 55': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 58': Goal! Preston North End 0, Aston Villa 1. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 60': Attempt missed. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 60': Attempt blocked. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Jacob Ramsey.
- 61': Penalty Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 61': Penalty conceded by Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 63': Goal! Preston North End 0, Aston Villa 2. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner.
- 64': Substitution, Preston North End. Milutin Osmajic replaces Will Keane.
- 64': Foul by Robert Brady (Preston North End).
- 64': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 66': Jayden Meghoma (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End).
- 67': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Benjamin Whiteman (Preston North End) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 70': Attempt saved. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a through ball.
- 71': Goal! Preston North End 0, Aston Villa 3. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Digne.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. John McGinn replaces Youri Tielemans.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Amadou Onana replaces Marco Asensio.
- 73': Substitution, Aston Villa. Donyell Malen replaces Morgan Rogers.
- 74': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 74': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
- 75': Attempt blocked. Amadou Onana (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 76': Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End).
- 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Ched Evans replaces Emil Riis.
- 77': Substitution, Preston North End. Liam Lindsay replaces Jayden Meghoma.
- 79': Attempt blocked. Milutin Osmajic (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
- 80': Foul by Jordan Storey (Preston North End).
- 80': Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Andrés García replaces Matty Cash.
- 81': Substitution, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 81': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lucas Digne with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 82': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Boubacar Kamara.
- 83': Substitution, Preston North End. Theo Carrol replaces Mads Frökjaer-Jensen.
- 83': Substitution, Preston North End. Theo Mawene replaces Stefán Thórdarson.
- 83': Offside, Preston North End. Robert Brady is caught offside.
- 84': Attempt saved. Theo Carrol (Preston North End) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 86': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 86': Theo Carrol (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 89': Foul by Theo Mawene (Preston North End).
- 89': Lucas Digne (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Jacob Ramsey (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by John McGinn.
- 90': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Andrew Hughes.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 2 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Andrew Hughes (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Boubacar Kamara (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': Foul by Lewis Gibson (Preston North End).
- 90'+2': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+2': Foul by Andrés García (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': Robert Brady (Preston North End) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Second Half ends, Preston North End 0, Aston Villa 3.
- 0': Match ends, Preston North End 0, Aston Villa 3.
Statistics
 AVL |
PNE |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 17 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 3 |
| 9 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
| 1 | Saves | 3 |
| 71.3 | Possession | 28.7 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 4 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 1 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 458 | Accurate Passes | 149 |
| 516 | Passes | 211 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
| 21 | Crosses | 3 |
| 0.2 | Cross % | 0.0 |
| 52 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 31 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 3 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 13 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 6 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 15 | Effective Clearances | 27 |
| 15 | Clearances | 27 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 22,198
Venue: Deepdale
Location: Preston, England
Attendance: 22,198
Line-Ups
Preston North End (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 13 | David Cornell (GK) |
| 19 | Lewis Gibson |
| 16 | Andrew Hughes |
| 14 | Jordan Storey |
| 10 | Mads Frökjaer |
| 22 | Stefán Teitur Thórdarson |
| 4 | Benjamin Whiteman  |
| 3 | Jayden Meghoma |
| 11 | Robbie Brady |
| 7 | Will Keane |
| 9 | Emil Riis Jakobsen |
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 5 | Tyrone Mings |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 12 | Lucas Digne |
| 2 | Matty Cash |
| 21 | Marco Asensio |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 44 | Boubacar Kamara |
| 9 | Marcus Rashford |
| 41 | Jacob Ramsey |
| 27 | Morgan Rogers |
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