Marcus Rashford's career has been reignited by leaving Manchester United and he says he is "enjoying my football" again after scoring his first goals for Aston Villa in the team's victory in the FA Cup quarterfinals.

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola saluted his senior players after seeing them drag the club to a seventh FA Cup semi-final on the trot.There was cup joy too for Marcus Rashford as his first goals for Aston Villa helped to book a place in the last four at the expense of Sky Bet Championship Preston.

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The England forward had gone nine games without a goal since arriving on loan from Manchester United, but he had four assists to his name before grabbing his cup brace

The draw for the FA Cup semifinals is expected to take place on Sunday, March 30, either at the end of the Bournemouth vs. Manchester City tie or before that game takes place. The Sporting News will update this page once the draw numbers have been confirmed.

Ever since 2008, the FA Cup semifinals are played at Wembley Stadium. The FA made the decision over two decades ago partially to help earn a return on their investment for the venue. After all, the construction on the stadium cost £798 million (£1.09 billion today) to build.

STEFAN THORDARSON has a remarkable football heritage. The Preston midfielder is one of TEN internationals in his family tree. And as the Iceland star prepares to take on Premier League giants

Much of the win over Brighton was down to goalkeeper Matz Sels, who has now faced 14 penalties in shootouts this season and saved four, including two at the weekend. But Forest have also taken 14 and only missed one, even more notable against Brighton given their two main takers — Morgan Gibbs-White and Chris Wood — weren’t on the pitch.

Eberechi Eze's quality was key to Crystal Palace's clinical 3-0 victory at Fulham on Saturday, manager Oliver Glasner said after the winger scored and assisted to lead his side into the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time since 2022.