Thursday , 2 July 2026

Preston North End FC vs Aston Villa FC, FA Cup 2024-25 QUARTER FINALS

FA Cup · 2024-25
Preston North End FC
0 – 3
Full Time
Aston Villa FC
Sun 30 Mar 2025 · 12:30 UTC Deepdale 22,198 HT 45' · FT 45'
0–1 58' Marcus Rashford
0–2 63' Marcus Rashford pen
0–3 71' Jacob Ramsey
Will Keane 28' Y
Ben Whiteman 67' Y

Overview

Match Preview

Preston North End FC vs Aston Villa FC — FA Cup at Deepdale.

Head-to-Head

2
1
Preston North End FC 3 games · Avg 3.7 goals Aston Villa FC
Last 5 meetings
2025-03-30 Preston North End FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC 2018-12-29 Preston North End FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2018-10-02 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Preston North End FC

Recent Form

Preston North End FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Aston Villa FC H 0–3 L
15 Mar Portsmouth FC H 2–1 W
11 Mar Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D
08 Mar Sheffield United FC A 0–1 L
04 Mar Swansea City AFC H 0–0 D
01 Mar Burnley FC H 3–0 W
Aston Villa FC
DateOpponentH/A ScoreResult
30 Mar Preston North End FC A 3–0 W
12 Mar Club Brugge KV H 3–0 W
08 Mar Brentford FC A 1–0 W
04 Mar Club Brugge KV A 3–1 W
28 Feb Cardiff City FC H 2–0 W
25 Feb Crystal Palace FC A 1–4 L

Key Stats

67% Both Teams to Score
H2H (3 games)
67% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history
0% Clean Sheets
Preston North End FC this season
0% Clean Sheets
Aston Villa FC this season

Events

Match Events

  • 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Preston North End FC is hosting Aston Villa FC for another epic battle.
  • 5' Donyell Malen has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 8 appearances with only 3 goals this season.
  • 10' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
  • 15' Supporters expect more eagerness from Boubacar Kamara, as he is very good at scoring at Deepdale with 0 goals in the last 0 games.
  • 20' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
  • 25' Not even hints on scoring a goal over the last 25 minutes.
  • 28' A meaty challenge results in booking for Will Keane on 28.
  • 33' It’s high time made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
  • 38' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
  • 43' Aston Villa FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
  • 48' looks like a favorite considering 0 games won in last 0 matches with its main striker scoring goals.
  • 53' Marcus Rashford needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 24 Yellow cards this season.
  • 58' Marcus Rashford puts Aston Villa FC on the lead.
  • 63' GOAL! Marcus Rashford scores on 63.
  • 65' The supporters are chanting for Milutin Osmajic. He replaces Will Keane on 65 minute.
  • 67' Ben Whiteman is having his name booked by the referee on 67.
  • 71' What a strike from Jacob Ramsey! The score is 0-3.
  • 73' Another change for Aston Villa FC made on 73 minute. Morgan Rogers leaves to be changed by Donyell Malen.
  • 77' Liam Lindsay has so much to prove this time. He replaces Jayden Meghoma on 77 minute.
  • 81' Ollie Watkins has so much to prove this time. He replaces Marcus Rashford on 81 minute.
  • 83' Another substitution for Preston North End FC to replace Mads Frokjaer-Jensen by Theo Carroll on 83 minute.
  • 88' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
  • That’s it! Another goalless match for Preston North End FC and Aston Villa FC (для сухой ничьи).

Lineups

Preston North End FC Lineups

3-5-2

Starting XI

Bench

Aston Villa FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

PlayerGoals
Marcus Rashford 2
Tammy Abraham 2
Jacob Ramsey 1
Jonathan Kodjia 1
Yannick Bolasie 1
Daniel Johnson 1
Paul Gallagher 1
Louis Moult 1

Head to Head

2025-03-30 Preston North End FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC 2018-12-29 Preston North End FC 1–1 Aston Villa FC 2018-10-02 Aston Villa FC 3–3 Preston North End FC

Preston North End FC Form

2025-03-30 Preston North End FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC L 2025-03-15 Preston North End FC 2–1 Portsmouth FC W 2025-03-11 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Preston North End FC D 2025-03-08 Sheffield United FC 1–0 Preston North End FC L 2025-03-04 Preston North End FC 0–0 Swansea City AFC D 2025-03-01 Preston North End FC 3–0 Burnley FC W

Aston Villa FC Form

2025-03-30 Preston North End FC 0–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-03-12 Aston Villa FC 3–0 Club Brugge KV W 2025-03-08 Brentford FC 0–1 Aston Villa FC W 2025-03-04 Club Brugge KV 1–3 Aston Villa FC W 2025-02-28 Aston Villa FC 2–0 Cardiff City FC W 2025-02-25 Crystal Palace FC 4–1 Aston Villa FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy
3 / 4
1.23 Preston North End FC xG
Expected Goals
Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo
1.55 Aston Villa FC xG
I would bet for: Preston North End FC or Aston Villa FC 72% + Both teams to score 56%

Match Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC30% Draw28% Aston Villa FC42%
Actual: Aston Villa FC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong
Yes56% 0% No44%
Avg goals/match: 2.78
Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5
Line Over Under
± 0.5 92%
8%
± 1.5 77%
23%
± 2.5 52%
48%
± 3.5 31%
69%
± 4.5 16%
84%

Double Chance

Preston North End FC or Draw
58%
Draw or Aston Villa FC
70%
Preston North End FC or Aston Villa FC
72%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct
Preston North End FC22% Draw46% Aston Villa FC32%
Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12
1 – 1
12.7%
1 – 2
8.8%
0 – 1
8.7%
0 – 0
8.1%
0 – 2
7.3%
2 – 1
7%
1 – 0
6.7%
2 – 2
5.5%
2 – 0
4.6%
1 – 3
4.6%
0 – 3
Actual
2 – 3
2.9%

Asian Handicap — Preston North End FC

Handicap Preston North End FC covers Push Aston Villa FC covers
-2.5 4% — 96%
-2 4% 8% 87%
-1.5 13% — 87%
-1 13% 16% 71%
-0.5 29% — 71%
+0.5 57% — 43%
+1 57% 21% 22%
+1.5 78% — 22%
+2 78% 13% 9%
+2.5 91% — 9%

Clean Sheet

Preston North End FC keeps clean sheet
22% ✓
Aston Villa FC keeps clean sheet
30% ✗

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.