Evening Standard
·26 aprile 2025
How to watch Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa for FREE: TV channel and live stream for FA Cup today

Evening Standard
·26 aprile 2025
Eagles face the seven-time winners for a place in the FA Cup final
Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa: Oliver Glasner and Unai Emery do battle for a place in the FA Cup final
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Crystal Palace and Aston Villa lock horns in the first of this season's FA Cup semi-finals.
Palace are the slight underdogs but did thrash Villa 4-1 at Selhurst Park not so long ago and knocked Unai Emery’s side out of the other domestic cup competition - the Carabao Cup - all the way back in October.
In fact, the Eagles are unbeaten in three meetings with Villa this season.
After coming up agonisingly short against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-final last week, Villa will be out to ensure they don’t suffer another cup exit in a short space of time as Emery looks to deliver the club’s first major trophy since 1996.
The winner of this tie will face the winner of the Nottingham Forest vs Manchester City showdown in next month's FA Cup final at Wembley Stadium.
Here’s everything you need to know about where to watch the match...
TV channel: The game will be broadcast on BBC One which is free to air for UK viewers. Coverage starts at 4.45pm BST ahead of an 5.15pm kick-off.
Live stream: BBC iPlayer will offer a live stream service.
LIVE coverage: Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog!
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