A coveted place in the FA Cup semi-finals is on the line on Sunday, where Championship side Preston North End welcome Champions League-competing Aston Villa to their Deepdale home.
The hosts overcame Burnley 3-0 in the last 16, while Unai Emery‘s men strolled to a 2-0 victory over Cardiff City, and here Sports Mole rounds up the team news for the two clubs.
PRESTON NORTH END
Out: Ali McCann (calf), Brad Potts (hamstring), Sam Greenwood (suspended), Ryan Ledson (suspended), Kaine Kesler-Hayden (ineligible), Ryan Porteous (cup-tied), Jack Whatmough (calf)
Doubtful: Milutin Osmajic (hip)
Sports Mole’s predicted XI: Woodman; Storey, Gibson, Lindsay, Bauer, Brady; Whiteman, Frokjaer-Jensen; Thordarson; Keane, Osmajic
ASTON VILLA
Out: Ross Barkley (knee), Axel Disasi (ineligible)
Doubtful: Ollie Watkins (knee)
Sports Mole’s predicted XI: Martinez; Cash, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen; McGinn, Tielemans; Asensio, Rogers, Rashford; Watkins
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