Preston North End vs Aston Villa

FA Cup - Quarter-finals 30 Mar 2025, 12:30
Preston North End
Preston North End
0–3
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
🏟 Deepdale (Preston) 👤 C. Kavanagh Round Quarter-finals

Match report

Aston Villa cruised past Preston North End 3-0 in the FA Cup - Quarter-finals on 30 March 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Aston Villa dominated possession with 71% of the ball and had 16 shots to Preston North End's 4.

The match was played at Deepdale (Preston), with C. Kavanagh in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 29% - 71% Shots 4 - 16 On target 1 - 7 Corners 0 - 9 Fouls 17 - 7 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Marcus Rashford
Aston Villa · 2 goals
9 Lucas Digne 2 assists
8 Jacob Ramsey 1 goal
7 David Cornell 3 saves
7 Jordan Storey captained the side
First half vs second half
Aston Villa came out stronger after half-time, with 11 second-half shots against 5 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–5 2–11
Shots On Goal 0–1 1–6
Ball Possession 28–72 —
Corners 0–7 0–2
Attacks 23–46 40–44
Match statistics
0 Corners 9
15 Throw In 17
8 Free Kick 19
13 Goal Kick 8
0 Penalty 1
5 Substitution 5
63 Attacks 90
20 Dangerous Attacks 45
1 On Target 7
3 Off Target 9
4 Shots Total 16
1 Shots On Goal 7
2 Shots Off Goal 6
1 Shots Blocked 3
1 Shots Inside Box 11
3 Shots Outside Box 5
17 Fouls 7
0 Corners 9
3 Offsides 1
29% Ball Possession 71%
2 Yellow Cards 0
3 Saves 1
212 Passes Total 517
150 Passes Accurate 459
Line-ups 3-5-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Preston North End · 3-5-2
13 D. Cornell
14 J. Storey 19 L. Gibson 16 A. Hughes
11 R. Brady 22 S. Þórðarson 4 B. Whiteman 10 M. Frøkjær-Jensen 3 J. Meghoma
9 E. Jacobsen 7 W. Keane
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
23 E. Martínez
2 M. Cash 4 E. Konsa 5 T. Mings 12 L. Digne
44 B. Kamara 8 Y. Tielemans
27 M. Rogers 21 M. Asensio 41 J. Ramsey
9 M. Rashford
Preston North End
Coach
P. Heckingbottom
Substitutes
  • 28 Milutin Osmajić
  • 6 Liam Lindsay
  • 12 Ched Evans
  • 39 Theo Carrol
  • 31 Theo Mawene
  • 41 Li-Bau Stowell
  • 26 Patrick Bauer
  • 32 Kacper Pasiek
  • 38 Troy Tarry
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 24 Amadou Onana
  • 7 John McGinn
  • 17 Donyell Malen
  • 16 Andrés García
  • 11 Ollie Watkins
  • 25 Robin Olsen
  • 22 Ian Maatsen
  • 14 Pau Torres
  • 26 Lamare Bogarde
Substitutions
  • 64' ↑ M. Osmajić ↓ W. Keane Preston North End
  • 73' ↑ D. Malen ↓ M. Rogers Aston Villa
  • 73' ↑ J. McGinn ↓ Y. Tielemans Aston Villa
  • 73' ↑ A. Onana ↓ Marco Asensio Aston Villa
  • 77' ↑ L. Lindsay ↓ J. Meghoma Preston North End
  • 77' ↑ C. Evans ↓ E. Riis Preston North End
  • 81' ↑ Andrés García ↓ M. Cash Aston Villa
  • 81' ↑ O. Watkins ↓ M. Rashford Aston Villa
  • 83' ↑ T. Mawene ↓ S. Þórðarson Preston North End
  • 83' ↑ T. Carroll ↓ M. Frøkjær-Jensen Preston North End
Cards
  • 28' W. Keane Preston North End
  • 67' B. Whiteman Preston North End
Head-to-head
Preston North End 0 0 draws 1 Aston Villa
2025-03-30 Preston North End vs Aston Villa 0 - 3
Recent form
Preston North End D D D D W
Aston Villa W D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Preston North End vs Aston Villa?
Preston North End lost 0-3 against Aston Villa on 30 March 2025.
Who won Preston North End vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa won the match 3-0.
Where was Preston North End vs Aston Villa played?
The match was played at Deepdale (Preston).
Who had more possession in Preston North End vs Aston Villa?
Aston Villa had 71% of possession, compared to 29% for the other side.