Expert recap and game analysis of the Crystal Palace vs. Aston Villa English Fa Cup game from April 26, 2025 on ESPN.
Crystal Palace outplayed Aston Villa as they soared into the FA Cup final for only the third time with two brilliant goals by Ismaïla Sarr and a stunner by Eberechi Eze sealing a 3-0 victory in an entertaining game at Wembley on Saturday.
Palace’s fans, dreaming of a first major trophy in the south London club’s 119-year history, cranked up the volume from the first minute and were rewarded in thrilling fashion as the Eagles moved one win away from delivering silverware.
England forward Eze put Palace ahead in the 31st minute with a sweetly-struck right-foot shot from just outside the penalty area after being picked out by the irrepressible Sarr.
Tyrick Mitchell spurned a glorious chance to make it 2-0 just before halftime and when Jean-Philippe Mateta blazed a penalty wide shortly after the restart Palace might have feared they would be made to pay by their Premier League rivals.
But Villa simply could not cope with Palace’s relentless energy and Sarr then sent a long-range low drive past Emiliano Martínez just before the hour to put his side firmly in control.
