Predicting who will win the FA Cup! | Football Ramble

The FA Cup semi-finals are set! Nottingham Forest will face Manchester City and Crystal Palace will host Aston Villa.

But which club is going to go the full distance and get their hands on this year's trophy? Marcus and Luke are here to give their verdicts.

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[the_evil_threads]

Villa fan: Palace are the team i wanted to avoid the most, sarr plays like prime time Messi against us!

[marineboy]

Villa have got a full squad back for the first time this season and hopefully that will make the difference in the run in

[joebees]

Realistically I think it'll be a Villa vs Man City final and from there I think Villa will be able to rise to the occasion.
Aston Villa's squad and the way they're playing towards this back end of the season looks scary.

[jetstarsuk]

Palace - zero goals conceded in the last 6 away games.
Zero distractions for the next 4 weeks, and Glasner does know how to prepare a team for a cup game.

[jamiewilden]

“Whereas Man City are serial winners in the competition…”

Man City FA Cups - 7

Aston Villa Fa Cups - 7

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[davidholmes]

Do Forest need to treat the game any differently? They play Spurs the Monday before the semi final weekend then currently they don’t play again until over a week later with another Monday game at Palace, it’s not like they’re juggling European football like Villa, it’s a game a week pretty much until the end of the season. They can go full strength, and the changes for the Brighton game were more tactical than resting anyone.

[robertbrown]

Ok you are entitled to your opinion and Man City might beat us. But we will not be fazed by the occasion. That will not be a factor. Many of our squad are internationals who have had European experience too. Plus…not starting our wingers was tactical. It was a repeat of the Anfield tactic.

[rayward]

Games between Palace and Villa since Glasner took over at Palace (most recent first):
Palace 4-1 Villa (EPL)
Villa 2-2 Palace (EPL)
Villa 1-2 Palace (Carabao)
Palace 5-0 Villa (EPL)

It's not an accident. Emery cannot figure out how to defeat Glasner's tactics. Palace's 12 wins in last 15 games suggests that a lot of managers are having the same problem.

[rjw]

It is truly wide open - pick one ! Haaland won't be playing that game so that must weaken City. Forest may/will be missing Wood, Yates & Williams, though. I fancy Palace to do Villa actually - one of the form teams of the past 3 months. As a Forest fan, win or lose this season is dreamland.

[scottyleeT-re]

forest vs villa would be one of the best finals place would be rocking

[KevinjohnNorris]

Palace fan ere win or loose.will be proud of my be loved palace

[markp]

Palace Old School, taking a 20 hour long haul flight for the semi. Don't care whoever we get in the Final. We'll be liftin it !!!

[neilburns]

I don't really think Forest are in much danger of not finishing in the third place that they currently find themselves in.

For me, personally I think that the fourth place is between City, Newcastle and Chelsea.

[tobysimonb]

Nuno wasn't necessary resting Hudson Odoi and Elanga. On several occasions this season we've played without wingers till late on, think first time I remember seeing it was when we beat Liverpool at Anfield. Do some research fellas!
You're still talking like Forest will be scraping into 4th or 5th, hate to tell ya if Arsenal stumble well be having 2nd that's more realistic. Get over it that we've been good this season, and we aren't about to run of and wet ourselves in the corner going oooh no I can't cope.

[chris]

Palace are 6 points off Europe with a game in hand. Study the league

[PrestageP]

As a forest fan I can't argue with a single thing you have said with our fixture. I would take the top 4 over the cup final. A cup win would be fantastic it's the top 4 for me.

[gerardq]

Love a midlands final, Villa v Forest for me!

[QueensParkRangersMemories]

it's sad that it's thought of a either or for going for top 4 and winning the cup, It's bang on as thats how the managers will see it but just feels like as fan why not try and do both

[malc]

Palace are our bogey team, but this will change one day. Hopefully the semi final.UTV

[coolc]

Palace forest final and I think it’s palace time to win it, got robbed the first time against united unlucky the second time against united but I think palace are on form lately