Aston Villa will be making their 14th appearance in a semi-final tie of the F.A. Cup when they meet Preston North End on Saturday, March 26. This is a record for the semi-final. The Villa have won eight of their previous semi-finals.
Preston North End will be making their eighth appearance in a semifinal tie of which they have won four. Last season they were the losing cup-finalists. The Villa will be favourites to win this tie.
Sunderland have appeared in the semi-final on six previous occasions, and in the final twice, whilst Huddersfielé Town have made five previous appearances with four in the final, and are likely to be favourites to win this tie.
It would be strange if the two cup finalists of last season were to meet again in the final, as not since 1884-5 when Blackburn Rovers defeated Queen's Park for the second success sive year have the same two finalists met.
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