The iconic Wembley Stadium in London takes centre stage as Nottingham Forest, Manchester City, Crystal Palace and Aston Villa battle in the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 April 2025.
GOtv viewers can catch all the exciting action from the FA Cup semi-finals on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 April 2025 .
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Sunday evening features Forest taking on City, with the Nottingham club looking to repeat their 1-0 triumph over their Manchester counterparts from when the teams last met (in early March, a Premier League clash at the City Ground) and return to the FA Cup final for the first time since 1991.
“We are so happy, all of us. It was a dream seeing our fans like that. There is nothing better,” said Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo after their penalty shootout win over Brighton & Hove Albion in the previous round.
“It’s been a few years since the supporters have been to a semi-final so we’ll look forward to it as a team and hopefully we can go there and do something greater,” added Goalkeeper Matz Sels.
City, meanwhile, overcame Bournemouth to earn a seventh successive appearance in the FA Cup semis – an achievement manager Pep Guardiola labelled as “outstanding”.
“We love the FA Cup. Hopefully we can reach the final,” added the Spanish tactician, who has won the tournament twice with Man City in 2019 and 2023.
Saturday’s match pits Crystal Palace against Aston Villa. The Eagles overpowered Fulham in the previous round and will be hoping to reach the FA Cup final for a third time (having been runners-up in 1990 and 2016), while the Lions comfortably saw off lower-league Preston North End and aim for a first final since 2015 (and to win the Cup for the first time since 1957).
“They [the players] mention it so often. Especially at the beginning of the season when we didn’t get the results, I said I’m really confident because I know the character of every single player, and we knew we would always stay together, we would work hard together and the results would come,” said Palace manager Oliver Glasner.
“I don’t want to talk about winning the trophy because even in the next game we can’t win it,” said Palace manager Oliver Glasner. ‘It’s just the semi-finals and in a cup competition, it doesn’t matter if you lose in round one or the semi-final, you enter the competition to win it.
“But, yes, it is a great achievement to reach the semifinals, and especially in this environment, because it’s at Wembley and this is typically English, and I like it.”
“This competition means a lot for supporters and to play at Wembley will be fantastic and the supporters are the very heart of the club. It’s always very important to try and get our responsibility to give them a moment like that,” saiid Villa’s Unai Emery.
The two winners will return to Wembley Stadium on Saturday May 17 to meet in the FA Cup final.
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Broadcast details
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Saturday April 26
18:15: Crystal Palace v Aston Villa – Live on SuperSport Premier League, SuperSport Maximo 1 and SuperSport Maximo 2
Sunday April 27
17:30: Nottingham Forest v Manchester City – Live on SuperSport Variety 3, SuperSport Maximo 1 and SuperSport Maximo 360
GOtv Broadcast details
Times CAT
Saturday April 26
18:15: Crystal Palace v Aston Villa – Live on SuperSport GOtv Premier League and SuperSport GOtv Football
Sunday 27 April 17:30: Nottingham Forest v Manchester City – Live on SuperSport GOtv Football and SuperSport Maximo 360.
