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Aston Villa v Liverpool, 19 April 2015

Score	2-1 to Aston Villa
Referee	Michael Oliver
Competition	FA Cup Semi-final
Venue	Wembley Stadium
Attendance	85,416

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Aston Villa and Liverpool had met in a FA Cup Semi-final on three previous occasions. Villa won in 1897 (when they beat Everton in the Final) while Liverpool progressed in 1914 and 1996. This was their eighth meeting in the FA Cup. Villa won that first meeting in the 1897 Semi-final (3-0 at Bramall Lane) but had lost the subsequent six matches. Kick-off: 3.00pm

2 Aston Villa

Manager: Tim Sherwood

1 Liverpool

Manager: Brendan Rogers

Goals:

Christian Benteke		36
Fabian Delph		54

Goals:

Philippe Coutinho

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Shay Given

Defender Nathan Baker

Defender Kieran Richardson

Defender Ron Vlaar

Defender/Midfielder Leandro Bacuna

Defender/Midfielder Ashley R Westwood

Midfielder Tom Cleverley

Midfielder Fabian Delph

Midfielder Charles N'Zogbia

Midfielder/Forward Jack Grealish

Forward Christian Benteke

Starting lineup:

Simon Mignolet Goalkeeper

Dejan Lovren Defender

Alberto Moreno Defender

Martin Skrtel Defender

Emre Can Defender/Midfielder

Jordan Henderson Defender/Midfielder

Joe Allen Midfielder

Steven Gerrard Midfielder

Philippe Coutinho Midfielder/Forward

Lazar Markovic Midfielder/Forward

Raheem Sterling Midfielder/Forward

Substitutions:

Jores Okore for Nathan Baker	25
Scott Sinclair for Charles N'Zogbia	75
Joe Cole for Jack Grealish	84

Substitutions:

Mario Balotelli for Lazar Markovic	46
Glen Johnson for Joe Allen	78
Rickie Lambert for Alberto Moreno	90

Cards:

Fabian Delph

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Guzan

Defender Matt Lowton

Defender Jores Okore

Midfielder Carles Gil

Midfielder Joe Cole

Midfielder/Forward Andi Weimann

Forward Scott Sinclair

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Brad Jones

Defender Javi Manquillo

Defender/Full back Glen Johnson

Defender/Midfielder Kolo Touré

Midfielder/Forward Rickie Lambert

Forward Mario Balotelli

Forward Fabio Borini

Comments:

Aston Villa's only appearance in a FA Cup Final since they last lifted the trophy in 1957 was in 2000 when they lost 1-0 to Chelsea in the last Final played at the old Wembley Stadium. This was the 21st time that Villa had reached the FA Cup Semi-finals. Only Manchester United (27), Arsenal (27), Everton (25) and Liverpool (24) had made it to the last four more often. Christian Benteke's goal was the first scored by an Aston Villa player in a FA Cup Semi-final since Billy Myerscough in a 1-0 replay win over West Bromwich Albion at St Andrew's in 1957. Villa had failed to score in their last five FA Cup Semi-final appearances. This was manager Tim Sherwood's tenth game in charge of the Villans. Fabian Delph's goal ended Christian Benteke's run of having scored Villa's last seven league and cup goals.

Comments:

Liverpool had lost just one of their previous nine FA Cup Semi-finals. They were attempting to reach their 15th Final. Only Arsenal, who reached their 19th by beating Reading the previos day, and Manchester United (18) will have appeared in more. Captain Steven Gerrard made his 42nd and last FA Cup appearance for the Reds before joining LA Galaxy at the end of the season. The FA Cup Final would take place on his 35th birthday. Steven scored 13 times against Villa in 27 appearances. Only Robbie Fowler (14) had scored more for the club against the Birmingham outfit. Christian Benteke's opener was the 400th goal Liverpool had conceded in their FA Cup history. Liverpool's last appearance in a FA Cup Final was in 2012 when they lost to Chelsea 2-1. They had won the Cup seven times, most recently in 2006.