They will be joined at Wembley by Nottingham Forest, who won through in contrasting fashion, with a nervy penalty shoot-out win after a goalless draw with Brighton at the Amex Stadium. The semi-final line-up will be complete later today as Bournemouth look to complete an unlikely double over Manchester City while Preston seek a major upset over Aston Villa and Marcus Rashford. Eze does it Crystal Palace boss Oliver Glasner hailed the rapid rise of Eberechi Eze after his side swept into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 3-0 win over Fulham at Craven Cottage.
Eze scored and set up a goal for Ismaila Sarr before Eddie Nketiah struck in the second half to confirm Palace’s first trip to Wembley in three years. It capped a dream week for Eze, who had scored his first goal for England in the World Cup qualifier against Latvia at the national stadium. And Glasner said: “I think Ebere has had a strange season, he hasn’t had many goals in the Premier League and he has been unlucky, but he keeps going.
“The goal against Latvia and his first for England means a lot for him. He always has this confidence, we know he’s an amazing finisher – we need this quality.” Nervous Nuno Nuno Espirito Santo admitted nerves got the better of him as Nottingham Forest booked their place in the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 34 years after a penalty shoot-out win over Brighton.
While the rest of his players and staff congregated on the halfway line, Nuno stayed in the dug-out where he .