Crystal Palace vs Aston Villa 7/5 Bet Builder – Tipster Wizard

Ollie Watkins is expected to start the FA Cup semifinal after being on the bench in the 2-1 loss against Manchester City in midweek. In his last 23 appearances where he has featured for 65 minutes or more, he has attempted at least two shots in 20 of them.

Having scored in two of his last three appearances for Villa, he will be eager to get on the score sheet in such a crucial game for the club and he also loves to shoot from distance, which is a boost for our selection.

Mateta has been in fine goal scoring form for Crystal Palace this season, top scoring with 14 league goals in 30 appearances. He came on as a substitute for just 10 minutes against Arsenal in midweek and scored an incredible long-range lob to earn Palace a well-deserved draw at the Emirates Stadium.

He has attempted at least two shots in both of his meetings against Aston Villa this season, scoring in one of them and will be one of their main attacking threats in this massive FA Cup semifinal.

With a place in the FA Cup final at stake, I expect a cagey and tight affair with both defences unwilling to give away clear cut opportunities to the oppositions. This means we could potentially be in for a cautious first half played by both teams and the game opening up slightly in the second half with a moment of quality to decide the FA Cup finalist.

This is a fixture that has been low-scoring historically and I expect that trend to continue here.