Matt Maher gives his take on Aston Villa's clash with Preston - following Unai Emery's pre-match press conference.
Villa travel to Deepdale looking to book a place at Wembley in the last four.
Villa travel to Deepdale looking to book a place at Wembley in the last four.
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00:00Good afternoon from Bodymore Heath where Unai Emery has held his pre-match press conference here on Sunday's FA Cup quarter-final with Preston.
00:12The start of the run-in for Villa, it's potentially a huge two months for the club.
00:18Still fighting on three fronts, still win their chance of making the top four, top five in the Premier League, of course to win the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
00:25And of course to look at the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and this feels a huge opportunity for Villa.
00:29Obviously not won a trophy now for 29 years, that anniversary ticked over last week.
00:35But with a real chance in an FA Cup which feels wide open.
00:39Manchester City have been in the competition who haven't experienced winning a trophy recently.
00:44In fact Villa have the next shortest drought actually, 29 years.
00:49Nottingham Forest haven't won anything for 35 years.
00:51Preston who Villa face on Sunday haven't won anything for 84 years.
00:55Four other clubs left in the competition, never won any trophies, never won any major trophies in their history.
01:02So it's a very unusual draw, a very unusual selection shall we say, in a competition that has been dominated by the big guns in recent years.
01:12First game that Villa have played away in the competition this year at Deepdale with 22,000 supporters there.
01:19Nearly 6,000 have been supporters among them.
01:22This is a tricky game but a game that Villa are obviously big favourites to win as the Premier League team.
01:31And good news for Villa on the injury front, obviously injuries have dominated this season.
01:35They've lost a lot of players, not to particularly major injuries but small injuries that have disrupted progress and rhythm.
01:43Ross Barkley the only remaining player on the sidelines for Villa with a calf injury.
01:48Ollie Watkins has trained, obviously he didn't go away with England on international duty.
01:52You feel that's something that could probably benefit Villa in the long run.
01:55Unai Emery said today that he's looking at the bigger picture here with the way this season is potentially finishing.
02:01They've got high games to come in a short space of time.
02:04Two big Premier League games coming up after Sunday and then the Champions League quarter-final with one game to come out.
02:10So a huge period ahead for Villa and it all starts on Sunday.