We look at the clubs' best-ever finishes, their chances of winning and what to know as Palace face Villa and City take on Forest

Sorry for the inconvenience, but Manchester City have made the FA Cup semi-finals again. FA Cup lore has become so much about underdog stories and giant-killings that the bigger teams are almost treated as an afterthought: just ask Aston Villa, who were the sideshow to Preston North End’s attempts to win the trophy for the first time since 1938.

The same weekend that college basketball determined its Final Four, English soccer also established its semifinalists for the FA Cup.