Live updates from the FA Cup semi-final at Villa Park30th anniversary of famous cup double-headerAs it happened: look back at our retro match rebootsAnd you can email Scott here 11.25am BST
Palace won the toss to be regarded as the home team here at Villa Park. That means they’ll be playing in their first-choice red-and-blue stripes. Fly Virgin to LA!
Liverpool are forced into second-choice sweet-wrapper silver. Can the Candy men? The Candy men can! 11.16am BST
No Ian Wright for Palace, as we’ve already touched upon. Garry Thompson, bought from Watford as his stand-in, is cup-tied, so John Salako may be detailed to assist Mark Bright up front.
Peter Beardsley returns to the Liverpool XI, having recovered from a knee injury. Steve Nicol failed a late fitness test and misses out.