Preston North End are looking to achieve something no team has managed in 45 years - win the FA Cup as a team playing outside the top flight. They have won twice before - in 1889 and 1938 - and were beaten finalists in 1964. The last team to win the competition who did so when not playing in the top tier of English football was West Ham in 1980.

Anfield boss Arne Slot played down Liverpool’s links with Kerkez after his side beat Bournemouth last month. When asked directly if Liverpool are considering a move for Kerkez at the end of the season, Slot replied: ‘I don’t think I have to talk about players that we are interested in, let alone a player from Bournemouth.

Manchester City are favourites to win this season's FA Cup and salvage something from a troubled season but the seven other clubs left in a wide-open draw may never have a better opportunity to win the trophy.

Manchester City is the only thing standing in the way of a soccer fairy tale in the FA Cup. Take away City — the behemoth of the English game over the past decade — and the clubs remaining in the famous old competition heading into this weekend's quarterfinals have not won a major trophy between them this century.

Our tipster Jones Knows previews Sundays FA Cup quarter-final action, including Preston vs Aston Villa and Bournemouth vs Man City still to come

Four back-to-back fixtures between the two teams, played at four different grounds: Derby’s Pride Park hosted the League Cup final, Manchester City’s Academy Stadium will be the venue for their home quarter-final leg, the WSL match is being played at the Etihad, and Stamford Bridge will be the location for the second leg.

Ahead of this weekends FA Cup quarter-finals, heres a look at why the competition matters to the eight teams - Aston Villa, Bournemouth, Brighton, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Man City, Nottingham Forest a

The journey of Manchester United's youngsters in the FA Youth Cup has been nothing short of impressive. They have successfully navigated through several challenging rounds, securing victories against teams including Coventry City,