London, April 25 -- There is a hybrid weekend of cup and league football in England ahead of us that will decide the two FA Cup finalists for the season, and which will probably see Liverpool confirmed as this season's Premier League champion.

The FA Cup sees an in-form Aston Villa face Crystal Palace on Saturday, while Nottingham Forest plays Manchester City on Sunday.

Villa's recent form will see Unai Emery's side take the mantle of favorite against a Palace team that also showed its abilities with a 2-2 draw against Arsenal in midweek.

The two teams have already played three times this season, with Palace winning at home and drawing at Villa Park in the league, and also knocking Villa out of the Carabao Cup away from home.

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