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Remembering Palace's semi-final history 5 years after Watford at Wembley

On this day in 2016, Crystal Palace put in a famous performance at Wembley stadium: a 2-1 victory over Watford in the FA Cup semi-final.

The last time the two teams met at Wembley was the 2013 Championship play-off final, in which Kevin Philips scored the winner from the penalty spot to help the Eagles secure promotion.

Yannick Bolasie got Palace off to a flying start in the semi-final, heading home Damien Delaney’s flick-on in the sixth-minute.

Watford pulled one back in the second-half through captain Troy Deeney, but the Eagles perservered. On the hour mark, Pape Souaré whipped in a cross to find Connor Wickham - the striker lost his marker and planted a header firmly in the back of the net to secure a 2-1 win for the Eagles and a place in the FA Cup final.