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Aston Villa (AFP)
Aston Villa (AFP)

London - Aston Villa became the first team to reach the FA Cup semi-finals after beating West Bromwich Albion 2-0 on Saturday in a match marred by late pitch invasions.

In a near repeat of Tuesday's Premier League game between the sides, which Villa won 2-1, Fabian Delph and Scott Sinclair struck to take Tim Sherwood's team into the last four for the first time since 2010.

Both teams finished the game with 10 men, with Claudio Yacob sent off for West Brom and Max Grealish dismissed for Villa, while play had to be temporarily suspended late on when a number of home fans poured onto the pitch.

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