A total of 32 players have represented both Preston North End and Aston Villa...
Sunday, 30 March sees the two founder members of the Football League contest at Deepdale, for a place in the FA Cup semi-finals.
It’s set to be a bumper occasion in Lancashire with it the first time for 59 years North End have reached the last eight of the competition - tickets are completely sold out.
5. Cameron Archer
An inspired 2021/22 loan signing. Archer will always be remembered for his goal against Blackpool. | CameraSport - Alex Dodd
6. Tommy Thompson
The forward forged a formidable partnership with Tom Finney on the pitch. According to Wikipedia, Thompson scored a whopping 129 goals in 212 outings for Preston. He was signed for Villa and Thompson scored several goals for there as well - said to be 76 in 165 games. | Archive
7. Sam Johnstone
Had a positive time on loan with Preston in 2014/15 - which resulted in promotion to the Championship. Then went on to have a couple of temporary spells at Villa Park.
8. Scott Sinclair
Sinclair joined Villa permanently in 2015 after a loan move from Manchester City. He scored nine goals for the club in 45 appearances. His tally for PNE was 14 in 85 outings. | Warren Little