Preston are currently placed 14th in the EFL Championship having won only 10 of their 38 games whilst drawing on 17 occasions. Captain Ben Whiteman claimed the high-stakes clash against Aston Villa, on Sunday at the Deepdale Stadium.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
\"When we get the ball we have to show how good we are. We know how good Villa are and their strengths and weaknesses but it is an FA Cup quarter-final and we have to make it into a dogfight as well. This is a fantastic competition with lots of history and hopefully we can go one step further,\u201d said Ben to BBC Sports.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This is Preston\u2019s first FA Cup quarter-final match since 1965-66, eventually losing to Manchester United. They last reached the semi-final of the competition in 1963-64, ultimately losing the final to West Ham United that year.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Championship side are unbeaten in their last 15 games across all competitions at Deepdale (W6 D9) and haven\u2019t conceded more than one goal in any match during this run (nine conceded overall).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Preston\u2019s director Peter Ridsdale also joked that his team is budgeted to get out in the first round of the tournament and have missed their target nicely this time around.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The Championship side are unbeaten in their last 15 games across all competitions at Deepdale (W6 D9) and haven\u2019t conceded more than one goal in any match during this run (nine conceded overall).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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