After celebrating their memorable FA Cup trophy win at the end of last season, Crystal Palace fans would never have envisaged their defence would end at the first stage, particularly at the hands of a team five divisions below them.

Crystal Palace and Aston Villa scrapped to a tight, tense 0-0 draw at Selhurst Park on Wednesday. Both Brennan Johnson and Ollie Watkins went close on multiple occasions but a draw was the fair result as neither team could gain total control of the game.

Crystal Palace travel to non-league Macclesfield FC this afternoon while they begin the defence of their FA Cup trophy.Oliver Glasner’s side has navigated a challenging winter period, currently

Drones flying near Venezuela’s presidential palace set off a hail of bullets and anti-aircraft fire in Caracas Monday night, days after US forces deposed and captured dictator Nicolas Maduro.