Ten years ago, Alan Pardew lost an FA Cup final to Liverpool while in charge of West Ham. Now he has a shot at redemption, as his Crystal Palace side have set up a repeat of the 1990 FA Cup final with Manchester United.
Palace took an early lead, through Yannick Bolasie:
Watford then equalised in the second half, through Troy Deeney:
But ultimately Palace won out, as Conor Wickham picked a good time to get back among the goals:
Palace's win heightens the similarities between this season and Manchester United's season in 1989/90. A beleaguered United manager is saved by a goal from an unheralded striker (Mark Robins/Marcus Rashford) which allowed him to set up a shot at redemption in an FA Cup final against Crystal Palace.
Alex Ferguson survived in 1990, will Louis Van Gaal repeat the trick in 2016?