Patrick Vieira dreaming after Crystal Palace make FA Cup semi-finals

Patrick Vieira believes anything is possible for Crystal Palace after they emphatically progressed into the FA Cup semi-finals with a 4-0 win over Everton.

The Eagles endured a tricky start at Selhurst Park but Marc Guehi’s 25-minute opener helped settle any lingering nerves and Jean-Philippe Mateta added a crucial second before half-time.

It put the hosts firmly in the driving seat for a place at Wembley and late goals from Wilfried Zaha and Will Hughes booked their spot in the last four with a comprehensive victory.

“Anything is possible,” five-time FA Cup winner Vieira insisted.

“When you get to that level, anything can happen and that is the beauty of this game.”

Palace held Premier League leaders Manchester City to a goalless draw on Monday but barely got a kick before a stoppage occurred when Andros Townsend suffered a serious knee injury against his old club in the 12th-minute.

Once play resumed the Eagles took flight with Guehi heading home Michael Olise’s corner before Zaha set up Mateta, who rifled a low shot beyond Jordan Pickford for his fifth goal of the campaign in the 41st-minute.

Vieira added: “What I really loved was how we managed the game.

“We went through a really difficult period in the first 20 minutes but we managed to stick together and we showed a lot of experience that wasn’t our strength this season.

“We accepted the fact they were on top of us and we couldn’t play so we decided to go longer and wait until we could get back into the game.”

Everton boss Frank Lampard introduced Dominic Calvert-Lewin at half-time and made further changes but Zaha put the tie to bed in the 79th minute when he slotted home after Olise had hit the post with a scuffed effort.

It sparked chants of que, sera, sera from