Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest advance to FA Cup semifinals

Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest booked places in the semifinals of the FA Cup on Saturday.

Eberechi Eze starred for Palace with a goal and an assist in a 3-0 win at Fulham. Goalkeeper Matz Sels was the hero for Forest with two saves in a 4-3 penalty shootout victory over Brighton after the game ended 0-0.

Eze’s match-winning performance came after he also scored for England in Monday’s World Cup qualifying win over Latvia.

“That’s what we expect from him, and that’s why we love him,” Palace defender Marc Guehi said. “I tell him every day he’s one of the best, but it’s not about saying it, it’s about showing it and he’s done it.”

On Sunday, second-division Preston faces Aston Villa and Manchester City travels to Bournemouth.

With victory at Fulham, Palace recorded a club-record sixth away win in row, according to statistician Opta.

“It’s this group, the character of this group, the attitude of this group, the work rate of this group and this all gives us a belief that we can win every single game,” Palace manager Oliver Glasner said.

Palace has never won the Cup and its best recent run ended in semifinal defeat to Chelsea in 2022.

The London club has reached the final twice — in 1990 and 2016 — losing on each occasion to Manchester United.

This year could be one of its best chances to lift the trophy with so many of English soccer’s leading clubs eliminated.

Eze fired Palace ahead in the 34th minute at Craven Cottage. Cutting in from the left, he curled a low shot from outside the box that went in off the post.

Four minutes later, he crossed for Ismaila Sarr to head in a second for the visitors.

Substitute Eddie Nketiah fired through Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Leno’s legs to seal the win in the 75th.

Another bonus for Palace was the return of Jean-Philippe Mateta, who played for the first time since a serious head injury required 25 stitches on a severely lacerated ear.

The forward was hospitalized after being kicked in the head by Millwall goalkeeper Liam Roberts in the previous round of the FA Cup this month.

Wearing a protective covering on his ear, the French forward played for 70 minutes before being replaced by Nketiah.

Third in the Premier League and on course to qualify for next season's Champions League, Forest could yet end the campaign with silverware.

In a game of few chances in Brighton, Nuno Espirito Santo's high-flying team held its nerve in the shootout.

Successive saves from Sels denied Jack Hinshelwood and Diego Gomez.

Neco Williams also failed from the spot for Forest when firing over the bar, but it was down to captain Ryan Yates to convert the winning spot kick and spark celebrations from the traveling fans.

"It was such a stressful moment and to share it with our fans, we are so happy,” Santo said.

Forest hasn't won the FA Cup since 1959 and was last in the final in 1991.

“We have to focus on the Premier League but it’s going to be a beautiful moment (playing at Wembley) for all of us on our journey,” Santo added.

Perhaps the biggest celebrations of the day were in Newcastle where it was estimated more than 150,000 turned out for an open-top bus parade of the English League Cup.

Newcastle ended the club's 70-year wait for a domestic trophy after beating Liverpool 2-1 at Wembley this month. But supporters had another wait for the official celebration, almost two weeks later.

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Newcastle United's Harvey Barnes on stage with the Carabao Cup during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Newcastle United's Alexander Isak, centre, on stage with team mates during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

The open top buses carrying the Newcastle United players passes by fans outside St James' Park, during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Owen Humphreys/PA via AP)

Nottingham Forest players react in the penalty shoot-out following the English FA Cup quarter final soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Nottingham Forrest, at the Amex Stadium, in Brighton and Hove, England, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Brighton and Hove Albion's Diego Gomez reacts to defeat in in the penalty shoot-out after the English FA Cup quarter final soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Nottingham Forrest, at the Amex Stadium, in Brighton and Hove, England, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Brighton and Hove Albion's Diego Gomez has a penalty saved in the shoot-out following the , during the English FA Cup quarter final soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Nottingham Forrest, at the Amex Stadium, in Brighton and Hove, England, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Newcastle United fans watch on as the players pass by aboard an open top bus during the Carabao Cup trophy parade in Newcastle, England, Saturday March 29, 2025. (Danny Lawson/PA via AP)

Nottingham Forest players celebrate victorty in in the penalty shoot-out following the English FA Cup quarter final soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Nottingham Forrest, at the Amex Stadium, in Brighton and Hove, England, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Brighton and Hove Albion's Yankuba Minteh, left and Nottingham Forest's Neco Williams vie for the ball, during the English FA Cup quarter final soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Nottingham Forrest, at the Amex Stadium, in Brighton and Hove, England, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Brighton and Hove Albion's Brajan Gruda, foreground and Nottingham Forest's Neco Williams vie for the ball, during the English FA Cup quarter final soccer match between Brighton and Hove Albion and Nottingham Forrest, at the Amex Stadium, in Brighton and Hove, England, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)

Crystal Palace's Jean-Philippe Mateta wearing a protective guard warms up before the English FA Cup quarter final soccer match between Fulham and Crystal Palace, at Craven Cottage, in London, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)

Crystal Palace's Ismaila Sarr's shot is saved by Fulham goalkeeper Bernd Len, during the English FA Cup quarter final soccer match between Fulham and Crystal Palace, at Craven Cottage, in London, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)

Crystal Palace's Eddie Nketiah celebrates scoring his side's third goal of the game with teammate Chris Richards , during the English FA Cup quarter final soccer match between Fulham and Crystal Palace, at Craven Cottage, in London, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)

Crystal Palace's Eddie Nketiah celebrates scoring his side's third goal of the game, during the English FA Cup quarter final soccer match between Fulham and Crystal Palace, at Craven Cottage, in London, Saturday, March 29, 2025. (John Walton/PA via AP)

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has halted dozens of research grants at Princeton University, the latest Ivy League school to see its federal money threatened in a pressure campaign targeting the nation’s top universities.

Princeton was notified this week that several dozen federal grants are being suspended by agencies including the Department of Energy, NASA and the Defense Department, according to a campus message sent Tuesday by Christopher Eisgruber, the university's president.

Eisgruber said the rationale was not fully clear but that Princeton will comply with the law. The school is among dozens facing federal investigations into antisemitism following a wave of pro-Palestinian protests last year.

"We are committed to fighting antisemitism and all forms of discrimination, and we will cooperate with the government in combating antisemitism," Eisgruber wrote. "Princeton will also vigorously defend academic freedom and the due process rights of this University."

As President Donald Trump presses his political agenda on universities across the country, he has paid special attention to Ivy League institutions.

Columbia University was the first one targeted, losing $400 million in federal money with threats to terminate more if it didn't make the campus safer for Jewish students. The school agreed to several demands from the government last month, including an overhaul of student discipline rules and a review of the school's Middle East studies department.

The government later suspended about $175 million in federal funding for the University of Pennsylvania over a transgender swimmer who previously competed for the school. On Monday, a federal antisemitism task force said it was reviewing almost $9 billion in federal grants and contracts at Harvard University amid an investigation into campus antisemitism.

The pressure has created a dilemma for U.S. colleges, which rely on federal research funding as a major source of revenue.

Eisgruber came forward as a voice of opposition as the Trump administration ratcheted up pressure on Columbia, calling it the greatest threat to American universities in decades.

“The attack on Columbia is a radical threat to scholarly excellence and to America's leadership in research,” Eisgruber wrote in a March 19 essay in The Atlantic magazine. “Universities and their leaders should speak up and litigate forcefully to protect their rights.”

Several agencies on the federal antisemitism task force did not immediately respond to questions about the action at Princeton, nor did the agencies behind the research grants.

Princeton was among 60 universities that received a warning letter from the Education Department in March over accusations of antisemitism. It said the schools could face enforcement action if they didn't address anti-Jewish bias on campus. All but two Ivy League schools, Penn and Dartmouth, were on the list.

The Education Department launched an investigation at Princeton in April 2024 under the Biden administration. It was in response to a complaint filed by the editor-in-chief of Campus Reform, a conservative news organization, the outlet reported. The complaint cited a pro-Palestinian protest that reportedly included chants of “Intifada” and others described as antisemitic.

The outlet's editor has filed dozens of other antisemitism complaints with the Education Department.

The Trump administration has promised a more aggressive approach against campus antisemitism, accusing former President Joe Biden of letting schools off the hook. It has opened new investigations at colleges and detained and deported several foreign students with ties to pro-Palestinian protests.

Trump and other officials have accused the protesters of being “pro-Hamas.” Student activists say they oppose Israel’s military activity in Gaza.

It follows a campaign by Republican in Congress who demanded answers from university leaders after the wave of protests. A series of hearings on Capitol Hill contributed to the resignation of presidents at Harvard, Columbia and Penn.

Columbia's interim president, Katrina Armstrong, resigned last week after the school agreed to the government’s demands.

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FILE - The Princeton University campus is in Princeton, N.J., Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)

FILE - Nassau Hall at Princeton University is in Princeton, N.J., Oct. 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)