We can shock Aston Villa, insists Darren Ambrose

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Villa warmed up for the fifth-round FA Cup replay by thumping Burnley 5-2 to move within a point of a Champions League place.

Ambrose said: "I watched that game and when they scored four in about 10 minutes I started to get a bit worried. We know they're a good team — they're not fighting for that fourth spot for nothing — but we've got to believe we can compete with them.

"We showed that we can give them a game in the first one at Selhurst Park, so there's no reason why we can't do it again."

The midfelder hit a magnificent free-kick to put Palace 2-1 up in the original clash. However, Ambrose's celebrations proved premature as Villa nicked a controversial equaliser after they were wrongly awarded a corner.

Ambrose said: "It would be nice if I could score another free-kick like the one I hit in the first game. I had a few at the weekend against Coventry that didn't live up to that one."

Palace have already accounted for one top-flight side this season, beating Wolves in a fourth-round replay.

Ambrose added: "Despite being in the relegation zone we know that this is the FA Cup and anything can happen."