Tim Sherwood has redrawn the derby battle lines and warned West Brom they will have to improve to end Aston Villa 's Wembley dream . The sides face a rematch in the FA Cup quarter-finals on Saturday after Villa 's dramatic 2-1 Premier League win on Tuesday . Christian Benteke 's last-minute penalty sealed Sherwood 's first victory as Villa boss and lifted them out of the Barclays Premier League relegation zone before Wednesday 's fixtures . Tim Sherwood appeals to the referee after Matt Lowton was brought down by Ben Foster in stoppage time . Aston Villa manager Sherwood looked to the heavens as his side pressed for a winner against West Brom . And ahead of their second showdown this week , Sherwood is eyeing another derby success . He said : 'Now the cup is the most important one as it 's the next one and we want to get to Wembley . West Brom will have to improve to stop us getting there . ' I 'm confident I 'm telling them the right things to do but there is nothing like a win to cement things . Everyone can see we 're improving and the result is massive for us . ' Villa have struggled all season and it was only their sixth win of a wretched league campaign , and Sherwood admitted they must forget about their fight against the drop in order to escape it . He said : 'We 've got a group of players who are not really suited to a relegation battle , if I 'm honest . 'The old-fashioned style is blood and thunder to dig out results so we have to change it . West Brom goalkeeper Foster brings down Villa full back Lowton to give them the match-winning penalty . Christian Benteke ( centre left ) slots home the last-gasp penalty to hand Villa a crucial win against West Brom . 'We have to play as if we 're not in a relegation battle . We have to pass the ball and move and we did that in the first half . It takes bravery to do that , especially against an expectant crowd . ' Saido Berahino cancelled out Gabby Agbonlahor 's first-half opener before the hosts claimed derby bragging rights after Ben Foster 's rush of blood saw him take out Matt Lowton for Benteke 's match-winning penalty . Albion boss Tony Pulis did not rise to Sherwood 's comments , though , and insisted his side remain focused . 'Did he ( say that ) ? Like I say , we 'll take Saturday 's game as it comes , ' he said . ' I 'll have a look at what the squad is like and then we 'll go from there . 'They ( the fans ) might think Wembley and Saturday was more important , it was n't for me . The next game is always the most important . If Ben did n't make a mistake we 'd be very happy . ' Sherwood said he would rather take the three points than his wife win the EuroMillions jackpot .
Aston Villa beat West Brom 2 - 1 on Tuesday night in the Premier League . The two teams faced each other in the FA cup quarter - finals on Saturday . barn Sherwood is eager to get his team to play in the FA Cup final . ' West Brom will have to improve to stop us getting there , ' he says .