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Aston Villa vs Cardiff City (2025-02-28T20:00:00.000Z)

FA Cup Round 5
  • Villa Park
  • Peter Bankes
2 - 0Full time

    Aston Villa vs Cardiff City (2025-02-28T20:00:00.000Z)


    Match review

    Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City: Asensio brace fires hosts into FA Cup quarters

    Marco Asensio scored his third and fourth goals in Aston Villa colours to help his side beat Cardiff City in their FA Cup fifth round clash.


    Momentum

      Top stats

      Ball possession
      68%
      32%
    • 3.50
      Expected goals (xG)
      0.25
    • 25
      Total shots
      4
    • 5
      Big chances
      0

    Events

    46‎’‎
    Yousef SalechCallum Robinson
    Marco Asensio (1 - 0)assist by Marcus Rashford
    68‎’‎
    7.9

    Aston Villa

    4-2-3-1

    6.5

    Cardiff City

    3-4-3
    7.9
    Aston Villa
    4-2-3-1
    7.6
    23Martinez
    6.5
    Cardiff City
    3-4-3

    Coach

    Coach

    Substitutes

    Team form


      Top stats

      Ball possession
      68%
      32%
    • 3.50
      Expected goals (xG)
      0.25
    • 25
      Total shots
      4
    • 5
      Big chances
      0

    Player of the Match

    Marco Asensio
    Aston Villa
    9.0

    About the match

      Aston Villa faces Cardiff City at Villa Park on Fri, Feb 28, 2025, 20:00 UTC. This match is part of the FA Cup. You can check the recent head-to-head encounters, as well as full H2H record on this page to see how Aston Villa and Cardiff City have fared against each other in the past. On FotMob, you can follow the Aston Villa vs Cardiff City live score with a full set of match features, including:

    • Live updates: Every goal, card, substitution and key moment instantly delivered on FotMob.

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    • The lineups are:
      Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Emiliano Martinez - Andres Garcia, Ezri Konsa, Lamare Bogarde, Ian Maatsen - John McGinn, Youri Tielemans - Leon Bailey, Marco Asensio, Marcus Rashford - Ollie Watkins.
      Cardiff City (3-4-3): Ethan Horvath - William Fish, Dimitrios Goutas, Dylan Lawlor - Perry Ng, Aaron Ramsey, Rubin Colwill, Luey Giles - Anwar El-Ghazi, Callum Robinson, Chris Willock.

    • Unavailable players for Aston Villa: Emiliano Buendia (injury), Jadon Sancho (injury), Tyrone Mings (injury). Cardiff City does not have any unavailable players.

    • Team form & Head-to-head history: Compare recent results and see how Aston Villa and Cardiff City have performed against each other. The current head to head record for the teams are Aston Villa 3 win(s), Cardiff City 3 win(s), and 1 draw(s).

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    Insights

    • Aston Villa and Cardiff City have not drawn any of their last 5 matches against each other.

    • Haven't kept a clean sheet in 10 matches

    Villa ParkBirmingham, England
    Capacity42,824
    Attendance40,175
    94%
    SurfaceGrass
    • Peter Bankes

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    Villa ParkBirmingham, England
    Capacity42,824
    Attendance40,175
    94%
    SurfaceGrass

    About the match

    Insights

    • Aston Villa and Cardiff City have not drawn any of their last 5 matches against each other.

    • Haven't kept a clean sheet in 10 matches

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