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Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City · FA Cup

Aston Villa beat Cardiff City 2-0 in the FA Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Aston Villa and Cardiff City met in the FA Cup at Villa Park in Birmingham on Friday, 28 February 2025.

Goalscorers

Aston Villa: M. Asensio 68', 80'. Cardiff City did not score.

Line-ups

Aston Villa started in a 4-2-3-1: Emiliano Martínez, Andrés García, Ezri Konsa, Lamare Bogarde, Ian Maatsen, John McGinn, Youri Tielemans, Leon Bailey, Marco Asensio, Marcus Rashford, Ollie Watkins.

Cardiff City started in a 3-4-2-1: Ethan Horvath, Dylan Lawlor, Dimitris Goutas, William Fish, Perry Ng, Aaron Ramsey, Rubin Colwill, Luey Giles, Anwar El Ghazi, Chris Willock, Callum Robinson.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Aston Villa 0-0 Cardiff City.
  2. 68'Goal! Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff City. M. Asensio (Aston Villa) scores, assisted by M. Rashford.
  3. 80'Goal! Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City. M. Asensio (Aston Villa) scores, assisted by O. Watkins.
  4. 90'Full-time. Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City.
Full commentary (44 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Aston Villa vs Cardiff City.
  2. 9'Attempt saved. M. Rashford (Aston Villa), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  3. 13'Attempt saved. J. McGinn (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 17'Attempt saved. O. Watkins (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  5. 17'Attempt blocked. M. Rashford (Aston Villa), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  6. 17'Attempt blocked. M. Rashford (Aston Villa), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  7. 18'Attempt missed. I. Maatsen (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 18'Attempt blocked. Y. Tielemans (Aston Villa), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  9. 20'Attempt blocked. Y. Tielemans (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  10. 23'Attempt blocked. M. Asensio (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  11. 32'Attempt blocked. C. Willock (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  12. 33'Attempt saved. L. Bailey (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  13. 34'Attempt missed. M. Rashford (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.36.
  14. 41'Attempt missed. A. E. Ghazi (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  15. 43'Attempt saved. O. Watkins (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.46.
  16. 45'1 minute of added time.
  17. 45+2'Attempt blocked. E. Konsa (Aston Villa), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.53.
  18. 45'Half-time. Aston Villa 0-0 Cardiff City.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 46'Substitution, Cardiff City: Y. Salech comes on for C. Robinson.
  21. 49'Attempt saved. J. McGinn (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  22. 50'Attempt blocked. A. García (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  23. 54'Attempt saved. M. Rashford (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  24. 54'Attempt missed. O. Watkins (Aston Villa), header from a set piece. xG 0.10.
  25. 55'Attempt blocked. M. Asensio (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.29.
  26. 60'Attempt missed. O. Watkins (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  27. 64'Substitution, Cardiff City: J. Bagan comes on for L. Giles.
  28. 64'Attempt blocked. Y. Tielemans (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  29. 65'Substitution, Cardiff City: A. Robertson comes on for A. Ramsey.
  30. 66'Attempt saved. Y. Salech (Cardiff City), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  31. 68'Goal! Aston Villa 1-0 Cardiff City. M. Asensio (Aston Villa) scores, assisted by M. Rashford.
  32. 76'Attempt missed. O. Watkins (Aston Villa), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  33. 76'Attempt saved. M. Rashford (Aston Villa), left-footed shot. xG 0.33.
  34. 80'Goal! Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City. M. Asensio (Aston Villa) scores, assisted by O. Watkins.
  35. 81'Substitution, Cardiff City: C. Ashford comes on for C. Willock.
  36. 81'Substitution, Cardiff City: I. Davies comes on for D. Lawlor.
  37. 82'Substitution, Aston Villa: M. Rogers comes on for M. Rashford.
  38. 82'Substitution, Aston Villa: J. Ramsey comes on for M. Asensio.
  39. 82'Substitution, Aston Villa: J. Jimoh comes on for O. Watkins.
  40. 83'Substitution, Aston Villa: L. Digne comes on for I. Maatsen.
  41. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  42. 90+3'Attempt blocked. A. Robertson (Cardiff City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  43. 90+4'Attempt missed. M. Rogers (Aston Villa), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
  44. 90'Full-time. Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City.
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