Aston Villa is aimed at reaching the FA Cup quarterfinals for the first time in a decade when they hosted a primarily Cardiff City suit on Friday night.
The West Midlands side failed after the fifth round since it reached the 2014/15 finals, where they lost 4-0 in the exhibition by Arsenal. Unai Emery’s men have a great opportunity to win West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur during this year’s competition for the last eight.
Cardiff, who is currently 19. in the second level, won the colleagues of the Sheffield United and Stoke City Championships to bring him so far, but they will need perfection to demolish the villans. They enter the game in a mediocre shape, win, draw and lose two of their last six games in all competitions.
Here 90min Conflict guide.
Aston Villa Vs Cardiff Record-to-Head Record (last five matches)
Current form (all competitions)
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Cardiff |
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Crystal Palace 4-1 Aston Villa – 25/02/25 |
Cardiff 1-0 hull – 25/02/25 |
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Aston Villa 2-1 Chelsea – 22/02/25 |
Plymouth 1-1 Cardiff – 22/02/25 |
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Aston Villa 2-2 Liverpool – 19/02/25 |
Cardiff 1-1 Bristol City – 15/02/25 |
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Aston Villa 1-1 Ipswich – 15/02/25 |
Portsmouth 2-1 Cardiff – 11/02/25 |
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Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham – 09/02/25 |
Stoke 3-3 (2-4p) Cardiff-08/02/25 |
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United Kingdom |
ITV 1, ITVX, STV, STV Player, UTV |
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United States |
ESPN+, ESPN application |
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Canada |
Sportnet World Now, Sportsnet Now, Sportsnet World, Sportsnet One, Sportsnet Now Plus |
Villa He will sweat because of the fitness of the goalkeeper from the first election of Emilian Martinez after being replaced at half-time against Crystal Palace in the middle of the week after he “felt some pain.” Deputy Robin Olsen is likely to fill shoes on Friday night.
Injuries in the middle are still causing the problems of the villans, and Amadou Onana and Boubacar Kamara absent because of Cardiff’s visit. Ross Barkley closes the return to the match team, but Friday could come too early for former Everton and Chelsea man.
Pau Torres is guaranteed that he will miss in the central part, but Tyrone Mings was appointed on Tuesday among replacements, despite his intimidation from an injury last weekend, which means he could perform with Ezri Kons. This is good news given that Chelsea Loimee Axel Disasi is tied.
Since Villa’s Champions League arrived on the last 16 first legs on Tuesday, Emery may take the opportunity to rest some players in the Cup.
Aston Villa predicted a line against Cardiff (4-2-3-1): Olsen; Garcia, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen; McGinn, tielemans; Small, Asensio, Rashford; Watkins.
Bluebirds will be without injured strong Alnwick between the rods, while Jesper Daland misses in the background. Joe Ralls, Will Alves and David Turnbull are also absent at the center of the park, and Ollie Tanner was sitting forward.
Aaron Ramsey should present that he represented Arsenal in the final victory of the FA Cup 2014/15 over Villans, while former Villa Anwar El Ghazi and Calum Chambers will have the opportunity to return to Western Midlands.
Cardiff predicted the VS Aston Villa line (4-2-3-1): Horvath; Ng, goutas, fish, o’dowda; Mannsverk, Chambers; Willock, Ramsey, El Ghazi; Robinson.
Villa has been intensely in the last weeks and have largely managed to stay in the water – although their 4-1 defeat in Selhurst Park suggests that the legs are strenuous. However, even with changes on Friday, they should have some questions that move on to one of the fights of the championship.
Foreign Omer Riza were rare scorers of this term and only 37 in 34 championship games succeeded, while they also have a third worst defense record in the division. They simply should not be coincident with the depth and quality of their Premier League opponents, especially with Villa Park acting as a 12th man.
Prediction: Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff
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