Aston Villa has booked its place in the FA Cup quarterfinals with a 2-0 win against Championship Boit Cardiff City, thanks to the double Marco Asensio in the second half.
Cardiff frustrated the villa during the first hour of the game, and goalkeeper Ethan Horvath scored seven savings before Marcus Rashford and Asensio had linked for the third time since both arrived in January to break the stack.
Asensio transferred Rashford home in the 68th minute to open his scoring and scored his second at night 12 minutes later (80) to ensure that men Unai Emery were progressing in the next round.
Villa will now eagerly wait for the draw on Sunday night, which should be held after hosting Manchester United Fulham at Old Trafford revealed who he will meet in the last eight.
Cardiff, 19 in the Championship, explained himself strongly on the road and may have felt unhappy that they did not get a penalty before the break when Perry NG lowered into the area after feeling contact on the legs of Lamara Bogarda.
“I think it was a punishment,” he said Heavenly sports’ Roy Keane na ITV. “He grabbed him and went down.”
However, Villa dominated the consolidation and probably had to lead long before their opener, with Ollie Watkins and Rashford, who had yet to score in Claret and Blue, which he dropped the chances from powder before the break.
It was far from the perfect appearance in the last third from the villa, but after Tuesday 4-1 ahead of Crystal Palace, the priority was priority. As for Cardiff, full attention will now be switched to the expansion of their gap in six points on the lower three in the championship to ensure their survival.
Who could the fairy face?
FA Cup’s remaining fixture:
- Bournemouth vs wolves
- Crystal Palace against Millwall
- Man City vs Plymouth
- Man Utd Vs Fulham
- Newcastle vs Brighton
- Nottingham Forest Vs Ipswich
- Preston vs Burnley
What is coming?
