Aston Villa vs Cardiff City

FA Cup - 5th Round 28 Feb 2025, 20:00
Aston Villa
Aston Villa
2–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Cardiff City
Cardiff City
🏟 Villa Park (Birmingham) 👤 P. Bankes

Match report

Aston Villa beat Cardiff City 2-0 in the FA Cup - 5th Round on 28 February 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 2 goals arrived after half-time.

Aston Villa dominated possession with 68% of the ball and had 25 shots to Cardiff City's 4.

The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham), with P. Bankes in charge.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 68% - 32% Shots 25 - 4 On target 10 - 1 Corners 12 - 0 Fouls 10 - 9
9
Player of the match
Marco Asensio
Aston Villa · 2 goals
8 Lamare Bogarde 82 passes (96% accurate)
8 Ian Maatsen captained the side
8 John McGinn 70 passes (97% accurate)
8 Leon Bailey captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 13–2 12–2
Shots On Goal 5–0 5–1
Ball Possession 67–33 —
Corners 6–0 6–0
Attacks 66–23 55–27
Match statistics
12 Corners 0
19 Throw In 11
11 Free Kick 11
1 Goal Kick 12
4 Substitution 5
121 Attacks 50
108 Dangerous Attacks 17
10 On Target 1
15 Off Target 3
25 Shots Total 4
10 Shots On Goal 1
6 Shots Off Goal 1
9 Shots Blocked 2
17 Shots Inside Box 1
8 Shots Outside Box 3
10 Fouls 9
12 Corners 0
2 Offsides 2
68% Ball Possession 32%
1 Saves 7
604 Passes Total 284
559 Passes Accurate 242
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Aston Villa · 4-2-3-1
23 E. Martínez
16 A. García 4 E. Konsa 26 L. Bogarde 22 I. Maatsen
7 J. McGinn 8 Y. Tielemans
31 L. Bailey 21 M. Asensio 9 M. Rashford
11 O. Watkins
Cardiff City · 3-4-2-1
1 E. Horvath
48 D. Lawlor 4 D. Goutas 2 W. Fish
38 P. Ng 10 A. Ramsey 27 R. Colwill 49 L. Giles
20 A. Ghazi 16 C. Willock
47 C. Robinson
Aston Villa
Coach
Unai Emery
Substitutes
  • 27 Morgan Rogers
  • 41 Jacob Ramsey
  • 56 Jamaldeen Jimoh
  • 12 Lucas Digne
  • 25 Robin Olsen
  • 48 Oliwier Zych
  • 45 Triston Rowe
  • 44 Boubacar Kamara
Cardiff City
Coach
O. Riza
Substitutes
  • 22 Yousef Salech
  • 23 Joel Bagan
  • 18 Alex Robertson
  • 45 Cian Ashford
  • 39 Isaak Davies
  • 41 Matthew Turner
  • 11 Callum O'Dowda
  • 15 Sivert Mannsverk
  • 53 Tanatswa Nyakuhwa
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ Y. Salech ↓ C. Robinson Cardiff City
  • 64' ↑ J. Bagan ↓ L. Giles Cardiff City
  • 65' ↑ A. Robertson ↓ A. Ramsey Cardiff City
  • 81' ↑ C. Ashford ↓ C. Willock Cardiff City
  • 81' ↑ I. Davies ↓ D. Lawlor Cardiff City
  • 82' ↑ M. Rogers ↓ M. Rashford Aston Villa
  • 82' ↑ J. Jimoh-Aloba ↓ O. Watkins Aston Villa
  • 82' ↑ J. Ramsey ↓ Marco Asensio Aston Villa
  • 83' ↑ L. Digne ↓ I. Maatsen Aston Villa
Head-to-head
Aston Villa 1 0 draws 0 Cardiff City
2025-02-28 Aston Villa vs Cardiff City 2 - 0
Recent form
Aston Villa D D D D D
Cardiff City D D D D D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Aston Villa vs Cardiff City?
Aston Villa won 2-0 against Cardiff City on 28 February 2025.
Who won Aston Villa vs Cardiff City?
Aston Villa won the match 2-0.
Where was Aston Villa vs Cardiff City played?
The match was played at Villa Park (Birmingham).
Who had more possession in Aston Villa vs Cardiff City?
Aston Villa had 68% of possession, compared to 32% for the other side.