Aston Villa vs Cardiff City, 2024-25 English FA Cup, Fifth Round
· English FA CupAsensio double sends Villa past Cardiff into FA Cup quarterfinals
Aston Villa newcomer Marco Asensio struck twice in the second half to lead the Premier League team to a 2-0 victory over second-tier Cardiff City on Friday and into the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 10 years.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 7': Foul by Dimitrios Goutas (Cardiff City).
- 7': Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 9': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 11': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dylan Lawlor.
- 13': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 16': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Will Fish.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Youri Tielemans with a cross.
- 17': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 17': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marco Asensio with a through ball.
- 17': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
- 18': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marco Asensio.
- 18': Attempt missed. Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Youri Tielemans.
- 20': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 21': Foul by Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa).
- 21': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 23': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
- 25': Offside, Cardiff City. Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
- 27': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 27': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 29': Delay in match because of an injury Callum Robinson (Cardiff City).
- 29': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 32': Attempt blocked. Chris Willock (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Perry Ng.
- 32': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 33': Attempt saved. Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
- 33': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
- 34': Attempt missed. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 36': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 36': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38': Foul by Aaron Ramsey (Cardiff City).
- 38': Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 39': Callum Robinson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Leon Bailey (Aston Villa).
- 40': Foul by Andrés García (Aston Villa).
- 40': Luey Giles (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 41': Attempt missed. Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Chris Willock.
- 43': Attempt saved. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a headed pass.
- 44': Offside, Cardiff City. Anwar El Ghazi is caught offside.
- 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.
- 45'+1': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Anwar El Ghazi.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
- 45'+2': Offside, Aston Villa. Ollie Watkins is caught offside.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Aston Villa 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Aston Villa 0, Cardiff City 0.
- 45': Substitution, Cardiff City. Yousef Salech replaces Callum Robinson.
- 46': Delay in match because of an injury Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa).
- 47': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 47': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 47': Rubin Colwill (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 49': Attempt saved. John McGinn (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Andrés García.
- 50': Attempt blocked. Andrés García (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 50': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Aaron Ramsey.
- 50': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Yousef Salech.
- 50': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dimitrios Goutas.
- 53': Foul by Perry Ng (Cardiff City).
- 53': Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 54': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 54': Attempt saved. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 54': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ethan Horvath.
- 55': Attempt blocked. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Marcus Rashford with a cross.
- 56': Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
- 56': Leon Bailey (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Delay in match because of an injury Ezri Konsa (Aston Villa).
- 58': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 60': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 64': Attempt blocked. Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Leon Bailey.
- 64': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Dylan Lawlor.
- 64': Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan replaces Luey Giles.
- 65': Substitution, Cardiff City. Alex Robertson replaces Aaron Ramsey.
- 66': Attempt saved. Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Perry Ng with a cross.
- 67': Foul by Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa).
- 67': Yousef Salech (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
- 67': Youri Tielemans (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Goal! Aston Villa 1, Cardiff City 0. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marcus Rashford.
- 71': Foul by Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa).
- 71': Perry Ng (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Foul by John McGinn (Aston Villa).
- 74': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Joel Bagan.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Marcus Rashford (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 76': Attempt missed. Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right.
- 77': Foul by Yousef Salech (Cardiff City).
- 77': Ian Maatsen (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 80': Goal! Aston Villa 2, Cardiff City 0. Marco Asensio (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ollie Watkins.
- 81': Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Dylan Lawlor.
- 81': Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Chris Willock.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jamaldeen Jimoh replaces Ollie Watkins.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Marco Asensio.
- 82': Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers replaces Marcus Rashford.
- 83': Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.
- 83': Foul by Alex Robertson (Cardiff City).
- 83': Jamaldeen Jimoh (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 86': Foul by Andrés García (Aston Villa).
- 86': Joel Bagan (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Foul by Anwar El Ghazi (Cardiff City).
- 88': Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+2': Foul by Jamaldeen Jimoh (Aston Villa).
- 90'+2': Will Fish (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Alex Robertson (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 90'+4': Attempt missed. Morgan Rogers (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a fast break.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Cardiff City 0.
- 0': Match ends, Aston Villa 2, Cardiff City 0.
Statistics
 CAR |
AVL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 12 |
| 7 | Saves | 1 |
| 32.2 | Possession | 67.8 |
| 4 | SHOTS | 25 |
| 1 | ON GOAL | 10 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.4 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 244 | Accurate Passes | 560 |
| 286 | Passes | 604 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 4 |
| 5 | Crosses | 24 |
| 0.6 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 49 | Long Balls | 18 |
| 33 | Accurate Long Balls | 10 |
| 0.7 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 2 | Blocked Shots | 9 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 17 | Tackles | 9 |
| 0.4 | Tackle % | 1.0 |
| 9 | Interceptions | 10 |
| 27 | Effective Clearances | 4 |
| 27 | Clearances | 4 |
Game Information
Competition: English FA Cup
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 40,175
Venue: Villa Park
Location: Birmingham, England
Attendance: 40,175
Line-Ups
Aston Villa (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 23 | Emiliano Martínez (GK) |
| 26 | Lamare Bogarde |
| 4 | Ezri Konsa |
| 22 | Ian Maatsen |
| 16 | Andrés García |
| 21 | Marco Asensio |
| 8 | Youri Tielemans |
| 7 | John McGinn |
| 11 | Ollie Watkins |
| 9 | Marcus Rashford |
| 31 | Leon Bailey |
Cardiff City (3-4-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Ethan Horvath (GK) |
| 4 | Dimitrios Goutas |
| 2 | William Fish |
| 48 | Dylan Lawlor |
| 27 | Rubin Colwill |
| 10 | Aaron Ramsey |
| 49 | Luey Giles |
| 38 | Perry Ng |
| 47 | Callum Robinson |
| 16 | Chris Willock |
| 20 | Anwar El Ghazi |
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