Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff — FA Cup, 28 Feb 2025
Aston Villa beat Cardiff 2-0 in the FA Cup on 28 February 2025 at Villa Park, Birmingham. Marco Asensio scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Aston Villa have won 2 and Cardiff 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 46'
- 64'out: Joel Bagan
- 65'
- 1-068'assist: Marcus Rashford
- 2-080'assist: Oliver Watkins
- 81'
- 81'
- 82'
- 82'
- 82'
- 83'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
9.3
Top rated
Aston Villa
- 9.3Marco AsensioM
- 8.2Marcus RashfordM
- 7.9John McGinnM
- 7.6Leon BaileyM
- 7.5Ian MaatsenD
- 7.5Ezri KonsaD
- 7.3Youri TielemansM
- 7.3Lamare BogardeD
- 7.2Oliver WatkinsF
- 7.2Andrés GarcíaD
- 6.9Morgan RogersF
- 6.9Jacob RamseyM
- 6.9Emiliano MartínezG
- 6.7Lucas DigneD
- 6.6Jamaldeen JimohM
Cardiff
- 8.0Ethan HorvathG
- 7.3Joel BaganD
- 7.3Dimitrios GoutasD
- 6.9Luey GilesM
- 6.9Aaron RamseyM
- 6.9Rubin ColwillM
- 6.9Yousef SalechF
- 6.9Dylan LawlorD
- 6.7Isaak DaviesF
- 6.7Callum RobinsonF
- 6.6William FishD
- 6.3Christopher WillockF
- 6.3Anwar El GhaziF
- 6.3Cian AshfordM
- 6.3Perry NgM
- 6.2Alexander RobertsonM
Line-ups
Cardiff3-4-2-1
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Substitutes
Aston VillaUnai Emery
Substitutes
- 25Robin OlsenG
- 44Boubacar KamaraM
- 12Lucas Digne83'D6.7
- 27Morgan Rogers82'F6.9
- 41J. Ramsey82'M6.9
- 48Oliwier ZychG
- 56Jamaldeen Jimoh82'M6.6
- 45T. RoweD
CardiffO. Riza
Substitutes
- 11Callum O'DowdaM
- 15Sivert MannsverkM
- 23Joel Bagan64'D7.3
- 39Isaak Davies81'F6.7
- 41M. TurnerG
- 18Alexander Robertson65'M6.2
- 22Yousef Salech46'F6.9
- 53T. NyakuhwaF
- 45C. Ashford81'M6.3
Team statistics
68%Possession32%
25Total shots4
10Shots on target1
6Shots off target1
9Blocked shots2
12Corners0
2Offsides2
10Fouls9
1Goalkeeper saves7
604Total passes286
559Accurate passes244
93%Pass accuracy85%
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marco Asensio | 82 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9.3 |
| Marcus Rashford | 82 | – | 1 | 4 | 6 | – | 3 | 8.2 |
| John McGinn | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 2 | 7.9 |
| Leon Bailey | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7.6 |
| Ian Maatsen | 83 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | 7.5 |
| Ezri Konsa | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Youri Tielemans | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Lamare Bogarde | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Oliver Watkins | 82 | – | 1 | 5 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Andrés García | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Morgan Rogers | 8 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jacob Ramsey | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Emiliano Martínez | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Lucas Digne | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jamaldeen Jimoh | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethan Horvath | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Joel Bagan | 26 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Dimitrios Goutas | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Luey Giles | 64 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Aaron Ramsey | 65 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Rubin Colwill | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Yousef Salech | 45 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Dylan Lawlor | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Isaak Davies | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Callum Robinson | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| William Fish | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.6 |
| Christopher Willock | 81 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Anwar El Ghazi | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | 6.3 |
| Cian Ashford | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Perry Ng | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
| Alexander Robertson | 25 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
Aston VillaLWDDW
CardiffWDDLD
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- D22 Feb 25APlymouth1-1
- D15 Feb 25HBristol City1-1
- L11 Feb 25APortsmouth1-2
- D08 Feb 25AStoke City3-3
Head-to-head
- 10 Apr 18Aston Villa1-0Cardiff
- 12 Aug 17Cardiff3-0Aston Villa
- 02 Jan 17Cardiff1-0Aston Villa
- 26 Nov 16Aston Villa3-1Cardiff
- 11 Feb 14Cardiff0-0Aston Villa
- 09 Nov 13Aston Villa2-0Cardiff
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