Cardiff 1-0 Aston Villa — EFL Championship, 2 Jan 2017
Cardiff beat Aston Villa 1-0 in the EFL Championship on 2 January 2017 at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff. J. Ralls scored for Cardiff. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 3 meetings, Cardiff have won 0 and Aston Villa 2, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Cardiff City Stadium · Cardiff·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-016'
- 27'
- 37'out: C. Noone
- 41'
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 46'
- 57'
- 60'
- 64'
- 74'
- 78'
- 82'
- 83'
- 85'
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
Cardiff
- 7.6Joe RallsM
- 7.5Sean MorrisonD
- 7.4Brian MurphyG
- 7.2Kenneth ZohoreF
- 7.2Bruno Ecuele MangaD
- 7.1Aron GunnarssonM
- 7.0Sol BambaD
- 7.0Joe BennettD
- 6.9Kadeem HarrisM
- 6.7Junior HoilettF
- 6.6Matthew ConnollyD
- 6.5Craig NooneM
- 6.3Lee PeltierD
Aston Villa
- 7.1Alan HuttonD
- 7.0Aaron TshibolaM
- 6.9Albert AdomahM
- 6.9James ChesterD
- 6.9Jack GrealishM
- 6.8Jordan AmaviD
- 6.8Ross McCormackF
- 6.6Mark BunnG
- 6.5Gabriel AgbonlahorF
- 6.5Ashley WestwoodM
- 6.5Nathan BakerD
- 6.5Rushian Hepburn-MurphyF
- 6.4Gary GardnerM
- 6.3Leandro BacunaM
Line-ups
Aston Villa4-2-3-1
Cardiff5-4-1
Substitutes
CardiffN. Warnock
Substitutes
- 16M. Connolly83'D6.6
- 6J. RichardsD
- 13A. PilkingtonF
- 11C. Noone37'M6.5
- 25E. HuwsM
- 30B. WilsonG
- 19R. LambertF
Aston VillaS. Bruce
Substitutes
- 10Jordan AyewF
- 29R. Hepburn-Murphy82'F6.5
- 6T. ElphickD
- 1P. GolliniG
- 8Aaron Tshibola46'M7.0
- 28A. CissokhoD
- 11G. Agbonlahor46'F6.5
Team statistics
37%Possession63%
20Total shots12
5Shots on target2
10Shots off target5
5Blocked shots5
7Corners9
1Offsides2
18Fouls14
4Yellow cards4
0Red cards0
2Goalkeeper saves3
249Total passes417
127Accurate passes296
51%Pass accuracy71%
Cardiff
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Ralls | 90 | 1 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.6 |
| Sean Morrison | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 7.5 |
| Brian Murphy | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.4 |
| Kenneth Zohore | 90 | – | – | 5 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Bruno Ecuele Manga | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 7.2 |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 90 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.1 |
| Sol Bamba | 90 | – | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Joe Bennett | 83 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Kadeem Harris | 90 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 6.9 |
| Junior Hoilett | 37 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.7 |
| Matthew Connolly | 7 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Craig Noone | 53 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Lee Peltier | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Aston Villa
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alan Hutton | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 7.1 |
| Aaron Tshibola | 45 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 7.0 |
| Albert Adomah | 90 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| James Chester | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.9 |
| Jack Grealish | 90 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Jordan Amavi | 90 | – | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.8 |
| Ross McCormack | 82 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 0 | 6.8 |
| Mark Bunn | 90 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.6 |
| Gabriel Agbonlahor | 45 | – | – | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Ashley Westwood | 45 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Nathan Baker | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy | 8 | – | – | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.5 |
| Gary Gardner | 45 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 6.4 |
| Leandro Bacuna | 90 | – | – | 1 | 0 | – | 1 | 6.3 |
Recent Form
Head-to-head
- 26 Nov 16Aston Villa3-1Cardiff
- 11 Feb 14Cardiff0-0Aston Villa
- 09 Nov 13Aston Villa2-0Cardiff
Most recent meetings
Final table, EFL Championship 2016/17
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Brentford | 46 | +10 | 64 |
| 11 | Preston | 46 | +1 | 62 |
| 12 | Cardiff | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 46 | -1 | 62 |
| 14 | Barnsley | 46 | -3 | 58 |
| 15 | Wolves | 46 | -4 | 58 |
Before and after
Cardiff
- Previous: Brentford 2-2 Cardiff, 26 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Cardiff 1-2 Fulham, 8 Jan 2017 · FA Cup
Aston Villa
- Previous: Aston Villa 1-1 Leeds, 29 Dec 2016 · EFL Championship
- Next: Tottenham 2-0 Aston Villa, 8 Jan 2017 · FA Cup
Data updated