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Aston Villa Thrashes Cardiff City at Villa Park
Aston Villa convincingly defeated Cardiff City 2-0 in the 5th Round of the FA Cup at Villa Park in Birmingham on February 28th, 2025. The home side dominated the match from start to finish.
Aston Villa controlled 69% of possession, unleashing 24 shots, 10 of which were on target. Cardiff, in contrast, managed only 3 shots, with a single effort on goal. The corner count also highlighted the disparity, with Aston Villa earning 12 corners to Cardiff’s zero.
The goals came in the second half. Marco Asensio, the man of the match, scored a brace (68th and 80th minutes), assisted by Marcus Rashford and Ollie Watkins respectively. Despite substitutions made by both teams in the latter stages, the score remained unchanged. Aston Villa demonstrated clear superiority across all facets of the game, securing a deserved and emphatic victory. The referee was Peter Bankes.
Substitutions cardiff: at minute 47 Y. Salech came in and C. Robinson went out., at minute 64 J. Bagan came in and L. Giles went out., at minute 65 A. Robertson came in and A. Ramsey went out., at minute 81 I. Davies came in and D. Lawlor went out., at minute 81 C. Ashford came in and C. Willock went out.
Substitutions aston villa: at minute 82 J. Jimoh-Aloba came in and O. Watkins went out., at minute 82 J. Ramsey came in and M. Asensio went out., at minute 82 M. Rogers came in and M. Rashford went out., at minute 83 L. Digne came in and I. Maatsen went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Aston Villa
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