Aston Villa against Cardiff Match Preview
Aston Villa will try not to become the third team that suffers a surprising defeat against Cardiff City in the FA Cup this season against Cardiff City if the teams meet in the team Fifth round on Friday (8 p.m. GMT).
The second lowest team, which was left in the fourth round in the competition of this season, defeated the championship fighter Stoke City, and her victory at a Sheffield United team who pursued the automatic action of the second stage was even more impressive to reach this stage.
“It looks like (villa) a full team of countries on the field, because that is the depth they have,” says Bluebirds boss Omer Riza, a former striker of Arsenal and West Ham, which was taken over in September.
“We have to manage the game accordingly. We have to approach it so that we cannot collapse easily. If we then have the opportunity, we cannot lose the ball and give it back to them. We have to use the ball diligently. “
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Villa last won the competition in 1957, but reached the final in 2015 and is unbeaten in four home games in all competitions, including a 4-1 win against Spurs in the last round.
“We are not a candidate to win the FA Cup.” Manager says Unai EmeryAnd added that he wanted to “try to take part in the competition and have a way to a trophy”.
“All clubs, players and coaches like … Prestige. It could be the best way to qualify for Europe. We have three options: the Premier League, the Champions League and the FA Cup. “
The team from Emery is four points before fifth place in the Premier League, in the 16th round of the Champions League of 16 and in the fifth round of the FA Cup for the first season since this run until the final.
Aston Villa against Cardiff City Team News
Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, defender Tyrone Mings and Pau Torres and midfielder Amadou Onana are injury branches for the villa, as well as wing players Donyell Mmen through illness.
The central defender Pau Torres and the playmaker Ross Barkley stay on the way, and Matty Cash is rated the right -back, making Emery suggesting that he will not risk players in this game.
City top scorer Callum Robinson, Anwar El Ghazi and defender Calum Chambers were able to perform against their former team. Chambers moved between the clubs in July after playing 36 times for Emery.
The goalkeeper of Cardiff, Jak Alnwick, central defender Jesper Daland, winger Ollie Tanner, captain Joe Ralls and midfielder Will Alves are injured.
Aston Villa against Cardiff forecast constellations
Aston Villa: Olsen, Garcia, Konssa, Bogarde, Maatsen, McGinn, Tielemans, Bailey, Asensio, Rogers, Rashford
Cardiff City: Horvath, Fisch, O’Dowda, Chambers, Mannsverk, Willock, Salech, Rinomhota, NG, Ashford, Robinson
How to see Villa against Cardiff: TV channel and stream
The match is shown live on ITV1 and is available in the ITVX app in Great Britain. The cover begins at 7.30 p.m.
Aston Villa against Cardiff City prediction
The villa is certainly not in full strength for this game, the last leg of the last leg of the last leg of the Champions League This club Brugge.
Emery’s comments – which describes her European campaign as “very important and viewed” – would give more reason to expect a surprise if Cardiff had no distractions.
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Aston Villa Manager Unai Emery evaluates his team’s chances of winning the FA Cup, despite the last 16 of the competition ⚽ pic.twitter.com/1kobk0l4Q2
– Sky Sports News (@Skysportsws) February 27, 2025
A 1-0 home win against Hull City On Tuesday, they sent six points over the championship climbing zone, but Riza says that Cardiff is “not possible” to go full throttle.
“We simply have too many more important games that are about surviving and staying in the championship,” he said.
Against this background, the villa should have enough to beat opponents without winning 90 minutes in their last five away games.
Only two teams have a poorer defensive record than the city in their division. Take the villa to recover on Tuesday with a 3-1 win here from your 4-1 defeat in Crystal Palace.
