English FA Cup

FT Friday, February 28, 2025
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Match Report

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Asensio 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.

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Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

AVL · 4-2-3-1

  1. 23Emiliano MartínezG
  2. 26Lamare BogardeCD-L
  3. 4Ezri KonsaCD-R
  4. 22Ian MaatsenLB
  5. 16Andrés GarcíaRB
  6. 21Marco AsensioAM
  7. 8Youri TielemansLM
  8. 7John McGinnRM
  9. 11Ollie WatkinsF
  10. 9Marcus RashfordAM-L
  11. 31Leon BaileyAM-R

CAR · 3-4-2-1

  1. 1Ethan HorvathG
  2. 4Dimitrios GoutasCD
  3. 2William FishCD-L
  4. 48Dylan LawlorCD-R
  5. 27Rubin ColwillCM-L
  6. 10Aaron RamseyCM-R
  7. 49Luey GilesLM
  8. 38Perry NgRM
  9. 47Callum RobinsonF
  10. 16Chris WillockCF-L
  11. 20Anwar El GhaziCF-R

Timeline

  1. 45' Substitution, Cardiff City. Yousef Salech replaces Callum Robinson.
  2. 64' Substitution, Cardiff City. Joel Bagan replaces Luey Giles.
  3. 65' Substitution, Cardiff City. Alex Robertson replaces Aaron Ramsey.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.
  6. 81' Substitution, Cardiff City. Isaak Davies replaces Dylan Lawlor.
  7. 81' Substitution, Cardiff City. Cian Ashford replaces Chris Willock.
  8. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jamaldeen Jimoh replaces Ollie Watkins.
  9. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Jacob Ramsey replaces Marco Asensio.
  10. 82' Substitution, Aston Villa. Morgan Rogers replaces Marcus Rashford.
  11. 83' Substitution, Aston Villa. Lucas Digne replaces Ian Maatsen.

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