Aston Villa vs Cardiff FA Cup Preview, Prediction, Team News and Predicted Lineups

Aston Villa play host to Championship outfit Cardiff in the FA Cup and you can find a preview, prediction, team news and predicted lineups below.

Aston Villa vs Cardiff Preview

The Villains will be looking to put their latest Premier League result behind them, as Unai Emery’s side were thrashed 4-1 by Crystal Palace.

This defeat ended a run of four matches without defeat across all competitions, which began with their last performance in the FA Cup.

Villa pulled off a 2-1 victory over Tottenham Hotspur to progress in the FA Cup, as Jacob Ramsey and Morgan Rogers secured the victory.

As for Cardiff, they were taken to penalties by Stoke in an all-Championship clash to make their way into the FA Cup fifth round.

The Welsh side are on a decent run of form themselves, avoiding defeat in their last three matches and beating Hull in their most recent clash.

These two sides last met in a competitive fixture in April 2018, with Jack Grealish scoring the winner for Aston Villa in a 1-0 victory.

Aston Villa vs Cardiff Team News

The Villains will not be able to a call upon a list of players, as Pau Torres, Boubacar Kamara, Ross Barkley and Amadou Onana are ruled out through injury.

Unai Emery was also hit with another concern as Emiliano Martinez was substituted during Villa’s defeat to Crystal Palace and will probably miss this FA Cup clash with the Champions League tie against Club Brugge in mind.

Similarly, Cardiff have lost their number one shot-stopper as Jak Alnwick was ruled out for the remainder of the campaign after a hamstring tear.

Cardiff will also be without Ollie Tanner,Will Alves, David Turnbull, Jasper Daland and Joe Ralls, while Aaron Ramsey could play some valuable minutes after returning from injury.

Aston Villa vs Cardiff Predicted Lineups

Aston Villa: Olsen; Garcia, Konsa, Mings, Maatsen; McGinn, Tielemans; Rogers, Asensio, Rashford; Malen

Cardiff: Horvath; Ng, Goutas, Fish; Rinomhota, Mannsverk, Ramsey, O’Dowda; El Ghazi, Robinson; Salech

Aston Villa vs Cardiff Prediction

Unai Emery may field a rotated lineup with a Champions League Round of 16 tie coming up, meaning Cardiff may go to Villa Park with confidence.

However, we expect the hosts to have enough quality to earn a place in the FA Cup sixth round and possibly keep a clean sheet in the process.

Prediction: Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff