Aston Villa vs Cardiff City

Championship

Aston Villa

4-2-5

2-0

Final

Cardiff

3-3-5

Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes

0'CAR

43%Possession57%

17Shots8

6On target2

5Corners3

2Saves4

10Fouls3

75'Gary MedelCAR90'+5'Ciaran ClarkAVL

Team	1H	2H	T
AVL	0	2	2
CAR	0	0	0

Who won: Aston Villa 2-0

Aston Villa beat Cardiff City 2-0 on Saturday, November 9, 2013 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Leandro Bacuna (76') and Libor Kozák (84').

Play by play

Second Half ends, Aston Villa 2, Cardiff City 0.
Attempt missed. Peter Whittingham (Cardiff City) left footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the right is too high from a direct free kick.
Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
90'+5'
Yellow card
Kévin Théophile-Catherine (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
C. Clark
90'+4'
Foul
Foul by Ciaran Clark (Aston Villa).
90'+4'AVL
Foul
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Andrew Taylor.
90'+3'
Left footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Bowery.
A. Taylor
90'+3'AVL
Shot blocked
Offside, Cardiff City. Don Cowie tries a through ball, but Fraizer Campbell is caught offside.
90'+2'
Right footed shot just wide
Attempt missed. Jordan Bowery (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
D. Cowie
90'+1'
Shot off target
Substitution, Aston Villa. Jordan Bowery replaces Libor Kozák.
88'
Sub
Substitution
Offside, Cardiff City. Gary Medel tries a through ball, but Steven Caulker is caught offside.
J. Bowery
88'
Sub
Substitution
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Libor Kozák.
J. Bowery
87'
Header blocked
Attempt blocked. Steven Caulker (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Peter Whittingham with a cross.
G. Medel
87'
Corner awarded
Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ron Vlaar.
87'
Right footed shot blocked
Attempt blocked. Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
S. Caulker
87'
Corner awarded
Goal! Aston Villa 2, Cardiff City 0. Libor Kozák (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matthew Lowton with a headed pass.
GOAL84'
Goal!
L. Kozák
Substitution, Cardiff City. Nicky Maynard replaces Craig Bellamy.
AVL 2 - 0 CAR
82'
Sub
Substitution
Offside, Aston Villa. Ciaran Clark tries a through ball, but Nathan Baker is caught offside.
N. Maynard
80'AVL
Offside
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
79'
Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
79'
Corner awarded
Goal! Aston Villa 1, Cardiff City 0. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top right corner.
GOAL76'
Goal!
L. Bacuna
Gary Medel (Cardiff City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
AVL 1 - 0 CAR
75'
Yellow card
Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
G. Medel
75'
Foul
Foul by Gary Medel (Cardiff City).
75'CAR
Foul
Substitution, Aston Villa. Matthew Lowton replaces Karim El Ahmadi.