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Aston Villa vs Cardiff City

Championship
Aston Villa
5-10-3
3-1
Final
Cardiff
5-3-10
Villa Park

Match pulse

AVLAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'CAR
57%Possession43%
11Shots8
4On target3
2Corners6
2Saves1
9Fouls21
17'Rickie LambertCAR34'Anthony PilkingtonCAR59'Jordan AmaviAVL65'Gabriel AgbonlahorAVL70'Lee PeltierCAR78'Aron GunnarssonCAR84'Lee PeltierCAR86'Rudy GestedeAVL89'Sean MorrisonCAR
Team1H2HT
AVL213
CAR101

Who won: Aston Villa 3-1

Aston Villa beat Cardiff City 3-1 on Saturday, November 26, 2016 at Villa Park. Goals for Aston Villa: Albert Adomah (24'), Jonathan Kodjia (39') and Rudy Gestede (90' pen). Goals for Cardiff: Rickie Lambert (28').

Recap · Nov 26
Aston Villa's resurgence under Steve Bruce continues with victory over Cardiff

Aston Villa's resurgence under Steve Bruce continues with victory over Cardiff

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Lineups

Cardiff21st in English League Championship
Lineup (4-4-2)
  1. 1Ben AmosG
  2. 2Sol BambaCD-L
  3. 3Sean MorrisonCD-R
  4. 4Joe BennettLB
  5. 5Lee PeltierRB
  6. 6Joe RallsCM-L
  7. 7Aron GunnarssonCM-R
  8. 8Peter WhittinghamLM
  9. 9Anthony PilkingtonRM
  10. 10Rickie LambertCF-L
  11. 11Junior HoilettCF-R
Aston Villa16th in English Premier League
Lineup (4-2-3-1)
  1. 1Pierluigi GolliniG
  2. 2Nathan BakerCD-L
  3. 3James ChesterCD-R
  4. 4Jordan AmaviLB
  5. 5Alan HuttonRB
  6. 6Jack GrealishAM
  7. 7Ashley WestwoodLM
  8. 8Mile JedinakRM
  9. 9Jonathan KodjiaF
  10. 10Jordan AyewAM-L
  11. 11Albert AdomahAM-R

Head to head

AVL leads series 2-0-1
Last meeting: Aston Villa 1, Cardiff 0 (Sep 23)

Last 5

CAR
  • Wvs HUD3-2
  • L@ NEW1-2
  • Lvs WGA0-1
  • W@ NFO2-1
  • Tvs SHW1-1
AVL
  • T@ BHA1-1
  • Wvs BLK2-1
  • T@ BIR1-1
  • Wvs FUL1-0
  • W@ REA2-1

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Game info

Venue
Villa Park, Birmingham, England · Attendance 31,484

Injuries, starters, headlines and game info from ESPN. Headlines open on ESPN.

Season seriesAVL leads series 2-0-1

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