MATCH THREAD: " ASTON VILLA v CARDIFF CITY " MATCH THREAD

Happy with the half and to escape at 0:0 is great. Could easily be 2 down but we’re not!!

Bluebirds

Back under way. Salech on for Robinson

Going to be interesting

Horvath with another big save to deny McGinn. Then a flurry of shots are blocked! Corner Villa.

All Villa again

Cardiff dropping deeper and deeper

Cardiff can not get it out of their half

What a Save! Horvath flies through the air to deny another Rashford strike from 20 yards

One way traffic

Blue army

Wow Cardiff c defending well

Watkins wide! He slots his effort past the post after being found in the box by Rashford. Cardiff clinging on here.

All Villa

But Cardiff defending amazing

We don’t touch the ball but who cares

0-0

Lawlor blocks a Tielemans shot. It's a corner.

Cardiff fans loud

Giles off, Bagan on.

Ramsey off, Robertson on.

May not look threatening but will say riza as set team up pretty well

Huge save! Goutas finds Ng, who sweeps a low cross for Salech as he slides in and gets a toe on it - Martinez gets down well to keep it out.

Defending brilliantly

The Bluebirds holding their own in defence and Ethan Horvath making some good interventions

Bluebird Salech forced a late diving save from the Villa keeper!

Villa 1 nil

GOAL! VILLA!

Rashford feeds Asensio and he punts it into the Bluebird net!

LATEST SCORE: ASTON VILLA 1 - 0 CARDIFF CITY (68 mins)

Game over.

If you defend defend defend in the end

It looks good we held out

But Tuesday night we must attack attack

No shame in conceding to Villa's 1st team. Did well to hold out as long as we did.

Plus, Rashford look slightly off.

Any idea why they didn't show the evidence of the offside like they usually do. Just a still that looked really close.

Also get El Ghazi off and get pace on at least one of the wings!!

No shame in conceding to Villa's 1st team. Did well to hold out as long as we did.

Plus, Rashford look slightly off.

I agree

But we set up to defend

Championship let’s attack to stay up