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Fighting for a place in the FA Cup quarter-finals, Aston Villa and Cardiff City will face off in a fifth-round tie on Friday night at Villa Park.

Despite not being at their best in the Premier League, the home team are still aiming for the title; meanwhile, the representative from the Welsh capital is determined to create a surprise.

Latest Aston Villa vs Cardiff City team information

Amid a busy schedule in three competitions, Unai Emery is expected to rotate his squad, with loanees Marcus Rashford and Marco Asensio waiting for their chance to start.

However, his options are limited as Aston Villa are hit by an injury crisis, with Pau Torres, Boubacar Kamara, Ross Barkley and Amadou Onana all expected to return after the international break.

If there are still doubts over the fitness of first-choice goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez, who was taken off midway through Tuesday's defeat at Selhurst Park, Robin Olsen will be the replacement in goal.

On Cardiff's side, goalkeeper Jak Alnwick recently had to sit out the rest of the season due to a torn hamstring, so American international Ethan Horvath will start.

Ollie Tanner is also absent, along with Will Alves, David Turnbull, Jasper Daland and captain Joe Ralls. Aaron Ramsey still needs to get his game load back after a long injury lay-off, so the Wales star may not play the full 90 minutes.

However, the visitors will welcome back centre-back Dimitrios Goutas from suspension, while former Villa winger Anwar El Ghazi will surely want to make his mark on his return to his old stomping grounds.

Up front, Irish striker Callum Robinson has just equalled his career-best scoring record, reaching the 12-goal mark in the Championship for the first time since 2019.

Aston Villa vs Cardiff City latest predicted lineup

Aston Villa:

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

Cardiff City:

Horvath; Ng, Goutas, Fish; Rinomhota, Mannsverk, Ramsey, O'Dowda; El Ghazi, Robinson; Salech

Latest Aston Villa vs Cardiff City football review

Aston Villa endured a night to forget in south London on Tuesday, falling to a 4-1 defeat at Crystal Palace in a blow to their hopes of qualifying for the Champions League for a second successive season.

Villa had levelled through Morgan Rogers just after the break, but Palace then scored three past Robin Olsen, who replaced the injured Emiliano Martinez at half-time.

Currently 10th in the Premier League – though just a few points off fifth – Unai Emery’s side have dropped a lot of points this season. Were it not for those mistakes, they could well be third.

Villa are still in contention for a European place next season, though, and have the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie against Club Brugge next Tuesday in Belgium.

Before continuing their journey in Europe's most prestigious arena, they need to get closer to Wembley, with the goal of lifting the FA Cup for the eighth time.

Villa have struggled to progress in the competition in recent years – they last reached the fifth round 10 years ago, losing to Arsenal in the final. However, with home advantage after overcoming West Ham United and Tottenham Hotspur, Emery has reason to be hopeful of progressing.

After all, Villa's Basque boss wants to end the club's nearly three decades of trophylessness, and the FA Cup is their best chance this season.

While it has been a long time since Villa last touched the FA Cup, Cardiff City’s only trophy dates back even further – to 1927. Since then, the closest they have come to the trophy was losing in the 2008 final with a side that included a 17-year-old Aaron Ramsey.

The Bluebirds reached the fifth round for the first time in 11 years, after beating Championship sides Sheffield United and Stoke City – the latter even having to be decided on penalties after a dramatic 3-3 draw.

They have since picked up just two points from three Championship games, before hosting relegation rivals Hull City on Tuesday, with a second-half strike from Callum Robinson giving Cardiff a vital 1-0 win that moves them up to 19th in the table.

Currently six points clear of the relegation zone, they are also on a six-game unbeaten run at home. However, Cardiff's away form is worrying, with just one win in their last 17.

Furthermore, they will travel to Birmingham with a historical burden: in all competitions, Cardiff have not won in their last 15 visits to Villa Park, having lost all seven of their last matches.

Latest Aston Villa vs Cardiff City score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the following results for the Aston Villa vs Cardiff City match:

• Sportsmole: Aston Villa 2-0 Cardiff City

• WhoScore: Aston Villa 2-1 Cardiff City
• Our prediction: Aston Villa 2-1 Cardiff City

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