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Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Cardiff City in the FA Cup today. This season marks the 144th edition of the world’s oldest cup competition, with Manchester United the reigning champions after they beat local rivals Manchester City in the final at Wembley.

Match report as Aston Villa beat Cardiff City 2-0 in the FA Cup fifth round to progress into the quarter-finals; Marco Asensio scored twice in the second half and Marcus Rashford provided the assist for the opener;

Unai Emery insisted Villa are not yet among the favourites to win the FA Cup despite beating Cardiff to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in a decade.

Unai Emery says Aston Villa are contenders to win the FA Cup after progressing to the quarter-finals for the first time in a decade, but doesn’t believe they should be considered as a favourite. A Marco Asensio second-half double saw off Championship side Cardiff, who had defended manfully before conceding for the first time on 67 minutes.

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Three days after suffering a chastening Premier League defeat at Crystal Palace, Unai Emery’s team moved into the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a 2-0 win over Cardiff. Two cool second half finishes from Marco Asensio were enough to see them past the Championship visitors.

Omer Riza handed a Bluebirds debut to Dylan Lawlor at Villa Park, with our U21 centre back lining up alongside fellow Academy man Luey Giles in defence. Aaron Ramsey wore the armband for City, whilst Tanatswa Nyakuhwa was named on the bench for his first senior involvement.

BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) -Aston Villa newcomer Marco Asensio struck twice in the second half to lead the Premier League team to a 2-0 victory over second-tier Cardiff City on Friday and into the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in 10 years.

The quarter-finals awaits the winner of this intrugining Premier League versus Championship match up on Friday as Aston Villa host Cardiff. Villa have had a tricky route to the fifth round, having had to see off EPL rivals West Ham and Tottenham to reach this stage.

Follow live coverage as Aston Villa face Cardiff City in the FA Cup today. This season marks the 144th edition of the world’s oldest cup competition, with Manchester United the reigning champions after they beat local rivals Manchester City in the final at Wembley.