Alignment, team news confirmed the initial teams as Watkins and Rashford begin

Aston Villa will try to avoid becoming the third team to suffer a surprise house defeat in Cardiff City in the FA CUP this season when the teams meet at the Fifth round on Friday (8pm GMT).

The second lowest team he left in the competition surpassed Stoke City’s teammates in the fourth round, and his victory in an automatic Sheffield United automatic promotion chasing automatic promotion from the second level was even more impressive to achieve this stage.

Villans’s manager, Unai Emery and Bluebird’s counterpart, Omer Riza That brug clubwhile Cardiff wants to concentrate on expanding its distance from the second-level relegation zone.

101Gratgoals.com You have covered you the alignments, the team’s news and confirmed the initial sides for Aston Villa vs Cardiff City in the fifth round of the FA Cup.

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Villa Fine Vs Cardiff City

Goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez begins after being a doubt for Villa, but proponents Tyrone Mings and Pau Torres and midfielder Amadou Onana are injured, as is the Malen Donyell end due to illness.

Pau Torres and the player of players Ross Barkley remain absent, and Matty Cash was not declared adequate after an evaluation.

Aston Villa starting XI: Martinez, Garcia, Konssa, Bogarde, Maatsen, McGinn, Tielemans, Asensio, Bailey, Rashford, Watkins

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Cardiff Fine Vs Aston Villa

A 1-0 home victory over Hull City On Tuesday he sent Cardiff six points above the relegation area of ​​the championship, but a prudent Riza said it was not “possible” to make a stronger selection possible.

The city’s top scorer, Callum Robinson and attacker Anwar the Ghazi, begin against their former team. Porter Jak Alnwick, the center of the Center Jsper Daland, the side Ollie Tanner, the captain Joe Ralls and the midfielder Will Alves are injured.

Cardiff starting XI: Horvath, Ng, Lawlor, Goues, Fish, Giles, Ramsey, Colwill, Willock, El Ghazi, Robinson