Cardiff City vs Aston Villa, 2013-2014 Barclays Premier League

· English Premier League

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Cardiff City are hosting Aston Villa at Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff, Wales, starting on . The match is a part of the English Premier League.

Match Commentary

0': First Half begins.
0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
4': Fabian Delph (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
4': Foul by Jordon Mutch (Cardiff City).
6': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Craig Noone.
7': Attempt missed. Nathan Baker (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross following a corner.
7': Foul by Nathan Baker (Aston Villa).
7': Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
10': Attempt missed. Fabian Delph (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
10': Delay in match Kenwyne Jones (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
11': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
12': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Steven Caulker.
13': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.
14': Attempt saved. Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Wilfried Zaha with a through ball.
14': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
14': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ryan Bertrand.
16': Foul by Wilfried Zaha (Cardiff City).
16': Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Craig Noone (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Aston Villa).
20': Attempt saved. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
21': Offside, Aston Villa. Gabriel Agbonlahor tries a through ball, but Joe Bennett is caught offside.
23': Fabian Delph (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff City).
24': Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) wins a free kick on the left wing.
25': Foul by Jordon Mutch (Cardiff City).
26': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
29': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ron Vlaar.
30': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Leandro Bacuna.
30': Attempt missed. Kenwyne Jones (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jordon Mutch with a cross following a corner.
31': Delay in match Jordon Mutch (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
32': Substitution, Cardiff City. Magnus Wolff Eikrem replaces Jordon Mutch because of an injury.
35': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ron Vlaar.
35': Offside, Cardiff City. Steven Caulker tries a through ball, but Wilfried Zaha is caught offside.
36': Offside, Cardiff City. Gary Medel tries a through ball, but Fraizer Campbell is caught offside.
40': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Kenwyne Jones.
45': Foul by Christian Benteke (Aston Villa).
45': Gary Medel (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+1': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
45'+1': Foul by Fabian Delph (Aston Villa).
45'+2': Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
45'+2': First Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Aston Villa 0.
0': Match ends, Cardiff City 0, Aston Villa 0.
47': Second Half begins Cardiff City 0, Aston Villa 0.
48': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Declan John.
48': Attempt blocked. Christian Benteke (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Albrighton with a cross.
49': Attempt blocked. Fabian Delph (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
49': Attempt missed. Kenwyne Jones (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Fraizer Campbell.
53': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Declan John.
54': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Magnus Wolff Eikrem.
56': Attempt missed. Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff City) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kenwyne Jones with a headed pass.
59': Offside, Cardiff City. David Marshall tries a through ball, but Kenwyne Jones is caught offside.
60': Attempt blocked. Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
60': Foul by Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa).
61': Gary Medel (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Gabriel Agbonlahor.
63': Substitution, Cardiff City. Mats Daehli replaces Wilfried Zaha.
63': Foul by Fraizer Campbell (Cardiff City).
64': Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt missed. Ashley Westwood (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Marc Albrighton.
68': Attempt saved. Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
68': Attempt saved. Kenwyne Jones (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Kévin Théophile-Catherine with a cross.
68': Craig Noone (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Aston Villa).
68': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Ben Turner.
69': Attempt missed. Leandro Bacuna (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
70': Delay in match Ben Turner (Cardiff City) because of an injury.
70': Substitution, Aston Villa. Andreas Weimann replaces Joe Bennett.
72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
72': Attempt saved. Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Andreas Weimann.
75': Foul by Fabian Delph (Aston Villa).
75': Magnus Wolff Eikrem (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
76': Craig Noone (Cardiff City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
76': Foul by Ryan Bertrand (Aston Villa).
76': Corner, Cardiff City. Conceded by Ron Vlaar.
77': Attempt saved. Steven Caulker (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Magnus Wolff Eikrem with a cross.
77': Attempt saved. Fabian Delph (Aston Villa) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood.
77': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Marshall.
78': Attempt missed. Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses the top left corner following a corner.
80': Offside, Aston Villa. Leandro Bacuna tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
82': Offside, Cardiff City. Magnus Wolff Eikrem tries a through ball, but Gary Medel is caught offside.
82': Attempt missed. Gabriel Agbonlahor (Aston Villa) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
82': Craig Noone (Cardiff City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
83': Foul by Fabian Delph (Aston Villa).
83': Attempt blocked. Steven Caulker (Cardiff City) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ben Turner with a cross.
86': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by Kévin Théophile-Catherine.
87': Attempt missed. Marc Albrighton (Aston Villa) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Benteke.
88': Attempt missed. Declan John (Cardiff City) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Mats Daehli.
88': Offside, Aston Villa. Andreas Weimann tries a through ball, but Christian Benteke is caught offside.
89': Attempt blocked. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kenwyne Jones.
90'+2': Attempt missed. Craig Noone (Cardiff City) header from the left side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Magnus Wolff Eikrem with a cross.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Andreas Weimann (Aston Villa) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
90'+2': Corner, Aston Villa. Conceded by David Marshall.
90'+3': Attempt saved. Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Westwood with a cross.
90'+3': Second Half ends, Cardiff City 0, Aston Villa 0.

Statistics

AVL		CAR
9	Fouls	5
0	Yellow Cards	0
0	Red Cards	0
3	Offsides	4
9	Corner Kicks	7
3	Saves	6
54.6	Possession	45.4
18	SHOTS	12
6	ON GOAL	3
0.3	On Target %	0.3
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
274	Accurate Passes	218
393	Passes	325
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
14	Accurate Crosses	7
44	Crosses	26
0.3	Cross %	0.3
63	Long Balls	46
28	Accurate Long Balls	23
0.4	Long Balls %	0.5
4	Blocked Shots	3
16	Effective Tackles	11
24	Tackles	16
0.7	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
35	Effective Clearances	49
35	Clearances	49

Game Information

Competition: English Premier League

Venue: Cardiff City Stadium
Location: Cardiff, Wales
Attendance: 27,597

Premier League Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	26	+36	61
2	Arsenal	26	+28	53
3	Nottingham Forest	25	+12	47
4	Manchester City	25	+17	44

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Cardiff City (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	David Marshall (GK)
6	Ben Turner
4	Steven Caulker
42	Declan John
28	Kévin Théophile-Catherine
18	Jordon Mutch
8	Gary Medel
36	Wilfried Zaha
16	Craig Noone
9	Kenwyne Jones
10	Fraizer Campbell

Cardiff City Substitutes:

Fabio, Cala, Joe Lewis, Magnus Wolff Eikrem, Mats Daehli, Jo Inge Berget, Don Cowie.

Aston Villa (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Brad Guzan (GK)
2	Nathan Baker
4	Ron Vlaar
23	Ryan Bertrand
7	Leandro Bacuna
16	Fabian Delph
15	Ashley Westwood
3	Joe Bennett
12	Marc Albrighton
11	Gabriel Agbonlahor
20	Christian Benteke

Aston Villa Substitutes:

Nicklas Helenius, Andreas Weimann, Karim El Ahmadi, Jed Steer, Ciaran Clark, Grant Holt, Yacouba Sylla.

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