Follow Aston Villa v Cardiff 28/02/2025 live - livescore, H2H stats, latest results and more information on Flashscore.. Aston Villa FC As they have done on numerous occasions in domestic competition, the hosts found a way to win late and it was through a familiar source as Messi found Mbappe just inside the left edge of the penalty box and his shot crept inside the far post. I know the Carabao Cup has been kept for the third and fourth division teams to recoup the financial situations of those clubs. Barely anything! No, really. And with the Winter Olympics over as well it’s a fairly quiet day at Eurosport HQ. Probably for the best, and we go again with the Champions League tomorrow. Such a high-risk approach when coupled with an injury list that now stands at 12 senior first-team players following the first-half withdrawal of Jack Harrison spells danger. Aston Villa vs Cardiff City Prediction, lineups, betting tips & Aston Villa are all set to host Cardiff City in the FA Cup 2024-25 fifth-round fixture. The Villans took down Tottenham Hotspur in their ... And so, because Neymar will not be playing against Nice, the No.10 shirt has been temporarily vacated for Messi to wear in tonight's French Cup match only. The fact that Messi has history with the No.10 shirt playing for the Blaugrana only adds to the special nature of tonight's occasion. Donny van de Beek has been open about his frustration at Manchester United Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek is set to join Everton on loan. That's the disappointing part for me. If it's a foul, VAR should've intervened and gone back - that's what we do in the Premier League. Some people might think it’s normal to have these feelings, especially when you’re a footballer and things aren’t going well, you question everything. I was happy to see how he bounced back after what happened in Europe in midweek. To bounce back and score the winner is a fantastic moment for him. Before the hammering at Liverpool, he has managed to shore up what has been a very leaky defence. The home win is fancied at 13/10 with Sky Bet. The Brazil playmaker played alongside Villa boss Gerrard when Liverpool almost won the Premier League in 2014. Watford 0-3 NorwichINCIDENT: Kenny McLean gobbled up Christian Kabasele's poor clearance and while his pass seeking Teemu Pukki initially appeared over-hit, the striker was too strong for Samir, who went down, and the Finland international crossed for Josh Sargent to produce the most sensational of finishes with his heel. Juventus are in talks to sign Fiorentina striker Dusan Vlahovic, with the Serb's agents not considering any offers from Arsenal and Tottenham, according to Sky in Italy. The group winners gain direct access to the last 16, while the runners-up have to play a knockout play-off against the third-ranked teams from the Europa League groups. Rebecca Welch is to rewrite history again as the first female referee to take charge of an FA Cup third-round game. Rangers will have to start brighter than they did that evening. Will they start more defensively to be ready for that? I don't think so. It's a game they have to win, and they must use confidence taken from the recent cup victory over Celtic to fuel belief that they can beat this team when so much is on the line. Cardiff could have scored three minutes later when top-scorer Kieffer Moore headed tamely at goalkeeper Mark Travers. I would say: 'Stay with us, here you have everything you need to develop further', Reus told Bild. Here he can play Champions League, score goals and feel valued to the maximum. He ultimately has to decide what feels best for him. United were second best against second-bottom Newcastle throughout the game with Edinson Cavani poking in a 71st-minute leveller for an undeserved 1-1 draw. We deserved it, we played really good football from the keeper all the way through to the top end of the pitch, we just needed that moment of quality that Caroline brings. Ghana have named former Newcastle United boss Chris Hughton as technical advisor to Borussia Dortmund assistant coach and new interim Black Stars manager Otto Addo.A Ghana Football Association statement on Wednesday indicates the two men have been brought together to lead the four-time champions for their 2022 World Cup qualifying play-off against Nigeria next month.Other members of the ad-hoc technical team include Aston Villa U23 boss George Boateng and former Nordsjaelland youth coach Mas-Ud Didi Dramani.“Former Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion manager Chris Hughton has been appointed as Technical Advisor to the newly constituted Black Stars technical team led by Otto Addo,” the GFA has announced on their official website.“Other members of the new technical team include George Boateng and Mas-Ud Didi Dramani. The 63-year-old will provide technical advice to the three-man team for next month’s Fifa World Cup Qatar 2022 play-off match against Nigeria.“The Executive Council of the Ghana Football Association took the decision at a meeting held in Accra on Wednesday, February 9, 2022.“The four-man team has been put together to take charge of the two matches against rivals Nigeria.”Hughton and Addo have been the top runners for Ghana’s vacant coaching job since the dismissal of Milovan Rajevac for a poor Africa Cup of Nations campaign.A substantive head coach and technical team is expected to be named after the Nigeria showdown.Ghana will host the Super Eagles on March 24 before travelling for the reverse fixture in Abuja three days later.“Otto Addo, a former Ghana player is currently the Assistant Coach of German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund – he boasts about 13 years of Coaching experience that dates back to 2009 when he first took up the job of an assistant coach at Hamburger SV, the GFA statement also stated.“The 46-year-old previously worked as a scout for the Black Stars in 2013 prior to the 2014 Fifa World Cup in Brazil and the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations in Equatorial Guinea.“The Black Stars will take on the Super Eagles at the Cape Coast stadium on March 24 before travelling to Nigeria for the 2nd leg at the Abuja Sports stadium on Sunday, March 27, 2022.”Ghana are looking to beat Nigeria for a return to the World Cup after missing out on the 2018 edition. The defence is not tight as it should be. Opta stats: The damning statistics for Man Utd...Manchester United have averaged fewer goals per game under Ralf Rangnick than they have under any other manager in Premier League history (1.4 - 14 goals in 10 games).For only the second time in their Premier League history, Manchester United have failed to win back-to-back matches despite being ahead at half-time in both, having last done so in December 1998. The 45-year-old Cisse played for the Lions of Teranga between 1999 to 2005, when he managed 35 appearances. He also captained the team to the 2002 World Cup where they reached the quarter-finals. Diego Simeone is another coach to have had questions asked of his ongoing presence in a current role, with the Argentine seeing Atletico Madrid fall a little flat this season on the back of another La Liga title triumph in 2020-21. By all means, criticise us for spending badly if that's what people think but don't criticise us for not spending because that's not the truth. Like-for-like replacements that possess the same all-round game as those two players are thin on the ground for Tuchel, so he's had to be flexible in veering away from his trusted 5-3-2 formation that has led Chelsea to such riches in his 12 months in charge. Every time I have spoken to any player they were so willing to come, I have not faced any other situation. Port Vale kept within striking distance of the play-off places with a 1-0 win at Rochdale, where Ben Garrity headed the only goal from a corner at the end of the first half. If I do something that helps the people around me then for me that's mandatory - but obviously some people see that differently. But once the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 were released, ushering in an all-important next-gen transition period, EA Sports quickly took control of the playground.