Cardiff City v Aston Villa, 02 January 2017
| Score | 1-0 to Cardiff City |
| Referee | Andy Davies |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Cardiff City Stadium |
| Attendance | 21,391 |
View Cardiff City v Aston Villa head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm
Goals:
| Joe Ralls | 16 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Brian Murphy
Defender
Sol Bamba
Defender
Bruno Ecuélé Manga
Defender/Centre back
Sean Morrison
Defender/Midfielder
Lee Peltier
Defender/Left back
Joe Bennett
Midfielder
Aron Gunnarsson
Midfielder
Kadeem Harris
Midfielder
Joe Ralls
Midfielder/Forward
Junior Hoilett
Forward
Kenneth Zohore
Substitutions:
| Craig Noone for Junior Hoilett | 37 |
| Matthew Connolly for Joe Bennett | 83 |
Cards:
| Joe Ralls | 27 | Y |
| Aron Gunnarsson | 57 | Y |
| Sol Bamba | 64 | Y |
| Lee Peltier | 74 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Ben Wilson
Defender
Matthew Connolly
Midfielder
Emyr Huws
Midfielder
Craig Noone
Midfielder
Anthony Pilkington
Midfielder
Jazz Richards
Midfielder/Forward
Rickie Lambert
Comments:
League position: 19thGoals:
Starting lineup:
Mark Bunn
Goalkeeper
Jordan Amavi
Defender
Nathan Baker
Defender
James Chester
Defender
Alan Hutton
Defender
Leandro Bacuna
Defender/Midfielder
Ashley R Westwood
Defender/Midfielder
Albert Adomah
Midfielder
Gary Gardner
Midfielder
Jack Grealish
Midfielder/Forward
Ross McCormack
Forward
Substitutions:
| Gabby Agbonlahor for Gary Gardner | 46 |
| Aaron Tshibola for Ashley R Westwood | 46 |
| Rushian Hepburn-Murphy for Ross McCormack | 82 |
Cards:
| James Chester | 42 | Y |
| Jack Grealish | 60 | Y |
| Leandro Bacuna | 78 | Y |
| Alan Hutton | 85 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Pierluigi Gollini
Defender
Aly Cissokho
Defender/Centre back
Tommy Elphick
Midfielder
Aaron Tshibola
Forward
Gabby Agbonlahor
Forward
Jordan Ayew
Forward
Rushian Hepburn-Murphy