Cardiff City v Aston Villa, 12 August 2017
| Score | 3-0 to Cardiff City |
| Referee | Tim Robinson |
| Competition | League Championship |
| Venue | Cardiff City Stadium |
| Attendance | 23,899 |
View Cardiff City v Aston Villa head to head
Kick-off: 3.00pm
Goals:
| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 21 |
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| Junior Hoilett | 60 |
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| Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 71 |
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Starting lineup:
Goalkeeper
Neil Etheridge
Defender
Sol Bamba
Defender/Centre back
Sean Morrison
Defender/Midfielder
Aron Gunnarsson
Defender/Midfielder
Lee Peltier
Defender/Left back
Joe Bennett
Midfielder
Loïc Damour
Midfielder
Joe Ralls
Midfielder/Forward
Junior Hoilett
Midfielder/Forward
Nathaniel Mendez-Laing
Forward
Kenneth Zohore
Substitutions:
| Jazz Richards for Joe Bennett | 63 |
| Danny Ward for Nathaniel Mendez-Laing | 86 |
| Matt Kennedy for Kenneth Zohore | 90 |
Cards:
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Brian Murphy
Defender
Bruno Ecuélé Manga
Defender/Forward
Greg Halford
Midfielder
Jazz Richards
Midfielder/Forward
Matt Kennedy
Midfielder/Forward
Lee Tomlin
Midfielder/Forward
Danny Ward
Comments:
League position: 1stGoals:
Starting lineup:
Sam Johnstone
Goalkeeper
James Chester
Defender
Alan Hutton
Defender
John Terry
Defender
Ahmed Elmohamady
Defender/Midfielder
Neil Taylor
Defender/Midfielder
Henri Lansbury
Midfielder
Josh Onomah
Midfielder
Glenn Whelan
Midfielder
Gabby Agbonlahor
Forward
Scott Hogan
Forward
Substitutions:
| Albert Adomah for Ahmed Elmohamady | 31 |
| Callum O'Hare for Henri Lansbury | 58 |
| Conor Hourihane for Josh Onomah | 77 |
Cards:
| Neil Taylor | 55 | Y |
On the bench:
Goalkeeper
Jed Steer
Defender/Centre back
Christopher Samba
Defender/Midfielder
James Bree
Midfielder
Albert Adomah
Midfielder
Birkir Bjarnason
Midfielder
Conor Hourihane
Forward
Callum O'Hare