Watch Aston Villa vs Cardiff City in a Friday night fixtures in the fifth round of the FA Cup, with broadcast options around the world including free coverage in the UK.
Premier League side Aston Villa have struggled for consistency this season and sit a disappointing 10th in the table, but remain in with a shout of a trip to Wembley as they make their way through the FA Cup.
Date: Friday, February 28, 2025
Kick-off time: 8.00pm GMT / 3.00pm ET
Venue: Villa Park, Birmingham
Free Stream: ITVX (UK)
Other streams: ESPN+ (US), Sportsnet (Canada), Optus (Australia)
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The seven-time winners overcame top-flight opposition in both the third and fourth rounds to get to this point, with West Ham and Tottenham both going away from Villa Park with 2-1 defeats in their hands after meeting Unai Emery's side.
Cardiff are meanwhile fighting to stay in the Championship and sit just six points clear of the relegation zone - but that is a vast improvement on having been in the bottom three at the turn of the new year.
Omer Riza oversaw victories over fellow second-tier sides in the earlier rounds, dumping out Sheffield United and Stoke City to set up their trip to Villa Park.
Here FourFourTwo brings you all the details on how to watch Aston Villa vs Cardiff City live streams wherever you are in the world.
Fans in the UK can watch Aston Villa vs Cardiff City live, in full, and for free on ITV on Friday evening.
The game has been selected for broadcast on the main ITV1 channel on terrestrial TV, with coverage beginning at 19:30 GMT from Villa Park.
Online, there will be a Aston Villa vs Cardiff City free live stream on ITVX.
Not in the UK right now? You can still get your usual ITV stream by using a VPN - more on that below.
Out of the country on Friday? That doesn't mean you have to miss the game. A VPN - or Virtual Private Network - means you can set your IP address to make your device appear to be in any country in the world, bypassing streaming geo-restrictions.
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In the US, you can watch Aston Villa vs Cardiff City on ESPN, either through the cable TV channel or the ESPN+ streaming platform
ESPN+ subscriptions start at $11.99 a month or $119.99 a year. It's the place to go for the FA Cup this season as the exclusive US rights-holder and with every single game from the fifth round available to stream live.
Canadians can watch Aston Villa vs Cardiff City on Sportsnet, with the FA Cup broadcasting solely on their platform this season. Prices start from $20.83 a month, with savings for longer-term plans.
Fans in Australia can watch Aston Villa vs Cardiff City on Optus Sport, which also carries all Premier League games. A monthly subscription costs $24.99.
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Fans in New Zealand can watch Aston Villa vs Cardiff City on Sky Sport Now. Subscriptions cost $49.99.
For more information on global broadcasters for English football/soccer, check out our guide on how to watch Premier League live streams from anywhere in the world in 2024/25
Aston Villa
Third Round: Aston Villa 2-1 West Ham United
Fourth Round: Aston Villa 2-1 Tottenham Hotspur
Cardiff City
Third Round: Sheffield United 0-1 Cardiff City
Fourth Round: Stoke City 3-3 Cardiff City (2-4 on penalties)
Aston Villa
7-time winners: (1887, 1895, 1897, 1905, 1913, 1920, 1957)
Cardiff City
1-time winners: (1927)
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Steven Chicken has been working as a football writer since 2009, taking in stints with Football365 and the Huddersfield Examiner. Steven still covers Huddersfield Town home and away for his own publication,WeAreTerriers.com. Steven is a two-time nominee for Regional Journalist of the Year at the prestigious British Sports Journalism Awards, making the shortlist in 2020 and 2023.
