Sigh. It looks like automatic promotion is out of the window.

Still, football must continue and tonight, Aston Villa take on a Cardiff City side handing a hiding by Wolves last week.

Neil Warnock’s side endured a storm against Wolves, which saw the Bluebirds blow two stoppage-time penalties and then a whirlwind of anger after that match.

If you want some reading, here's our traditional match preview. An open match thread will be up on site for you to comment in also.

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TV and Streaming

Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images

Location: Villa Park, Birmingham, England

Kick-off time: 19.45 pm UK, 14.45 am Eastern, 11.45 am Pacific

Weather: Dry and mild in Aston today.

Open Match Thread: Join in the comments here!

Available TV: ESPN 3 in the USA, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Football in the UK, BeIn Sports 2 in Australia.

Available video streaming: WATCHESPN in the US, Now TV or Sky Go in the UK, BeIn Sports Connect in Australia

Other listings are available from livesoccertv.com.

Available radio: Talksport 2, BBC WM 95.6 FM (not online), AVTV (If audio doesn’t work, try using Safari).

Twitter: You can find our live updates @7500toHolte, and we’d also recommend @VillaReport for updates as well.

Since it is a televised tie in the UK - this match will NOT BE LIVE STREAMED on AVTV, for an international audience. For future reference on AVTV, here’s all you need to know compiled by Phil Vogel.

Reading Material

Choose your preview: Traditional or Statistical. We recommend both!

Holtecast: Episode 140 with James and Matt Lynch previews the Cardiff match

Injuries

Aston Villa will be without Alan Hutton,Jed Steer and Chris Samba, and the status of John Terry is questioned.

Cardiff might miss Jazz Richards and Joe Ralls.

Aston Villa squad

Cardiff squad

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