Anwar El Ghazi's Aston Villa wish comes true as trio prepare to return
A trio of former Aston Villa players will return to Villa Park when Cardiff City take on Unai Emery's side in the fifth round of the FA Cup.
Villa beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 last Sunday to progress past the fourth round and are now two wins away from a Wembley semi-final.
Cardiff, meanwhile, beat Stoke City on penalties after playing out a 3-3 draw in 90 minutes.
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Anwar El Ghazi, Calum Chambers and Callum Robinson will now all be looking to return to B6 as Cardiff players, with the tie set to be played around the weekend of March 1/2.
After the fifth round draw was concluded on Monday night, El Ghazi took to social media to react.
"Was praying for this draw," he posted on X. "Can’t wait to walk out at Villa Park with Cardiff and play in front of the Holte End again!"
Defender Chambers left Villa in the summer on a free transfer and signed for Cardiff on a three-year deal.
The 30-year-old joined Villa from Arsenal in January 2022 and went on to make 36 appearances, scoring once at Elland Road in a 3-0 win over Leeds.
Robinson came through the youth ranks at Villa and was part of the side which won the NextGen series in 2013.
He made his Villa debut in September later that year before heading out on loan spells at Preston and Bristol City.
After joining Preston permanently in 2016, Robinson played Premier League football at Sheffield United and West Brom before joining Cardiff in 2022.
