Cardiff 3-0 Aston Villa: Mendez-Laing sends Bluebirds top Aug 12, 2017 Aston Villa's difficult to start to the new Championship season continued as they were thrashed 3-0 by Cardiff. Nathaniel A Mendez-Laing brace and a Hoilett strike sealed the win. Share 0 Share on Facebook Tweet Tweet on Twitter +1 +1 on Google Plus