The Capital One Cup 2012/13 Thread

[Lineker]

Aston Villa make three changes to the side that drew with West Brom at the weekend as Paul Lambert's side bid to overturn a two-goal deficit and give themselves a chance of reaching the Capital One Cup final. Shay Given replaces in Brad Guzan in goal, while Stephen Ireland and Barry Bannan come into the side, with Nathan Baker and Ashley Westwood making way. Meanwhile, Bradford manager Phil Parkinson keeps faith with the same starting 11 that secured the 3-1 first-leg win at Valley Parade earlier this month.

[Lineker]

Aston Villa: Given, Lowton, Vlaar, Clark, Bennett, Ireland, Delph, Bannan, N'Zogbia, Benteke, Agbonlahor.

Subs: Guzan, Bent, Holman, Weimann, Stevens, Lichaj, Carruthers.

Bradford: Duke, Darby, McHugh, McArdle, Good, Hines, Gary Jones, Doyle, Atkinson, Hanson, Wells.

Subs: McLaughlin, Ravenhill, Reid, Thompson, Connell, Nelson, Turgott.

Referee: Phil Dowd (Staffordshire)

[Ant]

Phil Dowd? God no...for the love of God no!

Is Bischoff booking this?

On the other hand..yay for Ireland starting.

[Lineker]

1-0 to Villa on the night; Benteke tap-in.

[Baddar]

That was a nice finish from Benteke.

[Summers]

Come onnnnn! Duke made some cracking saves over these legs.

[Ant]

Brilliant ball and finish. Bennett started sloppy but has come into it a lot more now.

Please don't fuck this up

[Colly]

Please fuck this up. Sat watching on telly with my Bingley based season ticket holding uncle, he's nervous...

[Dan]

Holy shit!!!!!

[Colly]

Boom!

[Baddar]

This got interesting again.

[Summers]

Ffs. Benteke can't defend corners at all.

[Dan]

I agree but that was Vlaar.

[Colly]

Neither can Vlaar. Very poor.

[Cymbols]

Ffs. Benteke Villa can't defend corners at all.

[Dan]

Fucking hell, almost 5-2.

[Cymbols]

Weimann on for Bennett, 4 up front, do or die for Villa now.

EDIT- And then they hit the bloody crossbar. Tense.

[Colly]

Three at the back almost undone, off the bar. Champ man style move everyone up front!

[Ant]

I turned it off in disgust after 80 minutes. Absolutely fucking dreadful. We deserve to be relegated after this.

[Dan]

4-3...