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EFL Cup | Semi-Finals
Jan 28, 2020 at 7.45pm UK
 
Leicester logo

2-1

Targett (12'), Trezeguet (93')
FT(HT: 1-0)
Iheanacho (72')
Reaction
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers pictured in December 2019
Brendan Rodgers baffled at VAR ignoring "clearest" handball call
Replays clearly showed a James Maddison strike hitting the hand of Aston Villa midfielder Marvelous Nakamba.
Jan 30, 22:35
Aston Villa boss Dean Smith on January 21, 2020
Dean Smith: 'Aston Villa given hope by Man Utd win over Man City'
Villa have lost 3-0 and 6-1 to City in the Premier League this season.
Jan 30, 14:58
Leicester City's Jamie Vardy in action with Aston Villa's Kortney Hause on January 29, 2020
Kortney Hause admits Aston Villa resorted to the "dirty side of the game"
Villa beat Leicester 2-1 in the second leg of their semi-final at Villa Park on Tuesday night to secure a 3-2 aggregate victory.
Jan 29, 23:13
Matt Targett in action for Aston Villa on July 24, 2019
FA investigate Villa pitch invasion
Thousands of Villa fans invaded the pitch following the club's dramatic win over Leicester.
Jan 29, 19:56
Aston Villa boss Dean Smith on January 21, 2020
Dean Smith hoping EFL Cup triumph will boost survival chances
Dean Smith will be the first Englishman since Harry Redknapp in 2009 to lead out a team for a League Cup final.
Jan 29, 12:39
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers pictured in December 2019
Rodgers vows to bounce back from EFL Cup exit in league
The Foxes are third in the Premier League and host the side immediately below them in the table on Saturday.
Jan 29, 12:27
Matt Targett in action for Aston Villa on July 24, 2019
Matt Targett: "It's nice to always score late"
Villa have now scored added-time winners in successive games against Watford and Leicester.
Jan 29, 11:19
Aston Villa's Trezeguet celebrates after the match with Matt Targett, Orjan Nyland, teammates and fans on the pitch on January 28, 2020
Dean Smith lauds "goal made in Egypt" as Villa reach EFL Cup final
The game looked to be heading for a penalty shoot out until Trezeguet and Ahmed Elmohamady combined for the winner.
Jan 29, 08:47
Aston Villa boss Dean Smith on January 21, 2020
Dean Smith "so proud" to be taking Aston Villa to Wembley
Dean delighted to see Leicester knocked out of Carabao Cup.
Jan 28, 23:47
Aston Villa's Trezeguet celebrates after the match with Matt Targett, Orjan Nyland, teammates and fans on the pitch on January 28, 2020
Road to Wembley: How Aston Villa reached the EFL Cup final
Trezeguet's stoppage-time winner against Leicester was the final step for Dean Smith's side on their route to Wembley.
Jan 28, 23:41

The Match

Match Report

Villa will face either Manchester City or Manchester United in the final on March 1.

Team News

Mbwana Samatta recently joined Villa in an £8.5million move from Belgian side Genk.

Preview

Sports Mole provides team news, predicted lineups and a full preview of the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-final between Aston Villa and Leicester City.

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