Aston Villa and Leicester City battle it out for a place at Wembley tonight – and you can listen to all the action live on talkSPORT.
The Premier League rivals face off at Villa Park in a Carabao Cup semi-final second leg clash, with the tie delicately poised at 1-1 from the first leg at the King Power Stadium three weeks ago.
Victory for the hosts would secure them their third trip to the national stadium since May 2018 after losing a Championship play-off final to Fulham on that occasion, but making up for it by beating Derby last May to clinch their place in the Premier League.
“The football club has won this competition five times previous,” said Villa boss Dean Smith. “It’s got a great history.
“To get to a major domestic cup final in my first full season would be magnificent. We know just how we were feeling last season with the play-off final, what a great place Wembley is to go and the feel-good factor it brings.”
Villa are set to unleash new signing Mbwana Samatta for his debut following the Tanzania international striker’s recent £8.5million move from Genk.
Smith also has another striker in Keinan Davis available again after three months out with a hamstring injury, but midfielder Danny Drinkwater is ineligible after playing in an earlier round in the competition while on loan with Burnley.
Leicester, meanwhile, are set to welcome back striker Jamie Vardy.
The 33-year-old missed his side’s FA Cup win at Brentford having limped off with a possible hamstring problem during the previous game against West Ham but has returned to training.
Wilfred Ndidi is also fit to start for the Foxes but Nampalys Mendy (knee) and Wes Morgan (illness) will not be available.
“It’s a semi-final and a wonderful opportunity for us,” declared Leicester boss Rodgers.
“We played well in the first game and didn’t get the result we wanted so we’re looking forward to it. It will be tight but both teams will go all out.
“They’re confident, after some good results. We’ve got to bring that quality we’ve had and use it to get to that final.
“We’ve got to stay calm. There’s a lot of emotion around these games. You have to play with emotion but also calmness. We’re happy with where it’s at.”
Here’s how you can listen to the match…
Our coverage gets under way at 7pm, with Mark Saggers presenting before handing over to the commentary team of Sam Matterface and Dean Ashton.
You can listen via our free online streaming service at talkSPORT.com by clicking here or through our radio player below.
You can listen also through the talkSPORT app, via DAB digital radio and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
You can also listen through your TV on the following channels:
Sky: Channel 0108
Virgin Media: Channel 927
Freeview: Channel 723
Freesat: Channel 731
