Ten-goal thriller gets Villa to Wembley

BIRMINGHAM, England: Aston Villa booked their first Wembley final appearance in a decade after a 6-4 victory over Blackburn Rovers in the second leg of their League Cup semifinal on Wednesday.

Victory at Villa Park saw Martin O'Neill's men win the tie 7-4 on aggregate and they will now face either Manchester City or Manchester United in the final.

But his prematch claim this was the best Villa team their supporters had seen in 20 years looked hollow as a double from Nikola Kalinic put fellow Premier League side Rovers 2-0 up.