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Aston Villa vs. Bradford City, League Cup semifinal: Lineups

Bradford City travel to Villa Park within touching distance of a trip to Wembley. Having dispatched Arsenal in the quarterfinals, the League Two minnows then went on to beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the first leg of the semis. Now they need to avoid losing by more than two goals to make it to the final of the Capital One Cup, where they'll face either Swansea or Chelsea. Can they do it? Let's find out!

Aston Villa starting lineup (4-2-3-1): Shay Given; Joe Bennett, Ciaran Clark, Ron Vlaar, Joe Bennett, Matthew Lowton; Barry Bannan, Fabian Delph; Charles N'Zogbia, Stephen Ireland, Gabby Agbonlahor; Christian Benteke.

Substitutes from: Brad Guzan, Darren Bent, Eric Lichaj, Brett Holman, Andreas Weimann, Enda Stevens, Samir Carruthers.

Bradford City starting lineup (4-4-2): Matt Duke; Carl McHugh, Curtis Good, Rory McArdle, Stephen Darby; Will Atkinson, Nathan Doyle, Gary Jones, Zavon Hines; Nahki Wells, James Hanson.

Substitutes from: Jon McLaughlin, Ricky Ravenhill, Kyel Reid, Garry Thompson, Alan Connell, Michael Nelson, Blair Turgott.

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