Bolton hang on to clinch place in final as McCann is Villain

Aston Villa 2 Bolton 0 (Aggregate: 4-5)

It is the first time in nine years the club will contest a major showpiece event and they will go to Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on February 29.

Villa managed to reduce the three-goal deficit from the first leg when Thomas Hitzlsperger opened the scoring after nine minutes. But when they were reduced to 10 men with 52 minutes of play remaining when Gavin McCann was sent off.