Okacha leads Wanderers in Villa test

Jay-Jay Okocha captained the Bolton side for the last time for about a month tonight in the Carling Cup semi-final first leg against Aston Villa.

The Nigerian playmaker is heading off to the African Nations Cup later this week and his decision to delay his departure was a major boost for the team going into this Reebok clash.

Manager Sam Allardyce made one change to the side that defeated Portsmouth with Stelios Giannakopoulos replacing Javi Moreno.

Aston Villa welcomed back midfielder Gavin McCann and striker Darius Vassell after knee and hamstring injuries respectively.