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| Leicester 2-3 Aston Villa (aet) | Leicester 2-3 Aston Villa (aet) |
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| Gabriel Agbonlahor scored in the final moments of extra time at the Walkers Stadium to send Aston Villa into the fourth round of the Carling Cup. | Gabriel Agbonlahor scored in the final moments of extra time at the Walkers Stadium to send Aston Villa into the fourth round of the Carling Cup. |
| Juan Pablo Angel slid Villa ahead but Richard Stearman slammed home to level after Momo Sylla's shot was saved. | Juan Pablo Angel slid Villa ahead but Richard Stearman slammed home to level after Momo Sylla's shot was saved. |
| Gareth Barry put Villa back in front from the penalty spot but Patrick Kisnorbo's header made it 2-2. | Gareth Barry put Villa back in front from the penalty spot but Patrick Kisnorbo's header made it 2-2. |
| Barry had a second penalty saved before the end of normal time but Agbonlahor ensured Villa stay unbeaten this term. | Barry had a second penalty saved before the end of normal time but Agbonlahor ensured Villa stay unbeaten this term. |
| Villa boss Martin O'Neill was given a hero's welcome by the home crowd who remembered his successful five-year spell in charge of the Foxes from 1995 to 2000. | Villa boss Martin O'Neill was given a hero's welcome by the home crowd who remembered his successful five-year spell in charge of the Foxes from 1995 to 2000. |
| That stint included winning the League Cup on two occasions in 1997 and 2000. | That stint included winning the League Cup on two occasions in 1997 and 2000. |
| O'Neill's side have now gone 11 games undefeated since the start of the season but they were pushed all the way by a Leicester side who had not lost any of their previous seven matches. | O'Neill's side have now gone 11 games undefeated since the start of the season but they were pushed all the way by a Leicester side who had not lost any of their previous seven matches. |
| Twice the Foxes came from behind and deservedly forced extra-time. | Twice the Foxes came from behind and deservedly forced extra-time. |
| The game looked set for penalties before Agbonlahor made the most of Josh Low's failure to clear the ball and fired in a shot which was deflected high into the net. | The game looked set for penalties before Agbonlahor made the most of Josh Low's failure to clear the ball and fired in a shot which was deflected high into the net. |
| Leicester: Henderson, Stearman, McAuley, Kisnorbo, Johansson, Maybury, Sylla (Kenton 101), Wesolowski, Welsh (Low 67), Hammond (Eric Odhiambo 76), Hume. Subs Not Used: Douglas, Tiatto. | Leicester: Henderson, Stearman, McAuley, Kisnorbo, Johansson, Maybury, Sylla (Kenton 101), Wesolowski, Welsh (Low 67), Hammond (Eric Odhiambo 76), Hume. Subs Not Used: Douglas, Tiatto. |
| Booked: McAuley, Kisnorbo, Sylla, Maybury. | Booked: McAuley, Kisnorbo, Sylla, Maybury. |
| Goals: Stearman 42, Kisnorbo 85. | Goals: Stearman 42, Kisnorbo 85. |
| Aston Villa: Taylor, Hughes, Mellberg, Ridgewell, Barry, Agbonlahor, Osbourne (Bouma 107), Petrov, Davis (Agathe 91), Angel, Baros (Sutton 66). Subs Not Used: Olejnik, Laursen. | Aston Villa: Taylor, Hughes, Mellberg, Ridgewell, Barry, Agbonlahor, Osbourne (Bouma 107), Petrov, Davis (Agathe 91), Angel, Baros (Sutton 66). Subs Not Used: Olejnik, Laursen. |
| Booked: Barry. | Booked: Barry. |
| Goals: Angel 5, Barry 45 pen, Agbonlahor 119. | Goals: Angel 5, Barry 45 pen, Agbonlahor 119. |
| Att: 27,288 | Att: 27,288 |
| Ref: M Clattenburg (Co Durham). | Ref: M Clattenburg (Co Durham). |
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