Afternoon all and welcome to Wembley. Okay, not really Wembley and I am not in London, but today is a big day.
There has been a lot of optimism and a lot of talk but all that can be put to one side now, it counts for nothing. It is just about the football now.
Aston Villa Live
So, this is the match post. I will add team news as soon as I get and updates will be happening here all afternoon.
For now, it is beer. I will be back in ten.
Team News
No real surprises with the team today, apart from maybe Ricardo playing as most thought he was injured: Big Brad, King Carlos, Ricardo Dunne, The Ginger One, Stephen Warnock, Webcam, Milly, Stiliyan Petrov, Stewart Downing, John Carew and Gabby Agbonlahor.
The bench: Luke Young, Steve Sidwell, The Fonz, Fabulous Delph, Emile Heskey, Little Brad and Habib Beye.