Aston Villa will have their work cut out for them if they intend to move on from the third round of the Capital One League Cup. Luckily, Manchester City is putting out a pretty weak lineup, while Villa are countering with a fairly strong (at least for Villa) one.

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If you're looking for some of the coverage we've dedicated to the match already, you can find our look at Aston VIlla's week ahead here, Aaron's preview here, and the lineups here. Be sure to keep checking here - the story stream for the match - for updates as they happen.

Oh, and Up the Villa!