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Countdown to the final:
Sunday 28th February, Aston Villa v Manchester United, Sky Sports/BBC, 3pm
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- United to wear home kit
Manchester United will wear their home strip at Wembley after they won the traditional coin toss. United will play in red shirts, white shorts and black socks, with Villa lining up in their away kit of white shirts, navy shorts and white socks.
- Warnock rested ahead of Final
Stephen Warnock is to be rested for the next two weeks so he will be fit for the Carling Cup final. The Aston Villa left-back is currently out with a shin injury and Martin O'Neill said: "Stephen will have to rest for a while - we'll have a look in a couple of weeks. We will have to see if it settles down - obviously he's desperate to play."
- Dowd takes charge at Wembley
Staffordshire-based referee Phil Dowd will take charge of the Carling Cup Final 2010 at Wembley. His assistants will be Shaun Procter-Green and David Richardson, with Lee Mason acting as fourth official, and Nigel Bannister as reserve assistant.
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- Can you spot the ball?
You could win a case of Carling if you can spot the ball in our image from the Carling Cup semi-finals! HAVE A GO!
- Semi-final photo galleries
Relive the ups and downs of the Carling Cup semi-finals in our gallery section. CHECK IT OUT!
- How to buy Cup Final tickets
Unfortunately, we do not sell tickets for the final, and they are only available directly through the two finalist clubs. For details on how to obtain tickets, check out the Aston Villa and Manchester United official websites.
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Ben Foster's penalty heroics (2008/09) The Carling Cup represented Ben Foster's best chances of making an impact in the Manchester United team, and he did that by guiding the Premier League champions to their 2009 final win. Foster, deputy to regular number 1 Edwin van der Sar, saved two of Tottenham's penalties in the shoot-out after a goal-less draw, as United prevailed 4-1 on spotkicks, to earn Foster the Alan Hardaker Award for man of the match.
First League Cup final at the new Wembley (2007/08) The 2008 Carling Cup final between Chelsea and Tottenham was the first to be played in England since the old Wembley was demolished in 2000. Chelsea were looking for back-to-back victories, but were defeated in extra time by a Jonathan Woodgate goal. Earlier, Dimitar Berbatov had cancelled out Didier Drogba's first half free kick.
Riise's quickest goal in League Cup final history (2004/05) Liverpool's Jon Arne Riise broke the record for quickest League Cup final goal - set the previous year by Job - with a sweetly struck left footed volley after just 45 seconds against Chelsea. Unfortunately for the Reds, they were pegged back by a Steven Gerrard own goal, before Didier Drogba and Mateja Kezman helped Chelsea to a 3-2 win after extra time, handing Jose Mourinho his first trophy as Chelsea boss.
Middlesbrough's first ever major trophy (2003/04) Two early goals from Joseph Desire Job - the then fastest goal in League Cup Final history - and Boudewijn Zenden helped Middlesbrough to a 2-1 win over Bolton at the Millennium Stadium and their first major trophy. They had previously finished as runners-up in 1997 and 1998. Boss Steve McClaren then led them on a memorable run in the UEFA Cup the following season, taking them to the final before defeat to Sevilla.
Wigan's first major final (2005/06) The 2006 Carling Cup final saw Wigan take on Manchester United at the Millennium Stadium. Wigan's incredible rise from the bottom tier of the Football League to the Premier League reached its peak as they took on the mighty Manchester United. A great day out it was, but unfortunately they were outclassed by the Reds, who scored through Louis Saha, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney (2), paying tribute to injured striker Alan Smith in their post-match celebrations.
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