Aston Villa head to Wembley on Sunday for the Carabao Cup final against Manchester City.
It will mark the third straight season that the midlands club have played at the national stadium, having reached the last two Championship play-off finals.
Here, the PA news agency looks back over the six matches that took Dean Smith’s side to the March 1 showpiece.
Round two: Crewe 1 Villa 6
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— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) August 29, 2019
Ezri Konsa netted an early opener and Conor Hourihane struck twice before half-time to ensure a straightforward night. Keinan Davis, Frederic Guilbert and Jack Grealish ran up the score in the second half, with Ryan Wintle’s consolation making it 5-1 at the time.
Round three: Brighton 1 Villa 3
Jota opened the scoring, with Hourihane and Grealish on target again either side of Haydon Roberts’ reply for a much-changed Seagulls side.
Round four: Villa 2 Wolves 1
"The cup means a lot to these fans and this club.
"It would be great to go back to Wembley."@Elmo_27 on our #CarabaoCup ambitions. 🏆 #AVFC pic.twitter.com/c2puVSjNyX
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) October 31, 2019
Ahmed El Ghazi’s opener was cancelled out by Patrick Cutrone, but Ahmed Elmohamady quickly restored Villa’s lead and they held on to reach the last eight.
Quarter-final: Villa 5 Liverpool 0
6-1 vs. Crewe Alexandra ✅3-1 vs. Brighton ✅2-1 vs. Wolves ✅5-0 vs. Liverpool ✅
Who do you want to face in the semi-finals? 🤔#AVFC #CarabaoCup pic.twitter.com/7s37v0h2hI
— Aston Villa (@AVFCOfficial) December 18, 2019
Villa were the beneficiaries of a clash with Liverpool’s Club World Cup commitments as the Reds sent out a second-string team. Hourihane’s opener was followed by a Morgan Boyes own goal and Jonathan Kodjia scored twice before half-time. Wesley rounded off the scoring.
Semi-final, first leg: Leicester 1 Villa 1
Guilbert gave Villa a first-half lead and Orjan Nyland made several fine saves, but Kelechi Iheanacho’s second-half strike left the tie in the balance heading back to Villa Park.
Semi-final, second leg: Villa 2 Leicester 1 (Villa win 3-2 on aggregate)
Matt Targett gave Villa the lead on the night and in the tie with a breakaway goal in the first half. Iheanacho finally found a way past the inspired Nyland with just over a quarter of an hour remaining but in added time Elmohamady crossed for fellow Egyptian Trezeguet to volley Villa into the final.
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