Updated 7:26pm 26 May 2012

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Andy Walker: Why this was more than just a cup final to Aston Villa fans

THIS was more than just a League Cup final to Villa fans.Read

Aston Villa 1, Manchester United 2: Mat Kendrick's Carling Cup Final post match analysis

ALAS, there won’t be any open-top bus parades just yet but let’s hope Wembley appearances are like London double deckers – you wait ages and then three come along at once.Read

Fans travelling to Wembley for Aston Villa Carling Cup final stranded at Witton railway station

SIX hundred Villa fans faced an anxious wait to get to Wembley when a specially-chartered train arrived two hours late.Read

Vidic should have gone, insists Villa's Brad Freidel after Carling Cup Final

Aston Villa goalkeeper Brad Friedel insisted Phil Dowd's failure to send off Manchester United defender Nemanja Vidic was a crucial factor as his side slumped to defeat in the Carling Cup Final.Read

Villa boss Martin O'Neill angry at referee after Carling Cup Final defeat

Aston Villa boss Martin O'Neill was fuming with referee Phil Dowd after Manchester United won the Carling Cup Final at Wembley.Read

Carling Cup Final: Aston Villa 1 Manchester United 2

Wayne Rooney was the Carling Cup final head boy as Manchester United came from behind to retain a knockout competition for the first time.Read

Aston Villa: Richard Dunne says first ever Wembley is worth the wait

ASTON Villa’s ‘Mr Big’, Richard Dunne, is shaping up for Carling Cup success after admitting his first ever Wembley final is well worth the wait – and the weight-loss.Read

Carling Cup Final: No time to be living in the past - Martin O'Neill

Those were the days, my friend, we thought they’d never end, we’d sing and dance forever and a day. We’d live the life we choose, we thought we’d never lose, for we were young and sure to have our way.Read

Carling Cup Final: A look at the history of Wembley stadium

WEMBLEY Stadium hosted its first football match in 1923 when Bolton Wanderers and West Ham United contested the FA Cup final there. But the site’s sporting origins stretch back further for almost another half-a-century into Victorian times.Read

Stiliyan Petrov says leading Aston Villa out at Wembley will be proud moment

CAPTAIN fantastic Stiliyan Petrov insists leading Villa out in the Carling Cup final at Wembley will be one of the proudest moments of his career.Read

Aston Villa: Carlos Cuellar wants famous five at Wembley

CARLOS Cuellar is hoping for high fives all round against Manchester United at Wembley tomorrow – after revealing that this will be his fifth major cup final.Read

Aston Villa: Stiliyan Petrov warns Villa to beware of Dimitar Berbatov

STILIYAN Petrov has warned Villa to beware his Bulgarian buddy Dimitar Berbatov in tomorrow’s Carling Cup final against Manchester United.Read

Aston Villa: Stiliyan Petrov ready to symbolise villain to hero transformation

STILIYAN Petrov’s hands holding aloft the Carling Cup trophy would be a fitting symbol of the Villa captain’s remarkable tranformation from villain to hero, according to manager Martin O’Neill.Read

Stephen Warnock: Why Aston Villa must not fear Manchester United

STEPHEN Warnock insists Villa must adopt a ‘no fear’ approach to stopping Wayne Rooney and co at Wembley.Read

Carling Cup Final: Pubs near Wembley for Aston Villa fans

VILLA fans wanting a drink before the big match will be well catered for by pubs near the Wembley Central tube stop.Read

Carling Cup Final: Things to do if you are a football widow

F you are a football widow this weekend never fear, there are plenty of ways of filling Sunday.Read

Carling Cup Final: Officers to patrol trains and tube services

BRITISH Transport Police officers will be out in force on routes to London tomorrow ahead of Villa’s crunch Carling Cup Final encounter.Read

1975: When the League Cup returned to Aston Villa

ASTON Villa won the inaugural League Cup in 1961.Read

Carling Cup Final: Aston Villa fans from around the world will be watching

THOUSANDS of Villa fans living overseas are gearing up for their side’s biggest game of the season tomorrow.Read

Ray Graydon treasures his Aston Villa memories

This is the story of a dream.Read