O'Neill to give youngsters a chance

Striker Emile Heskey (foot), central defender Richard Dunne (hamstring) and skipper Stiliyan Petrov (Achilles) suffered injuries in the Carling Cup semi-final win over Blackburn on Wednesday and are rated doubtful. Striker John Carew and midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker are already on the injury list and still ruled out. The likes of Luke Young, Steve Sidwell, Fabian Delph and Habib Beye are expected to start with youngsters Shane Lowry, Ciaran Clark and Marc Albrighton also part of the squad. Villa (from): Friedel, Guzan, Luke Young, Beye, Dunne, Collins, Cuellar, Warnock, Milner, Petrov, Sidwell, Delph, Downing, Ashley Young, Heskey, Agbonlahor, Delfouneso, Albrighton, Clark, Lowry.