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Sub’s late strike sends Villa off to Wembley
home side had endured a tricky time and were in debt to keeper Nyland for a couple of superb saves.
Leicester had come quick out of the traps with Nyland forced to make a block from Iheanacho at the foot of his post in the third minute.
Two minutes later Maddison started waging his war on the Norwegian’s goal.
First, he sent a curling low shot which was destined to creep inside the post until Nyland went full tilt to push it around for a corner. Minutes later it was Maddison again with a hooked shot from the edge of the box that flew just wide.
The Foxes midfielder then fired in a left-footed effort from 20 yards which Nyland got to safety courtesy of a brilliant one-handed stop.
Villa just had to stop taking punches and Targett stunned the visitors with his goal and then Anwar El Ghazi was inches away with a free kick.
Villa new boy Ally Samatta, making his debut, ‘scored’ in front of the Holte End but wasn’t surprised when it was ruled out for offside. Leicester hit back but Nyland came to the rescue again with an acrobatic flying save to fingertip Youri Tielemans’ rocket-shot onto his crossbar.
Villa were lucky to survive strong claims for a penalty when Maddison’s shot clearly struck Marvelous Nakamba’s arm.
Samatta should have made it 2-0 in the 65th minute but completely failed to connect with a curling Grealish cross that only needed a touch.
The only thing that ended up in the net was the Tanzanian new boy.