Aston Villa defender James Collins claims they do not fear anyone ahead of the Carling Cup quarter-final draw (Villa 10/1 to win outright) on Saturday.

Villa progressed to the last-eight courtesy of a 3-1 penalty shoot-out win at Sunderland on Tuesday and will face one of seven other Premier League clubs, including holders Manchester United (7/2), Chelsea (11/4), Manchester City (4/1) and Arsenal (11/2).
However Collins feels Villa’s rock-solid defence gives them a chance in every game and that platform could lead them to Wembley glory.
The Welshman said: “We are delighted to be in the hat. As the manager said, we are just happy to be in the quarter-finals.

“Anyone we get – if we keep playing and defending the way we are, we’ll give anybody a game.”
In the meantime Villa will look to keep their European qualification aspirations on track via their Premier League finish when they travel to Everton ( Villa 7/4 to win, Everton 6/4 the draw 23/10 on match betting) this weekend.

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