Steve Bruce believes that the experience him and his side possess will aid them significantly.

The Play-Off Final will be a nervy affair, as it always is, so the team that deals with that in the best way will naturally have an advantage over their opponent.

Villa come into this game as underdogs due to the league standings as well as the quality of the two teams' styles.

Experience in terms of length of playing careers and the amount of games they have been involved in is one of the few areas which Villa have an advantage over their opponents.

Players such as John Terry, Mile Jedinak and Glenn Whelan have invaluable experience which will come in handy during tough moments in this game.

They also have a manager who has achieved four promotions to the Premier League, whereas, Slavisa Jokanovic hasn't achieved one, although he has won titles in Serbia and Thailand. Therefore, there is a recurring theme of being used to big occasions which Bruce has used as a platform to build his team from.

Here's what Bruce had to say about the match in an interview with Sky Sports: "I won't sit here and say that I'm not going to feel some butterflies on the day but, like everything in life, if you've already experienced something then you know how to handle it better."

"When you go over the white line on a big occasion the experience you've had before can stand you in good stead."

"Don't get me wrong I would have loved to have had all these players at 25, but I doubt that would have been possible! But we've been on TV more times this season than Coronation Street and we need players who can handle playing for Aston Villa."

The Verdict

This game is a real sense of experience veterans against an exciting style full of risks when boiled down to its pure roots. It will be a fascinating clash of contrasts between two Championship heavyweights.

Villa's ability to handle the occasion mentally as individuals and as a collective could very easily turn out to be the difference in a game decided by small margins.

However, neutrals will be hoping for a Fulham victory because the standard of their play is Premier League quality, so it would be interesting to see how they fare in the top division especially with another exciting side in Wolves also doing the same.