Aston Villa out of League Cup to continue poor start to season. Grimsby causes another shock
Aston Villa's miserable start to the season continued with elimination from the English League Cup on Tuesday.Unai Emery's team was beaten 4-2 by Brentford in a penalty shootout in the third round, after a 1-1 draw in regulation time.Villa, which reached the Champions League quarterfinals last season, hasn't even scored a goal in its first four Premier League games this campaign — one of which was a loss at Brentford last month.Returning to the Gtech Community Stadium, Villa at least found the net for the first time this season — through recent signing Harvey Elliott after a defensive error in the 43rd minute — but Aaron Hickey replied with a fierce volley in the 57th to take the match to penalties.Brentford goalkeeper Hákon Valdimarsson made two saves, from John McGinn and Matty Cash, before Denmark playmaker Mikkel Damsgaard stroked home the clinching penalty.Villa has lost its first match in the League Cup in four of the last five seasons but Emery was encouraged by this latest display.“We have some new players…
16 Sep 22:03 · iNFOnews.ca