Aston Villa dumped out of EFL Cup as catastrophic start continues

Aston Villa finally broke their goalscoring drought this season, but crashed out of the League Cup on Tuesday after a shaky penalty shootout against Brentford (2-1).

A goal from Harvey Elliott, capitalising on a defensive mistake from Brentford, allowed Unai Emery's side to score their first goal of the campaign. The Birmingham outfit had failed to find the net in their opening four Premier League matches, picking up just two points along the way, before Harvey Elliott broke the deadlock in the 43rd minute at the Community Stadium.

Furthermore, it marked Harvey Elliott's first goal in an Aston Villa shirt, having joined the club on loan from Liverpool this summer. The English midfielder is Monchi's star signing of the summer, and hopes are high that he can replicate the success of the last three seasons.

However, Aaron Hickey's second-half strike levelled the score, sending the tie to penalties - with no extra time played until the semi-finals in this competition. There, Unai Emery's men faced a formidable Valdimarsson, who saved spot-kicks from John McGinn and Matt Cash. Brentford converted all four of their penalties to advance to the Round of 16.

Crystal Palace also progressed to the next round after a 1-1 draw in normal time against Millwall, a Championship (English Second Division) side. The 'Eagles' triumphed in the penalty shootout after converting all four of their spot-kicks, while Millwall missed two.

Completing the list of Tuesday's victors is the surprising Grimsby, from League Two and conquerors of Manchester United in the previous round. The Fourth Division side secured a 1-0 victory over Sheffield Wednesday.