Aston Villa were dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Brentford on Tuesday night, with the Bees running out 4-2 winners on penalties after a 1-1 draw in normal time

“Have you ever, have you ever, have you ever scored a goal?” jeered the Brentford fans, moments before Harvey Elliott scored to break Aston Villa’s duck and put an end to the club’s lengthy goal drought.

However, it was the Bees who had the final chuckle, knocking Unai Emery’s squad out of the Carabao Cup in the third round – a loss that only exacerbated Villa’s woeful start to the season.

Villa have now twice failed to overcome a Brentford team that lost key players over the summer – Bryan Mbeumo, Yoane Wissa, Christian Nørgaard, Mark Flekken, and most notably, Thomas Frank.

New manager Keith Andrews made 10 changes for Tuesday night’s match, while Emery made seven, but still fielded a formidable team.

Among the starters were Jadon Sancho and Elliott. Sancho also had an opportunity to score on his full debut but was thwarted by the post after Evann Guessand played the ball across goal, reports Birmingham Live.

Aaron Hickey capitalised on the miss with a spectacular volley at the other end. Brentford’s ruthless streak continued into the penalty shoot-out, converting all four of their penalties, while John McGinn and Matty Cash missed for Villa.