If only Dominic Calvert-Lewin could play in this competition every week.
The Everton striker has found consistency hard to find in an injury-troubled career yet his 11th goal in nine League Cup starts saw Sean Dyche’s team into round four as woeful Villa were deservedly booed off at half-time.
Calvert-Lewin’s strike followed James Garner’s first-half opener on a miserable night for Villa with Boubacar Kamara’s late effort not enough to save them.
Unai Emery is renowned as a cup specialist yet has lost all three of his domestic ties as Villa boss.